suraj chand banane wale dhara gagan par chanewale
teri maya koi na jane sare jagat ke o rakhwale
sawriya ki sawri sawriya ki sawri jane kyu bhai bawri
sawriya ki sawri jane kyu bhai bawri sawriya ki sawri bawri

jo parchai se darti thi ab khud parchai bani hui
jo ghunghat me sharmati thi chattan bani wo chhui mui
sawriya ki sawri jane kyu bhai bawri sawriya ki sawri bawri

ban banb kyu bhatke ban birahan jwala kyu ho gayi chandar kiran
puraw paschin utar dakshin kuch dundh rahi pal pal chin chin
sawriya ki sawri jane kyu bhai bawri sawriya ki sawri bawri

besudh hoakr ye nach rahi damru or jhanjhan baj rahi
isme koi shakti pali bhadrkali jaise viraj rahi
sawriya ki sawri jane kyu bhai bawri
sawriya ki sawri jane kyu bhai bawri sawriya ki sawri bawri

Maker of sun and moon, walker of earth and sky,
Your illusion, none can fathom, O Keeper of all, on high.
Saawariya's Saawari, why, oh why, is she now so wild?
Saawariya's Saawari, why, oh why, a maddened child?

She who feared shadows, now *is* the shadow's hold,
She who blushed veiled, now stone, a trembling, fragile mold.
Saawariya's Saawari, why, oh why, is she now so wild?
Saawariya's Saawari, why, oh why, a maddened child?

Why wander mad, a raging inferno's fire?
A moonbeam searching, lost in a yearning desire?
East, West, North, South, searching, searching, finding few,
Saawariya's Saawari, why, oh why, is she now so wild?
Saawariya's Saawari, why, oh why, a maddened child?

Lost to the world, she dances, a tempest in her soul,
Drums and cymbals echo, making her spirit whole,
A power born within, like Kali's fierce embrace,
Saawariya's Saawari, why, oh why, is she now so wild?
Saawariya's Saawari, why, oh why, a maddened child?