o ri chiraiya nanhi si chidiya
angana me phir aaja re
o ri chiraiya nanhi si chidiya
angana me phir aaja re
andhiyara hai ghana
aur lahu se sana
kirno ke tinke ambar se chunn ke
angana me phir aaja re
humne tujhpe hazaro sitham hai kiye
humne tujhpe jaha bhar ke zulm kiye
humne socha nahi tu jo udh jaayegi
ye zami tere bin suni rah jayegi
kiske dum pe sajega mera angana
o ri chiraiya meri chiraiya
angana me phir aaja re

tere pankho me saare sitare jadhu
teri chunar thanak setha satrangi bhunu
tere kaajal me mai, kaali raina bharu
teri mehandi me mai kachi dhupa malu
tere naino saja du naya sapna
o ri chiraiya meri chiraiya
angana me phir aaja re
o ri chiraiya nanhi si chidiya
angana me phir aaja re
o ri chiraiya

Little bird, oh little bird,
Come back to my courtyard, return.
Little bird, oh little bird,
Come back to my courtyard, return.

Darkness descends, heavy and deep,
Stained with blood, secrets to keep.
Gathering sunbeams, thin as thread,
From the vast sky, overhead.
Come back to my courtyard, return.

A thousand sorrows, we laid on you,
A world of pain, we made you accrue.
We never thought, when you took to flight,
This earth, without you, would lose all light.
Whose breath will grace my empty space?
Little bird, oh little bird,
Come back to my courtyard, return.

In your wings, I'll sew the stars,
Weave rainbows bright, banishing scars.
In your kohl, the darkest night,
In your henna, the morning's light.
In your eyes, a dream brand new,
Oh my bird, my little bird,
Come back to my courtyard, return.
Little bird, oh little bird,
Come back to my courtyard, return.
Oh little bird…