o gori kahe prit kare
gori prit kare kahe kare
dhani chunariya nichi najariya
nain me laaj bhare
julfo ki nagan ho julfo ki nagan
tan man ki bairan pathar me ghav kare
gori prit kare prit gori
gori kahe prit kare kahe

o ri matwali joban ki pyali
dekh na chhalak pade
kaun tore saiya dal gale baiya jinse tu pyar kare
gori prit kare prit gori
gori kahe prit kare kahe
panchhi ke man me shital gagan me neha ki aag bhare
naina milao na ho naina milao na
bijali girao na panchhi ke pankh jale
gori prit kare prit gori
gori kahe prit kare kahe
dhanmat wala joban jwala
pap ka dip jale
dipshikha par maut bhayankar nanga naach kare
gori prit kare prit gori
gori kahe prit kare kahe

Oh, fair one, why this love you weave?
Fair one, why this love, why believe?
Emerald veil, eyes cast down low,
Modesty blooms where shy glances go.
Tresses, serpents of the night,
Foes to body and soul, carving wounds in stone's might.
Fair one, love's embrace, fair one's love,
Fair one, why this love, why above?

Oh, wild one, chalice of youth,
See it not overflow, forsooth.
Who is your lover, arms entwined,
The one whose love you hold in your mind?
Fair one, love's embrace, fair one's love,
Fair one, why this love, why above?
In the bird's heart, in the cool sky's expanse,
Love's fire blazes, a passionate dance.
Do not meet my eyes, oh, do not meet,
Do not unleash the lightning, lest the bird's wings greet
The flames, consumed.
Fair one, love's embrace, fair one's love,
Fair one, why this love, why above?

Wealth's arrogance, a youthful blaze,
A lamp of sin, in darkened maze.
Upon the flame, death's shadow falls,
A naked dance, within these walls.
Fair one, love's embrace, fair one's love,
Fair one, why this love, why above?