o gali gali me naachu gaau
isi khoj me haye
jisme pyar najar aata ho
aisi koi najar mil jaye
ho ho ho o

roj milte ho, milte ho, milte ho
o roj milte ho babuji mele me
o roj milte ho babuji mele me
kabhi milke to dekho akele me
ho roj milte ho babuji mele me
raja milke to dekho akele me

banke chhaila tu sare nagar me phire
banke chhaila tu sare nagar me phire
raat ko main gagan ke sitare ginu
tu hi kahde bedardi samajh ke jara
baat dil ki karu bhi to kaise karu
itni gadbad me, gadbad me, gadbad me
ho itni gadbad me aise jhmele me
kabhi milke to dekho akele me
ho roj milte ho babuji mele me
raja milke to dekho akele me

o pyar lete bhi hai pyar dete hai
jaan rakhte hai hardam hatheli par
jo mehak pyar ki meri saanso me hai
jo mehak pyar ki meri saanso me hai
na milegi kahin tumko ye umar bhar
nahi juhi o nahi juhi, chameli na bele me
o kabhi milke to dekho akele me
o roj milte ho, milte ho, milte ho
babuji mele me
kabhi milke to dekho akele me
roj milte ho babuji mele me
kabhi milke to dekho akele me

Through every lane, I'll dance and sing,
A yearning cry, a heart's soft plea.
For eyes that see, where love takes wing,
A gaze that mirrors, meant for me.
Ho ho ho, oh...

You meet me daily, in the crowd,
Oh, daily meet, in bustling fairs.
But seek a meeting, not allowed,
A secret moment, past all cares.
Ho, daily meet, in crowded space,
My king, you meet, but not alone.

A gallant youth, you roam the town,
While I, at night, count stars above.
Tell me, cruel heart, to whom is shown
The secret language of my love?
In this confusion, tangled maze,
In this chaos, this tangled game,
In such a mess, and frenzied days,
Seek a meeting, past all shame.
Ho, daily meet, in crowded space,
My king, you meet, but not alone.

They take love freely, freely give,
And hold their life within their hand.
The scent of love, in which I live,
The scent of love, throughout the land,
You'll never find it, never know,
No jasmine bloom, no garden fair,
Seek a meeting, soft and slow,
Seek a meeting, beyond compare.
Oh, daily meet, in bustling fairs,
But seek a meeting, not allowed,
You meet me daily, in the crowd,
Seek a meeting, past all cares.
Ho, daily meet, in crowded space,
My king, you meet, but not alone.