My beloved spoke; I don't understand.
jiya dole haule haule kyon yeh dole jaanuun na
My heart danced; why it slowly danced, I can't understand.
dil ki jo baatein hain baatein jo dil ki hain
It was the language of the heart, the words of my heart...
dil hi mein rakhna piya
Keep them in your heart, my love.
lab to na kholuun main kholuun na lab to par
I won't part my lips; I won't part my lips, but...
aankhon se sab kah diya
you said everything with your eyes!
piyu bole piya bole kya yeh bole jaanuun na
My beloved spoke; what he said, I can't understand.
jiya dole haule haule kyon yeh dole jaanuun na
My heart danced; why it slowly danced, I can't understand.
piyu bole piya bole kya yeh bole jaanuun na
My beloved spoke; what he said, I can't understand.
jiya dole haule haule kyon yeh dole jaanuun na
My heart danced; why it slowly danced, I can't understand.
ek nadi se main ne puuchhaa ithalaake chal di kahaan
I asked a strutting river where it was off to;
duur tere pi ka ghar hai balkhaake chal di kahaan
your lover's home is in the distance; where are you twisting off to?
thora woh ghabaraayi thora saa sharmaayi
A little shy, a little nervous,
ujhali yahaan se vahaan
it flowed from here to there.
saagar se milne ka uska to sapna tha meri hi tarah piya
Its dream, just like mine, was to meet its lover -- the ocean.
jiya dole haule haule kyon yeh dole jaanuun na
My heart danced; why it slowly danced, I can't understand.
piyu bole piya bole kya yeh bole jaanuun na
My beloved spoke; what he said, I can't understand.
jiya dole haule haule kyon yeh dole jaanuun na...
My heart danced; why it slowly danced, I can't understand.
main ne puuchhaa ik ghata se itaraake chaldi kahaan
I asked a swaggering cloud where it was off to.
pyaas ki bhari zamin hai barson bhi tarsaao na
The land is filled with thirst; quench its thirst, don't torment it!
thora voh ghurraayi thora sa tharraayi
It growled a little, shook a little,
garji yahaan phir vahaan
and thundered here and there.
prit lutaati phir chham chham chham barsi voh teri hi tarah piya
It stole its lover's heart, then came raining down, jingling -- just like you, darling!
piyu bole piya bole kya yeh bole jaanuun na
My beloved spoke; what he said, I can't understand.
jiya dole haule haule kyon yeh dole jaanuun na
My heart danced; why it slowly danced, I can't understand.
piyu bole piya bole kya yeh bole jaanuun na
My beloved spoke; what he said, I can't understand.
jiya dole haule haule kyon yeh dole jaanuun na
My heart danced; why it slowly danced, I can't understand.
piyu bole piya bole jaanuun na
My beloved spoke; I don't understand.
