o ji dhire dhire
o ji haule haule angana me aaja piya
o ji dhire dhire
o ji haule haule angana me aaja piya
o ji dhire dhire o ji haule haule aa

o geet anokhe lekar aayi jawani mori
aayi jawani mori
sun le koi ae dil gaye jo chori chori
gaye jo chori chori
jab van me koyal bole sun mera dhole jiya
to sun mera dhole jiya o ji dhire dhire
o ji haule haule angana me aaja piya
o ji dhire dhire o ji haule haule aa

raat rangili aayi din bhi suhana aaya
din bhi suhana aaya
sabr ke jamane beete mera jamana aaya
mera jamana aaya
jab naino se dil hara to jag maine jeet liya
to jag maine jeet liya o ji dhire dhire
o ji haule haule angana me aaja piya
o ji dhire dhire o ji haule haule aa

Oh, so softly, softly now,
My love, to my courtyard, come.
Oh, so softly, softly now,
My love, to my courtyard, come.
Oh, so softly, oh, so gently, come.

My youth, it brings a song unseen,
My youth, it comes to me.
Listen close, my heart, a melody,
Sung in hushed secrecy.
When the cuckoo calls in the wood,
My heart, it aches for thee.
Oh, so softly, softly now,
My love, to my courtyard, come.
Oh, so softly, oh, so gently, come.

The night is dyed, the day is fair,
The day, it shines so bright.
Patience gone, my time is here,
My time now bathed in light.
When eyes defeat the heart, the world, I take,
The world, I win and hold.
Oh, so softly, softly now,
My love, to my courtyard, come.
Oh, so softly, oh, so gently, come.