o lahariye wali o motiyawali o lahara o lahara o lahara
patanga patanga jal jal jal mar jaye ye deepak jhum jhum laharaye
patanga jal jal jal mar jaye ye deepak jhum jhum laharaye
ye deepak lau usi se lagaye patanga bhed jaan na paye
ye deepak lau usi se lagaye patanga bhed jaan na paye

man ki agan ko haye nahi jana aag se khela ye parvana
man ki agan ko haye nahi jana aag se khela ye parvana
man ki lagi hai tan ujhiyara jalate rahe na bhaag hamara
ye batiya kon tujhe samjhaye ye batiya kon tujhe samjhaye
patanga jal jal jal mar jaye ye deepak jhum jhum laharaye
ye deepak lau usi se lagaye patanga bedh jaan na paye

kaam hai aasan bas mar jana kaam hai mushkil khud ko jalana
kaam hai aasan bas mar jana kaam hai mushkil khud ko jalana
tohare milan me jaan to jaye pyaar ki lekin aan na jaye
hamesa preet ki reet nibhaye hamesa preet ki reet nibhaye
ye deepak lau usi se lagaye patanga bedh jaan na paye
patanga patanga jal jal jal mar jaye ye deepak jhum jhum laharaye

tera ujhala panv jaha par pankh pasare aau vaha par
tera ujhala panv jaha par pankh pasare aau vaha par
bhor baye tak panth niharu tere liye mai umar gujaru
mujhe to or koi na bhaye mujhe to or koi na bhaye
patanga jal jal jal mar jaye ye deepak jhum jhum laharaye
ye deepak lau usi se lagaye patanga bedh jaan na paye
patanga patanga jal jal jal mar jaye ye deepak jhum jhum laharaye

Oh, the wave-kissed, the pearl-adorned, oh, sway, oh sway, oh sway.
The moth, consumed, it burns, it dies, while the lamp dances, it sways.
The moth, consumed, it burns, it dies, while the lamp dances, it sways.
The lamp's flame it seeks to embrace, yet the moth, the secret, cannot trace.
The lamp's flame it seeks to embrace, yet the moth, the secret, cannot trace.

The heart's fire, alas, it did not know, with the flame, the moth did play below.
The heart's fire, alas, it did not know, with the flame, the moth did play below.
The heart ablaze, the body bright, burning on, our fate in sight.
Who can speak these truths to you, who can speak these truths to you?
The moth, consumed, it burns, it dies, while the lamp dances, it sways.
The lamp's flame it seeks to embrace, yet the moth, the secret, cannot trace.

Easy to die, to merely cease, harder to burn, to find release.
Easy to die, to merely cease, harder to burn, to find release.
In your union, life may depart, but love's honor, must restart.
Always, love's tradition we pursue, always, love's tradition we pursue.
The moth, consumed, it burns, it dies, while the lamp dances, it sways.
The lamp's flame it seeks to embrace, yet the moth, the secret, cannot trace.

Where your light does fall and gleam, there I'll spread my wings, and dream.
Where your light does fall and gleam, there I'll spread my wings, and dream.
'Til dawn arrives, I watch and wait, for you, my life, I dedicate.
Nothing else pleases, nothing else, nothing else pleases, nothing else.
The moth, consumed, it burns, it dies, while the lamp dances, it sways.
The lamp's flame it seeks to embrace, yet the moth, the secret, cannot trace.
The moth, consumed, it burns, it dies, while the lamp dances, it sways.