ae ri maai re maai re
ae ri maai re maai re
ka se kahu jiya ki baat
piya more nikse chhuda ke mujhse hath
ae ri maai re maai re
ae ri maai re maai re

pehle pahar ka tara jo tuta
pehle pahar ka tara jo tuta
pehle pahar ka tara jo tuta bairan ho gayi raat
bairan ho gayi raat bairan ho gayi raat
bin badra ke chham chham barse naino se barsat
ae ri maai re maai re ae ri maai re maai re

dil ka wo milna mil kar bichhadna
dil ka wo milna mil kar bichhadna
do pal ka wo sath do pal ka ha wo sath
do pal ka wo sath jane bhool huyi kano se
ho gayi dil ki maar

ae ri maai re maai re ae ri maai re maai re
ae ri maai re maai re ka se kahu jiya ki baat
piya more nikse chhuda ke mujhse hath
ae ri maai re maai re ae ri maai re maai re

Oh, Mother, oh, Mother mine,
To whom can I speak, this heart of mine?
My Beloved, He slipped from my hand,
Oh, Mother, oh, Mother, understand.

When the first star fell from the sky,
When the first star fell, the night did die.
The night turned cruel, the night turned cold,
Tears like rain, a story told.
Without a cloud, a storm began,
From my eyes, a weeping clan.
Oh, Mother, oh, Mother mine,

The meeting of hearts, a fleeting dance,
The meeting, then parting, a painful chance.
A moment of togetherness, so brief it seemed,
Two moments of love, now a broken dream.
A mistake of the ears, a whisper's sting,
My heart is wounded, my spirit to sing.

Oh, Mother, oh, Mother mine,
To whom can I speak, this heart of mine?
My Beloved, He slipped from my hand,
Oh, Mother, oh, Mother, understand.