teri kathputali hu nachane nikali hu
nacha le jaisa bhi dil chahe ab tera
mai kuch na bolungi tere sang dolungi
haye re mai hu tumhari tu sajan hai mera

ab kahe ka darana jag se
ab kahe ki chori bandh li tere
sang balamwa jab ye prit ki dori
ab kahe ka darana jag se
ab kahe ki chori bandh li tere
sang balamwa jab ye prit ki dori
ke banke bawariya baja ke payaliya
roz karti hu tumhari mai galiyo ka fera
teri kathputali hu nachane nikali hu
nacha le jaisa bhi dil chahe ab tera
mai kuch na bolungi tere sang dolungi
haye re mai hu tumhari tu sajan hai mera

ram kasam mai sach kahati hu
sun le oo humjoli do din me
tu mere ghar pe na laya jo doli
ram kasam mai sach kahati hu
sun le oo humjoli do din me
tu mere ghar pe na laya jo doli

to mayake se chal ke
mai khud mahandi malke
dawar pe tere oo julami laga dungi dera
teri kathputali hu nachane nikali hu
nacha le jaisa bhi dil chahe ab tera
mai kuch na bolungi tere sang dolungi
haye re mai hu tumhari tu sajan hai mera

A puppet am I, set to dance,
Dance me as your heart commands.
Silent I'll be, sway with you,
Alas, I am yours, you are my beloved.

Why fear the world now?
Why this hiddenness, love's embrace now spun?
With you, my love, in this cord of love,
Why fear the world now?
Why this hiddenness, love's embrace now spun?
With you, my love, in this cord of love,
Now, a madwoman, I'll jingle my anklets,
Each day, I circle your lanes.
A puppet am I, set to dance,
Dance me as your heart commands.
Silent I'll be, sway with you,
Alas, I am yours, you are my beloved.

By Ram, I speak the truth,
Listen, my companion, in two days,
If you don't bring the palanquin to my house,
By Ram, I speak the truth,
Listen, my companion, in two days,
If you don't bring the palanquin to my house,

Then, leaving my home,
I myself, applying henna,
Will camp at your door, oh cruel one.
A puppet am I, set to dance,
Dance me as your heart commands.
Silent I'll be, sway with you,
Alas, I am yours, you are my beloved.