o pardesi raja o pardesi raja koyal kuk rahi aaja
o pardesi raja o pardesi raja
o pardesi raja koyal kuk rahi aaja

kheto pe aayi jawani kheto pe aayi jawani
nache hai rut mastani nache hai rut mastani
tadpe hai raja bin rani
tadpe hai raja bin rani iski dhir bandha ja
o pardesi raja o pardesi raja
o pardesi raja koyal kuk rahi aaja

uth na riya ari dupahariya
sukhau chunariya meri chunariya
it ut dhundhe dhundhe it ut dhundhe dhundhe
najariya najariya tujhko najariya najariya
ambua ki ot me
ambua ki ot me o bake saiya ho
chori se ankhiya mila ja
o pardesi raja o pardesi raja
o pardesi raja koyal kuk rahi aaja

aankho me dali hai kajal ki dhara
aankho me dali hai kajal ki dhara
chhup chhup ke aayo kariyo ishara
chhup chhup ke aayo kariyo ishara
dur se dekhu rasta tihara joban ki rate saja ja
o pardesi raja o pardesi raja
o pardesi raja koyal kuk rahi aaja

Oh, estranged king, oh estranged king, the cuckoo calls, return.
Oh, estranged king, oh estranged king.
Oh, estranged king, the cuckoo calls, return.

Youth has bloomed in the fields, youth has bloomed in the fields,
the season dances wild, the season dances wild.
The king yearns without his queen,
the king yearns without his queen, soothe his heart, then.
Oh, estranged king, oh estranged king,
Oh, estranged king, the cuckoo calls, return.

Arise, oh sun-scorched noon,
dry my veil, my veil.
Searching, searching here and there, searching, searching here and there,
my gaze, my gaze, seeks you, my gaze, my gaze.
Beneath the mango's shade,
beneath the mango's shade, oh, my beloved,
steal a glance, then.
Oh, estranged king, oh estranged king,
Oh, estranged king, the cuckoo calls, return.

I've lined my eyes with a river of kohl,
I've lined my eyes with a river of kohl.
Stealthily I came, making a signal,
stealthily I came, making a signal.
From afar I watch your path, adorn the nights of youth, then.
Oh, estranged king, oh estranged king,
Oh, estranged king, the cuckoo calls, return.