Lyrics
beero binjaaro re
beera thaara paanwanaan
ekar ghoṛo lyo gher
beero binjaaro re
chhaat sukaadyoon o beera thaari baankali
–
tha khaatir raandhi gudli kheer
–
beero binjaaro re
kainge soon bheeji o bain thaari kaanchali
kainge soon ṭooṭyo naulakh-haar
beero binjaaro re
aswaan soon bheeji o beera mhaari kaanchali
–
duskaan soon ṭooṭyo naulakh-haar
–
beero binjaaro re
beero binjaaro re
ja mat kaiyo re beera mhaari maan ne
rowe ri saaroṛi raat
beero binjaaro re
ja mat kaiyo re mhaare beera baap ne
soche ro saaroṛi raat
beero binjaaro re
ja mat kaiyo re beera mhaari kaaki ne
kawe gi ghar ghar ja
beero binjaaro re
ja mat kaiyo o beera mhaare kaake ne
aawe go chaṛhto kamaan
beero binjaaro re
beero binjaaro re
beera thaara paanwanaan
ekar ghoṛo lyo gher
beero binjaaro re
beero binjaaro re
beera
Translation
O wandering gypsy brother
the dear brother is your guest
he once tethered his horse here
O wandering gypsy brother
on the rooftop I’ve dried, brother, your favourite salty chickpeas
just for you, I’ve prepared milk-white kheer (a rice sweet)
O wandering gypsy brother
how, O sister, did your blouse get soaked?
how did your costly necklace break?
O wandering gypsy brother
with streaming tears, dear brother, did my blouse get soaked
with heart-rending sobs did my costly necklace break
O wandering gypsy brother
O wandering gypsy brother
don’t go tell my mother, dear brother
she would weep all night long
O wandering gypsy brother
don’t go tell my father, dear brother
he would fret all night long
O wandering gypsy brother
don’t go tell my uncle’s wife, dear brother
she would spread the tale from home to home
O wandering gypsy brother
don’t go tell my uncle, dear brother
he would fly here like an arrow from a bow
O wandering gypsy brother
O wandering gypsy brother
the dear brother is your guest
he once tethered his horse here
O wandering gypsy brother
O wandering gypsy brother
O dear brother