naagan hun main
chandan van ki naagan hun main
chandan van ki lipat lata si rahungi
tum sang, aas yahi mere tan man ki
naagan hun main
chandan van ki naagan hun main

saanjh bhayi jab sandhya raani
bikhraaye laalima suhaani
paayal baaje piya ke path me
main naachu le dor lagan ki
naagan hun main
chandan van ki naagan hun main

ek nayan me vish ki jwaala
duje nayan amrit ka pyala
ek nayan me vish ki jwaala
duje nayan amrit ka pyala
o pritam pahchaan ke pi le
chhalak rahi bunde chitvan ki
naagan hun main
chandan van ki lipat lata si rahungi
tum sang, aas yahi mere tan man ki
naagan hun main

I am a serpent,
A serpent of sandalwood groves.
Like a clinging vine, I shall remain,
Entwined with you, the longing of my soul.
I am a serpent,
A serpent of sandalwood groves.

When evening falls, and twilight queen,
Scatters her rosy, sweet sheen,
As anklets tinkle on your path,
I'll dance, tethered by love's thread.
I am a serpent,
A serpent of sandalwood groves.

In one eye, a venomous fire,
In the other, an ambrosial desire.
In one eye, a venomous fire,
In the other, an ambrosial desire.
Oh, Beloved, discern, and drink deep,
From the overflowing gaze that I give.
I am a serpent,
Like a clinging vine, I shall remain,
Entwined with you, the longing of my soul.
I am a serpent.