Holi Ki Din

Chorus

Holi ke din dil khil jaate hain

On Holi day hearts blossom

Rangon mein rang mil jaate hain

Colour mixes into colour

Gile shikwe bhool ke doston

Forgetting complaints, friends

Dushman bhi gale mil jaate hain

Even enemies embrace

Gori tere rang jaisa

Fair one, a colour like yours

Thoda sa main rang bana loon

Let me make a little of that colour

Aa tere gulabi gaalon se

Come, from your rosy cheeks

Thoda sa gulaal chura loon

Let me steal a little gulaal

Ja re ja deewane tu

Go, you mad one

Holi ke bahane tu

On the excuse of Holi

Chhed na mujhe besharam

Do not tease me, shameless one

Pooch le zamane se

Ask the world

Aise hi bahane se

On just such excuses

Liye aur diye dil jaate hain

Hearts are taken and given

Holi ke din dil khil jaate hain

On Holi day hearts blossom

Rangon mein rang mil jaate hain

Colour mixes into colour

Yahi teri marzi hai to

If that is your wish

Achha chal tu khush ho le

Fine — be happy

Paas aa ke chhuna na mujhe

Do not come close and touch me

Chahe mujhe door se bhigo le

Soak me from far away if you like

Heere ki kani hai tu

You are a shard of diamond

Matti se bani hai tu

You are made of earth

Chhune se toot jaayegi

You will break if touched

Kaanton ke chhune se phoolon se

From the touch of thorns, from flowers

Naazuk naazuk badan chhil jaate hain

Delicate bodies get scraped

Holi ke din dil khil jaate hain

On Holi day hearts blossom

Rangon mein rang mil jaate hain

Colour mixes into colour