ho ye bansi haye
ye bansi kyu gaye mujhe kyu sataye
ye kya dhun sunaye dur na jane
kahe mujhko bulaye haye
o ho aaha aaha
bansi kyu gaye mujhe kyu sataye
ye kya dhun sunaye dur na jane
kahe mujhko bulaye haye
o ho aaha aaha bansi kyu gaye

ye bansi nadiya ke teer mohe dekh ke akeli
mujhko sikhane aayi preet paheli
nadiya ke teer mohe dekh ke akeli
mujhko sikhane aayi preet paheli
jiya uljhaye mohe lalchaye kit jau haye
aa ha ha ha
bansi kyu gaye mujhe kyu sataye
ye kya dhun sunaye dur na jane
o ho aaha aaha bansi kyu gaye

ho bansi bas me na dil na ye nain hamare
bachpan jo ruth gaya ruth gaye sare
bas me na dil na ye nain hamare
bachpan jo ruth gaya ruth gaye sare
mere man bhaye chori chori aaye
dil me shamaye
bansi kyu gaye mujhe kyu sataye
ye kya dhun sunaye dur na jane
kahe mujhko bulaye haye
o ho aaha aaha
ye bansi kyu gaye mujhe kyu sataye
ye kya dhun sunaye dur na jane
kahe mujhko bulaye haye
o ho aaha aaha
bansi kyu gaye mujhe kyu sataye

Oh, this flute, alas,
Why does it sing, why does it torment me?
What tune does it weave, never departing,
Why does it beckon me, alas?
Oh ho, ah hah ah hah
The flute, why does it sing, why does it torment me?
What tune does it weave, never departing,
Why does it beckon me, alas?
Oh ho, ah hah ah hah, the flute, why does it sing?

This flute, by the river's edge, seeing me alone,
Comes to teach me the riddle of love.
By the river's edge, seeing me alone,
Comes to teach me the riddle of love.
It ensnares my heart, tempts me, where shall I go, alas?
Ah ha ha ha
The flute, why does it sing, why does it torment me?
What tune does it weave, never departing,
Why does it beckon me, alas?
Oh ho, ah hah ah hah, the flute, why does it sing?

Oh, the flute, neither heart nor eyes are in my control,
Childhood has departed, all has gone.
Neither heart nor eyes are in my control,
Childhood has departed, all has gone.
It pleases my mind, comes stealthily,
Enters my heart.
The flute, why does it sing, why does it torment me?
What tune does it weave, never departing,
Why does it beckon me, alas?
Oh ho, ah hah ah hah, the flute, why does it sing?
This flute, why does it sing, why does it torment me?
What tune does it weave, never departing,
Why does it beckon me, alas?
Oh ho, ah hah ah hah
The flute, why does it sing, why does it torment me?