Ye ku~nj galee snkaree snkaree,
chhup gayaa kaanhaan pakadee pakadee,
teree choree ho shyaam,
dhoondhaa saaraa gaanv ho, dhoondhaa saaraa gaanv ho,
naa shyaam mile naa baansuriyaa,
naa baansuriyaa kee meeṭhee taan ho,
dhoondhaa saaraa gaanv ho, dhoondhaa saaraa gaanv ho,
tujhe pal pal chaahoon teree sharaṇa men aaoon,
jo dikhe shyaam to pagalee ho jaa_oon,
tujhape arpaṇa, mere tan man,
dikhe mujhako darpaṇa darpaṇa,
teree soorat shyaam ho,
dhoondhaa saaraa gaanv ho, dhoondhaa saaraa gaanv ho,
chaahe jahaan bhee jaa_oon tujhame kho jaa_oon,
mere naṭakhaṭ mohan, tujhe bhool naa paa_oon,
ab door karo meree ulajhan,
paa_oon tumako har janam janam,
mere ghanashyaam ho,
dhoondhaa saaraa gaanv ho, dhoondhaa saaraa gaanv ho,
ye ku~nj galee snkaree snkaree,
chhup gayaa kaanhaan pakadee pakadee,
teree choree ho shyaam,
dhoondhaa saaraa gaanv ho, dhoondhaa saaraa gaanv ho,
naa shyaam mile naa baansuriyaa,
naa baansuriyaa kee meeṭhee taan ho,
dhoondhaa saaraa gaanv ho, dhoondhaa saaraa gaanv ho,