sawan aaya
sawan aaya, saajan nahi aaya re
daiya daiya
sawan aaya, saajan nahi aaya re
daiya daiya
jane kisne
jane kisne, saajan ko churaya re
daiya daiya
jane kisne, saajan ko churaya re
daiya daiya

jo saajan ko main paati, nadi kinare le jaati
jo saajan ko main paati, nadi kinare le jaati
muskati ithlati itrati, muskati ithlati itrati
sawan ke main geet sunati
sawan ke main geet sunati
jo saajan ko paati, par haye
sawan aaya, saajan nahi aaya re
daiya daiya

saajan mere uthte suraj, main badli madmaati
saajan mere uthte suraj, main badli madmaati
rang birangi odh chunariya, main un par chha jaati
rang birangi odh chunariya, main un par chha jaati

main hawa sang ud jaati
main hawa sang ud jaati
jo saajan ko main pati
jo saajan ko main pati, par haye
sawan aaya, saajan nahi aaya re
daiya daiya, saajan aaya

The monsoon has arrived,
The monsoon has arrived, but my love has not.
Oh, dear, oh dear.
The monsoon has arrived, but my love has not.
Oh, dear, oh dear.
Who has taken,
Who has stolen my beloved away?
Oh, dear, oh dear.
Who has stolen my beloved away?
Oh, dear, oh dear.

If I found my love, to the river's edge I would go,
If I found my love, to the river's edge I would go,
Smiling, swaying, and flirting, smiling, swaying, and flirting,
Songs of the monsoon I would sing,
Songs of the monsoon I would sing.
If I found my love, but alas,
The monsoon has arrived, but my love has not.
Oh, dear, oh dear.

My love, a rising sun, I, a cloud, intoxicated,
My love, a rising sun, I, a cloud, intoxicated,
Draped in a shawl of hues, I would descend,
Draped in a shawl of hues, I would descend.

I would fly with the wind,
I would fly with the wind,
If I found my love,
If I found my love, but alas,
The monsoon has arrived, but my love has not.
Oh, dear, oh dear, my love has come.