mere lal mujhpe kar tu meharbani
mere lal mujhpe kar tu meharbani
in naino me aane de tu in naino me aane de tu
nindiya rani so ja so ja lal mere so ja
mere lal mujhpe kar tu meharbani

koyal ke mai git churakar lori tujhe sunau
badal ka aanchal bikharakar jhula aaj jhulau
na kar maanmani na kar maanmani
na kar nadani na kar maanmani
na kar nadani tujhe la dugi
gudiya rani so ja so ja lal mere so ja
mere lal mujhpe kar tu meharbani

mamta meri kehti hai ye
dekh ke mukhada tera
janam janam se ma hu teri
tu hai beta mera ye kahe teri maiya
ye kahe teri maiya tu sun re kanahiya
ye kahe teri maiya tu sun re kanahiya
tujhe aayi sulane purwahiya
so ja so ja lal mere so ja

My crimson jewel, bestow upon me grace,
My crimson jewel, bestow upon me grace.
Let slumber come to these eyes,
Let slumber come to these eyes,
Come, gentle sleep, my darling, sleep, and rest.
My crimson jewel, bestow upon me grace.

I'll steal the songs of the cuckoo, lullabies to sing,
Unfurl the clouds, a cradle for you to swing.
Do not be willful,
Do not be foolish,
Do not be willful,
I'll bring you a doll, my darling, sleep, and rest.
My crimson jewel, bestow upon me grace.

My love, it whispers, as I gaze upon your face,
Through births unending, I am your mother's embrace,
You are my son, my own, my world,
Your mother speaks these words to you,
Listen, my Krishna, listen,
The breeze of the east comes to lull you to sleep,
Come, gentle sleep, my darling, sleep, and rest.
My crimson jewel, bestow upon me grace.