saiyaan dheere dheere aana aadhi raat ko
kundi dheere se haye kundi dheere se
are kundi dheere se lagana aadhi raat ko
saiyaan dheere dheere aana aadhi raat ko
kundi dheere se lagana aadhi raat ko
kundi dheere se lagana aadhi raat ko
kundi dheere se khatkana aadhi raat ko haye

nadiya jo hichkole khaye aisi meri jawani haye
nadiya jo hichkole khaye aisi meri jawani
bin sajna ke sukh na jaaye is nadiya ka paani
mere man ki pyas bujhana aadhi raat ko
kundi dheere se haye kundi dheere se
are kundi dheere se lagana aadhi raat ko
saiyaan dheere dheere aana aadhi raat ko
kundi dheere se khatkana aadhi raat ko

laga solva saal mera ye jiya dhak dhak hoye haye
laga solva saal mera ye jiya dhak dhak hoye
mere tan mein aag lage jab sari duniya soye
mere naino mein bas jana aadhi raat ko
are kundi dheere se haye kundi dheere se
are kundi dheere se lagana aadhi raat ko
saiyaan dheere dheere aana aadhi raat ko
kundi dheere se khatkana aadhi raat ko
kundi dheere se lagana aadhi raat ko
kundi dheere se lagana aadhi raat ko
saiyaan dheere dheere aana aadhi raat ko
kundi dheere se khatkana aadhi raat ko haye

My love, come gently in the dead of night,
The latch, oh, softly, with such quiet might.
Unlock the world, but softly, in the night,
My love, come gently in the dead of night.
The latch, oh, softly, in the midnight's hold,
The latch, oh, softly, as the hours unfold.
With whispers of a knock, the night will wake.

My youth, a river, tossed by hidden tide,
My youth, a river, where the longings hide.
Without my love, the waters will subside,
And dry the river where my longings hide.
Quench my soul's thirst in the midnight’s gleam,
The latch, oh, softly, as I wake from dream.
Unlock the world, but softly, in the night,
My love, come gently in the dead of night.
With whispers of a knock, the night will wake.

My sixteenth year, my heart beats fast and true,
My sixteenth year, with fears I must subdue.
A fire within my heart, while all sleep through,
And as the world sleeps, my heart beats fast and true.
Come dwell within my eyes in midnight’s deep,
Oh, latch, oh, softly, as the night does creep.
Unlock the world, but softly, in the night,
My love, come gently in the dead of night.
With whispers of a knock, the night will wake.
The latch, oh, softly, in the midnight's hold,
The latch, oh, softly, as the hours unfold.
My love, come gently in the dead of night,
With whispers of a knock, the night will wake.