Rekha Bhardwaj, Utpal Udit – Kachaudi Gali Lyrics in English (Translation)

Sejiya Pe Lote Kala Naag Ho
Kachaudi Gali Soon Kaila Balamu
Sejiya Pe Lote Kaala Naag Ho
Kachaudi Gali Soon Kaila Balamu

A black snake coils upon my lonely bed,
My love, you’ve left Kachaudi Lane deserted instead.
A black snake slithers where we once belonged,
My love, without you the whole street feels gone.

Soon Kaila Balamu, Soon Kaila Balamu
Soon Kaila Balamu, Soon Kaila Balamu

You left it empty, my love, left it bare,
Every corner now aches because you’re not there.

Mirzapur Kaila Gulzaar Ho
Kachaudi Gali Soon Kaila Balamu
Sejiya Pe Lote Kala Naag Ho
Kachaudi Gali Soon Kaila Balamu

The whole of Mirzapur still bustles with life,
But my little lane lies silent without you by my side.
A dark snake curls upon my sleepless bed,
My love, you’ve left Kachaudi Lane lifeless instead.

Ehi Mirzapur Se Udle Jahajiya
Ehi Mirzapur Se Udle Jahajiya Re
Udle Jahajiya Rama, Udle Jahajiya

From this very town, the airplane rose into the sky,
carrying hearts far away from home.
Oh Rama, it disappeared into the clouds.

Piya Chale Gaile Rangoon Ho
Piya Chale Gaile Rangoon Ho
Kachodi Gali Soon Kaila Balamu
Sejiya Pe Lote Kala Naag Ho
Kachodi Gali Soon Kaila Balamu

My beloved has gone away to Rangoon,
leaving these streets deserted behind him.
Now the nights curl around me like a restless serpent,
and Kachauri Street waits empty for your return.

Haathwa Mein Hoti Jo Hamre Katariya
Haathwa Mein Hoti Jo Hamre Katariya Re
Hamre Katariya Rama, Hamre Katariya

If only I held a dagger in my hands,
oh Rama, if only that blade were mine,
I’d rise against the pain burning inside me.

Baha Deti Gorawan Ke Khoon Ho
Baha Deti Gorawan Ke Khoon Ho
Kachodi Gali Soon Kaila Balamu

I would’ve shed the blood of the foreigners,
the ones who took my beloved away,
and left Kachauri Street empty and grieving.

Sejiya Pe Lote Kaala Naag Ho
Kachaudi Gali Soon Kaila Balamu
Mirzapur Bhayil Gulzaar Ho
Kachodi Gali Soon Kaila Balamu

Black snakes twist upon my empty bed,
My love, you’ve left Kachaudi Lane half-dead.
Mirzapur may still glow loud and bright,
But without you, my world has lost its light.