sawan ki ghatao dheere dheere aana dheere dheere aana
sawan ki ghatao dheere dheere aana dheere dheere aana

bedard titaliyo bedard titaliyo
shor na machana, tum shor na machana
sajni ka mere najuk badan hai, najuk badan hai
bhola hai mann dar jaye na, dar jaye na
bhola hai mann dar jaye na, dar jaye na
sawan ki ghatao dheere dheere aana
sawan ki ghatao

o gaanewale jara dheere, ha jara dheere dheere gaana
ho dheere dheere gaana
main prem deewani ye bhul na jana, o kahi bhul na jana
main prem deewani ye bhul na jana, o kahi bhul na jana
sajni ko tere badal ki damak, bijli ki chamak darwaye na
ha bijli ki chamak darwaye na, ha darwaye na

sawan ki ghatao sawan ki ghatao
dheere dheere aana, ho dheere dheere aana
dheere dheere aana sawan ki ghatao

Drawn veils of monsoon, drift soft and slow,
Drift soft and slow.
Drawn veils of monsoon, drift soft and slow,
Drift soft and slow.

You, cruel butterflies,
Hush your flurry, hush your flurry.
My beloved's form, a fragile bloom,
Fragile bloom.
Her heart, a child, fearing shadows,
Fearing shadows.
Her heart, a child, fearing shadows,
Fearing shadows.
Drawn veils of monsoon, drift soft and slow.
Drawn veils of monsoon.

O minstrel, sing low, softly now,
Sing softly now, softly now.
Forget not, I am love's mad devotee,
Oh, forget not, oh, forget not.
Forget not, I am love's mad devotee,
Oh, forget not, oh, forget not.
Let not cloud's fire, lightning's flash,
Frighten her, frighten her, frighten her.

Drawn veils of monsoon,
Drawn veils of monsoon,
Drift soft and slow, oh, drift soft and slow.
Drift soft and slow, drawn veils of monsoon.