chunari ka maine jo sarkaya palla
chunari ka maine jo sarkaya palla
nathaniya ne loot liya sara muhalla
nathaniya ne loot liya sara muhalla

maine uchala jo jowan ka challa
challa re challa hain jowan ka challa
nathaniya ne loot liya sara muhalla
nathaniya ne loot liya sara muhalla
loot liya loot liya sara muhalla
nathaniya ne loot liya sara muhalla

kajra mohabbat ka jo mai lagau
longa ilaychi ka bidha dabau
kajra mohabbat ka jo mai lagau
longa ilaychi ka bidha dabau
har koi puche pata naam mera
lalu ke patna me hai mera dera
jhumri talaiya me bangla jo talla
bangla jo talla re bangla jo talla
nathaniya ne loot liya sara muhalla
nathaniya ne loot liya sara muhalla
nathaniya ne loot liya loot liya sara muhalla
kajra mohabbat ka jo ma lagau
longa ilaychi ka bida dabau

nathaniya ne loot liya loot liya loot liya sara muhalla
calcutta nachu ma bambai hila du
are up bihar jaau paani pila du
haye calcutta nachu ma bambai hila du
up bihar jaau paani pila du
aagre se ghagra mai lekar ye aayi
jaipur gayi to ye choli silayi
kaid hai jawani najar sabki walla
balla re balla najar sabki walla
nathaniya ne loot liya sara muhalla
nathaniya ne loot liya sara muhalla
nathaniya ne loot liya loot liya loot liya sara muhalla

When I let my veil slip free,
When I let my veil slip free,
My nose ring plundered all the town,
My nose ring plundered all the town.

I tossed the ring of youth on high,
The ring, oh the ring of youth on high!
My nose ring plundered all the town,
My nose ring plundered all the town.
Plundered, plundered, all the town,
My nose ring plundered all the town.

When I apply love’s kohl with care,
And chew a betel quid so rare,
When I apply love’s kohl with care,
And chew a betel quid so rare,
Each person asks my name and place,
My home is Patna, Lalu’s grace.
A bungalow I claim in Jhumri Talaiya,
A bungalow, a bungalow I claim,
My nose ring plundered all the town,
My nose ring plundered all the town.
My nose ring plundered, plundered, all the town,
When I apply love’s kohl with care,
And chew a betel quid so rare.

My nose ring plundered, plundered, all the town.
In Calcutta's dance, I shake Bombay's core,
And quench the thirst of U.P., Bihar's shore.
In Calcutta's dance, I shake Bombay's core,
And quench the thirst of U.P., Bihar's shore.
From Agra, this ghagra I embrace,
And Jaipur shaped my blouse of lace.
Youth's captive now, all eyes enthrall,
All eyes, oh, all eyes enthrall,
My nose ring plundered all the town,
My nose ring plundered all the town.
My nose ring plundered, plundered, all the town.