raat ko ji haay raat ko ji chamke taare
dekh balam mohe ankhiyaan maare ji
main mar gayi raama
raat ko ji haay raat ko ji chamakein taarein
pahalu mein dil mera paanv pasaare ji
main ka karu raama

raat ko ji haay raat ko ji bole papihara
dekh balam mora dole jiyara
dekh balam mora dole jiyara ji
main mar gayi raama
raat ko ji haay raat ko ji bole papihara
bhed khole tera-mera mera-tera
bhed khole tera-mera mera-tera ji
main ka karun raama

raat ko ji haay raat ko ji chamke chanda
jaise balam tere pyar ka phanda ji
main mar gayi raama
raat ko ji haay raat ko ji chamke chanda
tere bin paaye nahin chain yah banda ji
main ka karu raama

raat ko ji haay raat ko ji udte baadal
dekh balam mora chhod de aanchal ji
main mar gayi raama
raat ko ji haay raat ko ji udate baadal
saath hamare gori chalo-chalo ji
main ka karu raama

Night descends, oh night descends, stars ignite,
My love, your gaze, a fatal, piercing light.
I am undone, Rama.
Night descends, oh night descends, stars ignite,
My heart expands, stretches in the night.
What can I do, Rama?

Night descends, oh night descends, the cuckoo calls,
My love, my soul, within me falls,
My soul, it trembles, falls apart.
I am undone, Rama.
Night descends, oh night descends, the cuckoo calls,
Revealing secrets, yours and mine and all,
Yours and mine, forever bound.
What can I do, Rama?

Night descends, oh night descends, the moonbeams gleam,
Like your love, a silken, tempting dream.
I am undone, Rama.
Night descends, oh night descends, the moonbeams gleam,
Without you, peace, this captive cannot deem,
Cannot know at all.
What can I do, Rama?

Night descends, oh night descends, clouds take flight,
My love, he seeks to steal my garment's light,
To leave me bare.
I am undone, Rama.
Night descends, oh night descends, clouds take flight,
Come with me, my love, and share the night,
Come with me, my love, let's go.
What can I do, Rama?