tu chanda main teri chakori
dekho sudh bisara ke mori
kal ko na tarasaanaa, na tarasaana
chood na jaanaa, na jaana

tu koyal main tera taraana
dekho kar ke mujhe diwaana
kal ko bhul na jaanaa, bhul na jaana
tod nibhaanaa, nibhaana

tu bane mera na mera
main to teri ho li
aaj amiri aur garibi
donon khelein holi
ohoho meri bhigo di choli
mainne tha ghar jaana

vo dekho ik ped pe baithe
hain do panchhi pyaare
milein to hain par bichhad na jaayein
kahin nasibo maare
do dil milate dekh ke duniya
sau sau zulm guzaare
par tum na ghabaraana

You, the moon, I, your circling chakori,
Lost to self, forgetful of my story.
Do not withhold, do not withhold,
Never depart, never depart.

You, the cuckoo, I, your echoing song,
Driven to madness, where I belong.
Do not forget tomorrow, forget tomorrow,
Hold fast, to the end, hold fast.

She: You become mine, not mine alone,
I have surrendered, wholly your own.
He: Today, riches and poverty,
Both dance in the Holi.
She: Oh, my blouse soaked with color,
I was to return home.

She: See, upon a single tree they rest,
Two sweet birds, caressed.
He: They meet, yet fear parting's sting,
Fate's cruel offering.
She: Seeing two hearts entwined as one, the world
Inflicts a hundred wrongs, unfurled.
He: But you, do not fear.