bade achchhe lagate hai ye dharati ye nadiyaa ye rainaa
aur? aur tum aur? aur tum
o maajhi re ja_iyo piyaa ke des

ham tum kitane paas hai kitane dur hai chaand sitaare
sach puchho to man ko jhuthe lagate hai ye saare
ham tum kitane paas hai kitane dur hai chaand sitaare
sach puchho to man ko jhuthe lagate hai ye saare
magar sachche lagate hai ye dharati ye nadiyaa ye rainaa
aur tum
bade achchhe lagate hai ye dharati ye nadiyaa ye rainaa

tum in sabako chhod ake kaise kal subah jaaogi
mere saath inhe bhi to tum yaad bahut aaogi
tum in sabako chhod ake kaise kal subah jaaogi
mere saath inhe bhi to tum yaad bahut aaogi
bade achchhe lagate hai ye dharati ye nadiyaa ye rainaa

The earth and river, the night's embrace, they feel so dear,
And you? And you still, forever, near.
Oh, boatman, sail me to my beloved's sphere.

How close we are, how distant like stars in the night,
Yet truthfully, these heavens offer naught of light.
How close we are, how distant like stars in the night,
Yet truthfully, these heavens offer naught of light.
But real, I feel the earth, the river, the dark of night,
And you.
The earth and river, the night's embrace, they feel so right.

How will you leave these, tomorrow's dawn so near?
And leave with me all this, I hold so dear?
How will you leave these, tomorrow's dawn so near?
And leave with me all this, I hold so dear?
The earth and river, the night's embrace, they feel so dear.