maaye ni maaye munder pe teri bol rahaa hai kaaga
Mother, mother, on your parapet a crow is cawing.
jogan ho gayi teri dulaari
Your darling daughter has become a monk,
man jogi sang laagaa
she has fallen in love with an hermit.
chhan maahitaa chhan maahiya
The sizzling of fireworks;
mere dhol sipaahiyaan
o my drumer
chaand ki tarah chamak rahi thi us jogi ki kaaya
The yogi's appearance was sparkling like the moon.
mere dwaare aakar usne
Entering my gates, he
pyaar ka alakh jagaayaa
asked alms in the name of the god of love.
apne tan pe bhasm ramaa ke
Rubbing ashes on his body,
saari rain voh jaagaa
he stayed awake the whole night (outside my door).
jogin ho gayi teri dulaari
Your darling daughter has become a devotee,
man jogi sang laagaa
in love with a yogi.
sun hiriye nach hiriye
Listen, lovely, dance, lovely,
nach ke rang jamaa
dance and lend color to the assembly.
sun hiriye nach hiriye
Listen, lovely, dance, lovely,
nach ke dhuum machaa
dance and create an uproar.
matrat maangi thi tu ne is roz
You prayed that, one day,
main jaayuun bihaayi
I would get married.
us jogi ke sang meri tu kar de ab kudamaayi
Would you now please celebrate my engagement to that yogi?
in haathon mein lagaa de meinhadi
Put henna on these hands
baandh shagun ka dhaagaa
Tie the thread of marriage.
jogan ho gayi teri dulaari
Your beloved has become a devotee,
man jogi sang laagaa
her spirit joined with a yogi's.
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