nadiya me lahre nache
lahro pe nache naiya
kiske isharo pe duniya nache
koi na jane bhaiya
koi na jane bhaiya
kiske isharo pe duniya nache
koi na jane bhaiya
koi na jane bhaiya

nach rahe hum kathputli se
koi humko nacahye
nach rahe hum kathputli se
koi humko nacahye
jiske hath me dor hamari
wahi nazar nahi aaye
jivan naiya leke chali hai
jivan naiya leke chali hai
jane kaha purwaiya
koi na jane bhaiya

jane kaha se aate hai sab
jane kaha jate hai
jane kaha se aate hai sab
jane kaha jate hai
rah me jode rah me tode
bade ajab nate hai
badal hai kis dulhan ka aanchal
kirno me kiski chhaiya
koi na jane bhaiya
nadiya me lahre nache
lahro pe nache naiya

The river's breath, a dance of waves,
And on those waves, the vessel sways.
At whose command does the world turn,
No one knows, my brother, no one learns.
At whose command does the world turn,
No one knows, my brother, no one learns.

We dance, puppets on a string,
By a hidden hand, our forms they swing.
We dance, puppets on a string,
By a hidden hand, our forms they swing.
The hand that holds our guiding thread,
Is unseen, unheard, a mystic spread.
Life's boat sails onward, day by day,
Life's boat sails onward, come what may,
Where the East wind blows, we cannot say,
No one knows, my brother, no one may.

From where do all these beings come?
And where do all these beings hum?
From where do all these beings come?
And where do all these beings hum?
In paths they weave, in paths they break,
Strange are the ties we undertake.
Whose veil is the cloud, so white and grand?
Whose shadow dances on the land?
No one knows, my brother, no one can.
The river's breath, a dance of waves,
And on those waves, the vessel sways.