hai jaal me tere beeso machhariya
nahi hai
are koi purani
sabse nirali hai ye machhariya
sari talayi ki rani
are bhai sari taliya ki rani
abhi rani aane wali hai bali umariya
kahin bhag na jaye
na jaye machhariya
o bhai machhua
o bhai machhua
tere jaale ka tuta re taga
wo kachhua bhaga
are wo kachhua bhaga
kahin bhag na jaye
na jaye machhariya
kahin bhag na jaye

o more mohe taale talaiya
na bhaye mohe taale talaiya
na bhaye mohe taale talaiya
kaise main jaau ram
jaau rama
kaise main jaau ram
pi se milan ko
daku khade hai dagariya
daku khade hai dagariya
na dil ki jana hain
jana nagariya
kahin bhag na jaye
na jaye machhariya
o bhai machhua
o bhai machhua
tere jaale ka tuta re taga
wo kachhua bhaga
are wo kachhua bhaga
kahin bhag na jaye
na jaye machhariya

Twenty fish are caught within your net,
Yet none are old,
None the same.
This one, distinct, a queen,
The sovereign of the pond,
The queen of all the ponds,
A tender age is blooming,
Lest she should flee,
Escape, the fish.
Oh brother fisherman,
Your net's thread frayed,
The turtle, he has fled,
He has fled,
Lest she should flee,
Escape, the fish.

Oh, the pond, I do not love it,
Nor do I love your gaze,
How can I go, Ram,
Go to Rama?
How can I go, Ram,
To meet Him?
Robbers stand upon the path,
Robbers stand,
My heart knows not its city,
Lest she should flee,
Escape, the fish.
Oh brother fisherman,
Your net's thread frayed,
The turtle, he has fled,
He has fled,
Lest she should flee,
Escape, the fish.