tanha tanha hum ro lenge mehfil mehfil gayenge
tanha tanha hum ro lenge mehfil mehfil gayenge
jab taq aansu pass rahenge tab taq git sunaayenge
tanha tanha hum ro lenge mehfil mehfil gayenge

tum jo soncho wo tum jaano hum to apni kehte hai
tum jo soncho wo tum jaano hum to apni kehte hai
der na karna ghar jaane me warna ghar kho jaayenge
der na karna ghar jaane me warna ghar kho jaayenge

bachcho ke chote hatho ko chand sitaare chune do
bachcho ke chote hatho ko chand sitaare chune do
char kitaabe padh kar wo bhi hum jaise ho jaayenge
tanha tanha hum ro lenge mehfil mehfil gayenge

kin raaho se dur hai manzil kaun sa rasta aasan hai
kin raaho se dur hai manzil kaun sa rasta aasan hai
hum jab thak kar ruk jaayenge, auro unko samjhayenge
tanha tanha hum ro lenge mehfil mehfil gayenge

achchi surat wale sare patthar dil ho mumkin hai
achchi surat wale sare patthar dil ho mumkin hai
hum to uss din raayen denge jis din dhokha khayenge
tanha tanha hum ro lenge mehfil mehfil gayenge
jab taq aansu pass rahenge tab taq git sunaayenge
tanha tanha hum ro lenge mehfil mehfil gayenge

Alone, alone, we'll weep our tears,
In every gathering, sing our years.
Alone, alone, we'll weep our tears,
In every gathering, sing our years.
While the well of sorrow remains,
We'll sing our songs through sun and rains.
Alone, alone, we'll weep our tears,
In every gathering, sing our years.

What you believe, that is your way,
We only share what we must say.
What you believe, that is your way,
We only share what we must say.
Do not delay your homeward flight,
Lest home itself be lost to night.
Do not delay your homeward flight,
Lest home itself be lost to night.

Let children's hands, so small and frail,
Reach out and touch the moon's pale trail.
Let children's hands, so small and frail,
Reach out and touch the moon's pale trail.
For reading books, and learning lore,
Will make them just as we are, and more.
Alone, alone, we'll weep our tears,
In every gathering, sing our years.

Which paths lead far from the destined shore?
Which road is easy to explore?
Which paths lead far from the destined shore?
Which road is easy to explore?
When weary, we must rest and wait,
And teach them how to navigate.
Alone, alone, we'll weep our tears,
In every gathering, sing our years.

Those with fair faces, it may be,
Have hearts of stone for all to see.
Those with fair faces, it may be,
Have hearts of stone for all to see.
We'll give our counsel on the day,
When betrayal steals the light away.
Alone, alone, we'll weep our tears,
In every gathering, sing our years.
While the well of sorrow remains,
We'll sing our songs through sun and rains.
Alone, alone, we'll weep our tears,
In every gathering, sing our years.