tere bina hori kaisi jaaye gori
ye pal tham nahi jaaye
tere bina hori kaisi jaaye gori
ye pal tham nahi jaaye

bole papihara dole hai bhavara
kadam aaj machale
bole papihara dole hai bhavara
kadam aaj machale
ho baawara sawan machale hai tan man
nachale aangan mein
tere bina hori kaisi jaaye gori
ye pal tham nahi jaaye

Without you, how can Holi dawn, my love,
This moment, I fear, will never pause.
Without you, how can Holi dawn, my love,
This moment, I fear, will never pause.

The cuckoo calls, the bumblebee does sway,
My feet today, they yearn to leap and play.
The cuckoo calls, the bumblebee does sway,
My feet today, they yearn to leap and play.
The monsoon, mad, with a fevered soul,
Dance in the courtyard, let your spirit roll.
Without you, how can Holi dawn, my love,
This moment, I fear, will never pause.