o chanda kyon itne dur humse
o chanda kyon itne dur humse
kab chhod ke gagan pass aaoge sajan
kitna main ruthu tumse o chanda

aaja kare gup chup chori chori batiya
aaja kare gup chup chori chori batiya
dudh me bhigoye chori gori gori ankhiya
ghadiya ye ghadiya kahi bite na kasam se
kab chhod ke gagan pass aaoge sajan
kitna main ruthu tumse o chanda

jug jug ki o piya pyaas bujha de
jug jug ki o piya pyaas bujha de
adhro pe mere amrit chhalka de
dasi mai dasi charno ki hu janam se
kab chhod ke gagan pass aaoge sajan
kitna main ruthu tumse
o chanda kyon itni dur humse
kab chhod ke gagan pass aaoge sajan
kitna main ruthu tumse o chanda

Oh, moon, why so distant, far from me?
Oh, moon, why so distant, far from me?
When will you descend, abandon the sky,
And come close to me, my love, my only?
How long must I be angry, oh, moon?

Come, let us whisper, secrets in the night,
Come, let us whisper, secrets in the night,
Eyes, like pearls, bathed in milk, so bright.
Moments like these, I swear, must not cease,
When will you descend, abandon the sky,
And come close to me, my love, my only?
How long must I be angry, oh, moon?

Quench, oh love, my thirst of ages past,
Quench, oh love, my thirst of ages past,
Let your nectar flow, on my lips, at last.
A servant, I, at your feet, from my birth,
When will you descend, abandon the sky,
And come close to me, my love, my only?
How long must I be angry, oh, moon?
Oh, moon, why so distant, far from me?
When will you descend, abandon the sky,
And come close to me, my love, my only?
How long must I be angry, oh, moon?