wo bhola balam kya jane
wo bhola balam kya jane
kyun birhan jiwan hoti hai
kyun birhan jiwan hoti hai
kyun dasha ye uski hoti hai
kyun dasha ye uski hoti hai
kyun sama rat bhar roti hai
kyun sama rat bhar roti hai

kyun sama rat bhar roti hai
kyun jal jate hai parwane
kyun jal jate hai parwane
wo bhola balam kya jane
wo bhola balam kya jane

kyun koyal kuk sunati hai
kyun koyal kuk sunati hai
kyun pawan ghumati aati hai
kyun pawan ghumati aati hai
kyun kali phul ban jati hai
kyun kali phul ban jati hai
kyun bulbul gati hai gane
kyun bulbul gati hai gane
wo bhola balam kya jane
wo bhola balam kya jane

He, the innocent beloved, knows not,
He, the innocent beloved, knows not,
Why a life aches with separation's sting,
Why a life aches with separation's sting,
Why her plight unfolds in this way,
Why her plight unfolds in this way,
Why the world weeps through the night's sway,
Why the world weeps through the night's sway.

Why the world weeps through the night's sway,
Why moths embrace the burning pyre,
Why moths embrace the burning pyre,
He, the innocent beloved, knows not,
He, the innocent beloved, knows not.

Why the cuckoo calls its lonely tune,
Why the cuckoo calls its lonely tune,
Why the wind returns in a haunting swoon,
Why the wind returns in a haunting swoon,
Why the bud blooms into a floral boon,
Why the bud blooms into a floral boon,
Why the nightingale sings her moonlit rune,
Why the nightingale sings her moonlit rune,
He, the innocent beloved, knows not,
He, the innocent beloved, knows not.