subah hui aur panchi jaage chog chugan ko bhage
subah hui aur panchi jaage chog chugan ko bhage
tu bhi ghar ko aaja re mohan nain khojne laage
subah hui

dahi bilou soch soch khush hou
dahi bilou soch soch khush hou
abhi to aake sher sunake
abhi to aake sher sunake makhan mujhse mange
subah hui
subah hui aur panchi jaage chog chugan ko bhage
tu bhi ghar ko aaja re mohan nain khojne laage
subah hui

din chadh aaya man mohan nahi aaya
din chadh aaya man mohan nahi aaya
le matki mai chali khojne
le matki mai chali khojne pag piche man aage
subah hui
subah hui aur panchi jaage chog chugan ko bhage
tu bhi ghar ko aaja re mohan nain khojne laage
subah hui

Dawn unfurls, the birds awaken,
Darting forth to find their grain.
Dawn unfurls, the birds awaken,
Darting forth to find their grain.
Return home, my Mohan, come,
My eyes now search in aching pain.
Dawn unfurls.

I churn the curd, and in such thought,
I find a joy that's richly wrought.
I churn the curd, and in such thought,
My heart it swells, and deeply caught.
He'll arrive, recite his rhyme,
Then, butter from my hand, he'll sought.
Dawn unfurls.
Dawn unfurls, the birds awaken,
Darting forth to find their grain.
Return home, my Mohan, come,
My eyes now search in aching pain.
Dawn unfurls.

The day ascends, but Mohan's lost,
The day ascends, but Mohan's lost,
I take my earthen vessel now,
To find him though the miles are crossed,
My feet lag, but my soul takes flight.
My heart it aches, my spirit tossed.
Dawn unfurls.
Dawn unfurls, the birds awaken,
Darting forth to find their grain.
Return home, my Mohan, come,
My eyes now search in aching pain.
Dawn unfurls.