megha chhaye aadhi raat, bairan ban gai nindiya
megha chhaye aadhi raat, bairan ban gai nindiya
bata de mai kya karu
megha chhaye aadhi raat, bairan ban gai nindiya

sab ke aangan diya jale re, more aangan jiya
hava laage shul jaisi, taana maare chunariya
sab ke aangan diya jale re, more aangan jiya
hava laage shul jaisi, taana maare chunariya
aai hai aansu ki baaraat, bairan ban gayi nindiya
bata de mai kya karu
megha chhaye aadhi raat, bairan ban gai nindiya

ruth gaye re sapne sare, tut gayi re aasha
nain bahe re ganga more, phir bhi man hai pyasa
ruth gaye re sapne sare, tut gayi re aasha
nain bahe re ganga more, phir bhi man hai pyasa
kaise kahu mai man ki baat, bairan ban gayi nindiya
bata de mai kya karu
megha chhaye aadhi raat, bairan ban gai nindiya

Midnight clouds have gathered close, sleep turns a foe.
Midnight clouds have gathered close, sleep turns a foe.
Tell me, what am I to do?
Midnight clouds have gathered close, sleep turns a foe.

Light blooms in every home, in mine, a heart's dark glow.
Wind, a thorn that stings my skin, my veil a whispered blow.
Light blooms in every home, in mine, a heart's dark glow.
Wind, a thorn that stings my skin, my veil a whispered blow.
A funeral of tears has come, sleep turns a foe.
Tell me, what am I to do?
Midnight clouds have gathered close, sleep turns a foe.

All my dreams have turned away, my hopes begin to fall.
My eyes, a Ganges flowing forth, yet thirst consumes my all.
All my dreams have turned away, my hopes begin to fall.
My eyes, a Ganges flowing forth, yet thirst consumes my all.
How can I speak what's in my heart, sleep turns a foe.
Tell me, what am I to do?
Midnight clouds have gathered close, sleep turns a foe.