shyaam abhimaani o shyaam abhimaani
shyaam abhimaani o shyaam abhimaani
tum to bhaye mathura ke raaja roti rahi raadha raani
o diwani ari diwani, o diwani ari diwani
raajaa hua mai auro ka lekin raadha mere man ki raani
shyaam abhimaani o shyaam abhimaani, o diwani ari diwani

achchha bataao saanvare kahe chhod a gokul gaanv re
jis bansi ke the baavare vo kar gayi man me ghaav re
vo kar gayi man me ghaav re
bante ho tum dino ke bandhu naari ki pida nahi jaani
shyaam abhimaani o shyaam abhimaani, o diwani ari diwani

meri bansi me jitne git hai sab raadha ke manmit hai
sab raadha ke manmit hai
kab raadha alag hai shyaam se vo to jud gayi hai mere naam se
vo to jud gayi hai mere naam se
chanda me jyoti sipo me moti saagar me jaise ho paani
o diwani ari diwani, shyaam abhimaani o shyaam abhimaani

moti ki baate chhod do dekho tute dil ko jod do
dekho tute dil ko jod do
o kuchh aisi thi majburiya jo badh gayi apni duriya
jo badh gayi apni duriya
subah ka bhula sandhya ko jo laute kehte hai sab usko gyaani
shyaam abhimaani o shyaam abhimaani
shyaam abhimaani o shyaam abhimaani
raadha re, raadha re, raadha re, raadha re
kaanha re, kaanha re, kaanha re, kaanha re
raadha re, raadha re, raadha re, raadha re
kaanha re, kaanha re, kaanha re, kaanha re

Dark-skinned, proud one, oh, dark-skinned, proud one,
Dark-skinned, proud one, oh, dark-skinned, proud one,
You, the king of Mathura became, while Radha wept alone.
Oh, madwoman, oh, madwoman, oh, madwoman, oh, madwoman,
King I became for others, but Radha, queen of my heart, she's known.
Dark-skinned, proud one, oh, dark-skinned, proud one, oh, madwoman, oh, madwoman.

Tell me, dark one, why did you forsake Gokul's green,
The flute that enraptured, now a wound within my soul has been,
A wound within my soul has been.
You claim to be the poor's companion, yet a woman's pain unseen?
Dark-skinned, proud one, oh, dark-skinned, proud one, oh, madwoman, oh, madwoman.

The songs within my flute, all Radha's heart's desire,
All Radha's heart's desire,
When is Radha separate from Shyam? Her essence with my name conspires,
Her essence with my name conspires,
As light in moon, as pearl in shell, as water in the sea's fire.
Oh, madwoman, oh, madwoman, dark-skinned, proud one, oh, dark-skinned, proud one.

Forget these pearls of speech, mend the heart that's torn apart,
Mend the heart that's torn apart,
Certain were the constraints that widened distance in our art,
That widened distance in our art,
The lost who returns by evening is wise, they say, at the start.
Dark-skinned, proud one, oh, dark-skinned, proud one,
Dark-skinned, proud one, oh, dark-skinned, proud one,
Radha, O Radha, Radha, O Radha,
Kanha, O Kanha, Kanha, O Kanha,
Radha, O Radha, Radha, O Radha,
Kanha, O Kanha, Kanha, O Kanha.