kuchh bhi kahega tohabhi nahi jaungi
kahi nahi jaungi kabhi nahi jaungi

ho chanda mama se pyara mera mama
ho chanda mama se pyara mera mama
meri ankho ka tara mera mama, mera mama

na to maa ki mili hai mamata
na bapu ka saya
na to maa ki mili hai mamata
na bapu ka saya
teri god me aa baithi hu dekh ke thandi chhaya
mera jivan sahara, mera jivan sahara
mera jivan sahara mera mama
meri ankho ka tara mera mama, mera mama

ek din dulhe raja ke sang char kahar bulau
ek din dulhe raja ke sang char kahar bulau
apne hathon se hi doli me tujhe bithau
us din mujhko chhod ke tu aisi duniya me jaye
har ek ladki jahan se vapas laut ke phir na aye
rota rahega bechara tera mama
rota rahega bechara tera mama
ho chanda mama se pyara mera mama
meri ankho ka tara mera mama
ho chanda mama

I will not leave, not now, no matter what you say,
I will not go, not anywhere, not ever, come what may.

My uncle, dearer than the moon's soft gleam,
My uncle, the star within my dream,

No mother's love, no father's gentle hand,
No mother's love, in this forsaken land.
But in your lap, I find a cooling shade,
My life's support, by you I am stayed,
My life's support, my uncle, my uncle true,
My uncle, the star I see shining through.

One day, I'll summon bearers, four and bold,
For my groom's arrival, a story to be told.
With my own hands, I'll place you in the palanquin's hold,
And in that world, you will be taken away,
A world from where no daughter ever returns to stay.
Your heart will weep, my uncle, forlorn and sore,
Your heart will weep, forevermore,
My uncle, dearer than the moon's soft gleam,
My uncle, the star within my dream,
Oh, my dear uncle…