ae laal mere
ae laal mere majbur hun main
tu paas hai tujhse dur hun main
ae laal mere

ye raaj kahu kaise maine
paya hain tujhe mariyam ki tarah
tu phul bana aur pyasa raha
tu phul bana aur pyasa raha
main ro na saki shabnam ki tarah
ae laal mere, ae laal mere
ae laal mere majbur hun main
tu paas hai tujhse dur hun main
ae laal mere

tu pyaar ki hai maasum kiran
saaya to nahi gunaaho ka
mamta ne meri godi bhi tujhe
mamta ne meri godi bhi tujhe
jhula na jhulaya baaho ka
ae laal mere, ae laal mere
ae laal mere majbur hun main
tu paas hai tujhse dur hun main
ae laal mere, ae laal mere
ae laal mere

My crimson child,
My crimson, I am bound.
Near to you, yet lost I'm found.
My crimson child.

This secret, how to tell,
How I found you, like Mary, pure?
You bloomed a flower, thirsting still,
You bloomed a flower, thirsting still,
I, like dew, could not endure.
My crimson, my crimson child,
My crimson, I am bound.
Near to you, yet lost I'm found.
My crimson child.

You are love's innocent ray,
Not the shadow of sin's dark hold.
My mother's heart, though bearing you,
My mother's heart, though bearing you,
Could not cradle you, arms unfold.
My crimson, my crimson child,
My crimson, I am bound.
Near to you, yet lost I'm found.
My crimson, my crimson child,
My crimson child.