o rabba o rabba mujhe tu bacha le
mujhe pyar hone kaa darr hai chhupa le
o rabba o rabba mujhe tu bacha le
mujhe pyar hone ka darr hai chhupa le
wo phulo si naazuk hasin ek ladki
chali aa rahi hai dupatta sambhaale
rabba rabba haye o rabba rabba rabba haye o rabba

o rabba o rabba mujhe tu bacha le
mujhe pyar hone kaa darr hai chhupa le
wo madhosh pagal diwana sa ladka
chala aa raha apne dil ko uchhale
rabba rabba haye o rabba rabba rabba haye o rabba
main soch rahi hu khadi khadi
meri aankh hai jab se ladi ladi
yeh kaun hai jo mere khwabon me
abb chhede aake ghadi ghadi

chehre pe hai julfe adi adi aankhe hain surmayi badi badi
na haar gale ka ban jaye yeh lagati hai motiyo ki ladi
o rabba o rabba mujhe tu bacha le
mujhe pyar hone ka darr hai chhupa le
wo phulo si naazuk hasin ek ladki
chali aa rahi hai dupatta sambhale
rabba rabba haye o rabba rabba rabba haye o rabba
ladke wale yeh dil leke aa gaye
ladki wale yeh dil leke aa gaye

tell u a story of the london boy who fell in luv
she was a pretty pretty kudi, uh indian girl
both of them like each other very much heart in heart
they didn' t know the romance was just about to start
the beautiful pari was the indian girl
straight down from heaven for the indian babu in the world
there was a magic and a fragrance of luv in the air

rangin fiza me pali pali khushbu se mehakati kali kali
mera chain churake chali chali kahi shor na ho jaye gali gali
hansti muskati khili khili mausam ke sur se mili mili
apne sapnon me dhali dhali main to hun kunwari bhali bhali
o rabba o rabba mujhe tu bacha le
mujhe pyar hone ka darr hai chhupa le
wo madhosh pagal diwana sa ladka
chala aa raha apne dil ko uchhale
rabba rabba haye o rabba rabba rabba haye o rabba
rabba rabba haye o rabba rabba rabba haye o rabba
rabba rabba haye o rabba rabba rabba haye o rabba

Oh, Rabba, Oh Rabba, shield me now,
I fear love's touch, conceal me somehow.
Oh, Rabba, Oh Rabba, guard my soul,
From love's embrace, make me whole.

That maiden, delicate as a bloom,
Comes forth, her shawl, escaping gloom.
Rabba, Rabba, Oh Rabba, Rabba, Rabba, Oh Rabba.

Oh, Rabba, Oh Rabba, save my heart,
From love's sting, tear apart.
That madman, lost, a lover's plight,
Approaches, his heart taking flight.
Rabba, Rabba, Oh Rabba, Rabba, Rabba, Oh Rabba.

I stand and wonder, lost in thought,
My gaze entangled, dearly bought.
Who is this presence in my dreams,
That haunts me in these waking streams?

Her tresses frame a face so fair,
Eyes of kohl, beyond compare.
Might this not be a necklace rare,
Each glance a pearl beyond all care?

Oh, Rabba, Oh Rabba, shield me now,
I fear love's touch, conceal me somehow.
That maiden, delicate as a bloom,
Comes forth, her shawl, escaping gloom.
Rabba, Rabba, Oh Rabba, Rabba, Rabba, Oh Rabba.
The boy's side, they bring their hearts,
The girl's side, they bring their starts.

(The London Boy)
I'll tell a tale of London's son,
Who fell in love, his life begun.
With an Indian girl, so fair,
A love that bloomed beyond compare.
Their hearts entwined, a silent plea,
Unknowing of the destiny.
A heavenly vision, the Indian grace,
For the Babu in this worldly space.
Magic and fragrance, love's sweet art,
A whispered promise, a beating heart.

Born in hues, a vibrant scene,
Each petal breathes a fragrant sheen.
My peace he stole, in passing fleet,
Lest whispers rise on every street.
Smiling, laughing, brightly grown,
With the season's gentle tone.
Molding dreams, where I'm unknown,
A maiden pure, my heart alone.
Oh, Rabba, Oh Rabba, shield me now,
I fear love's touch, conceal me somehow.
That madman, lost, a lover's plight,
Approaches, his heart taking flight.
Rabba, Rabba, Oh Rabba, Rabba, Rabba, Oh Rabba.
Rabba, Rabba, Oh Rabba, Rabba, Rabba, Oh Rabba.
Rabba, Rabba, Oh Rabba, Rabba, Rabba, Oh Rabba.