aaya hai mujhe phir yaad vo zaalim
guzaraa zamaanaa bachapan ka
haay re akele chhod ke jaanaa
aur na aanaa bachapan ka
aaya hai mujhe phir yaad vo zaalim

vo khel vo saathi vo jhule
vo daud ke kahanaa aa chhu le
ham aaj talak bhi na bhule
ham aaj talak bhi na bhule
vo khvaab suhaanaa bachapan ka
aaya hai mujhe phir yaad vo zaalim

isaki sabako pahachaan nahi
ye do din ka mehamaan nahi
mushkil hai bahut, aasaan nahi
mushkil hai bahut, aasaan nahi
ye pyaar bhulaanaa bachapan ka
aaya hai mujhe phir yaad vo zaalim

mil kar roye fariyaad kare
un bite dino ki yaad kare
ae kaash kahi mil jaaye koi
ae kaash kahi mil jaaye koi
vo mit puraanaa bachapan ka
aaya hai mujhe phir yaad vo zaalim

The cruel one returns, a haunting call,
Of childhood's era, fallen and gone.
Oh, to be left alone, to watch it fall,
Never to return, that precious dawn.
The cruel one returns, a haunting call.

The games we played, the friends so true,
The swings that soared, "Catch me if you can!"
We haven't forgotten, me and you,
We haven't forgotten, a bygone plan.
A dream so sweet, of childhood's hue.
The cruel one returns, a haunting call.

Its worth, unseen by many eyes,
A guest that lingers, not for a day.
To banish love, beneath the skies,
Is hard, so hard, to cast away.
The love to lose, of childhood's guise.
The cruel one returns, a haunting call.

Let tears now flow, for what has passed,
To yearn for days that used to be.
Oh, if a soul, could but be cast,
Oh, if a soul, could come to me.
A friend so old, from childhood's cast.
The cruel one returns, a haunting call.