koi khidki to khuli khuli khuli
tabhi aisa lage dari raat hai raat hai raat hai
dari dari dari dabe dabe dabe pairo se wo chali
kaanch ki ghas pe ghas pe ghas pe
kaali si mitti me hui wo kaid thi
chanda ki maari hamne gulail thi
taaro ki chabhi se khuli sufel si
subah subah subah subah
jugni udi naye naye par liye
o pinjara khol, o pinjara khol
jugni udi dil mera ghar kiye
o pinjara khol, o pinjara khol

hausle jo naye se abhi, falsafe jhuthe lage sabhi
ho gaye hai chakna-chur, chakna-chur
jo roshni chhalke yaha waha, daud ke chalne lage kaha
huzur hai khud ka nur, khud ka nur
chaukhat pe maangi jiski murad thi
jiske liye wo itni udaas thi
koi na jaane kitni wo khaas thi
subah subah subah subah
jugni udi naye naye par liye
o pinjara khol, o pinjara khol
jugni udi dil mera ghar kiye
o pinjara khol, o pinjara khol

A window, a crack, a breath of air,
Then the night felt frightened, so scared,
Frightened, frightened, tiptoeing there,
On glass-blade grass, a silent prayer.

In blackened earth, she was confined,
A slingshot aimed at the moon's mind,
With starlight keys, a dawn defined,
Morning, morning, morning, aligned.
The firefly soared, on wings brand new,
Oh, open the cage, oh, open, do!
The firefly flew, my heart now true,
Oh, open the cage, oh, open, through!

The newest hopes, the philosophies,
Seemed false, all scattered with ease,
Shattered and broken, if you please,
Shattered, shattered, if you please.
The light that spills, a phantom chase,
Illusion runs in its own space,
Her own pure light, her own embrace,
Morning, morning, with gentle grace.
The firefly soared, on wings brand new,
Oh, open the cage, oh, open, do!
The firefly flew, my heart now true,
Oh, open the cage, oh, open, through!