mujhe yad aati hai, mujhe yad aati hai
apne desh ki mitti ki khusbu mujhe yad aati hai
apne desh ki mitti ki khusbu mujhe yad aati hai
kabhi bahlati hai, kabhi tadpati hai
kabhi bahlati hai, kabhi tadpati hai
mujhe yad aati hai o, apne desh ki mitti
apne desh ki mitti ki khusbu mujhe yad aati hai

bite pal chune lage hai dil ko aise
dost rakhe hath kandhe pe jaise
kaisi ye kirne si chhan rahi hai
kaisi taswire si ban rahi hai
kitne mausam yado me hai aate jate
barish aayi khul gaye hai kale chate
din hai alsaye hue jo aayi garmi
sardio ki dhup me hai kaisi narmi
pal pal ek samay ki nadiya hai jo behti jati hai
apne desh ki mitti ki khusbu mujhe yad aati hai

pighle tanhaio ke hai jo andhere
jagmagane se lage hai kitne chehre
ek lori hai ek lal bindiya
laut aayi hai mere bachpan ki nindiya
koi ek tare par kab se ga raha hai
koi aachal jane kyu lahra raha hai
har ghadi nayi bat ek yad aa rahi hai
dil pe pagdandi si jaise ban gayi
ye pagdandi mere dil se mere desh jati hai
apne desh ki mitti ki khusbu mujhe yad aati hai
apne desh ki mitti ki khusbu mujhe yad aati hai
mujhe yad aati hai

I remember, oh I remember,
The scent of my homeland's earth, I remember.
The scent of my homeland's earth, I remember.
Sometimes they soothe, sometimes they ache,
Sometimes they soothe, sometimes they ache.
I remember, oh, my homeland's earth,
The scent of my homeland's earth, I remember.

Moments past caress the heart,
Like a friend's hand upon the shoulder's art.
How these rays are sifting through,
How a picture’s forming, fresh and new.
How many seasons in memory roam,
Rain arrives, umbrellas bloom at home.
Days are languid, summer's heat,
Winter sun, a gentle treat.
Each moment, time's slumber, gently flows,
The scent of my homeland's earth, it grows.

The melting shadows of solitude,
Faces ignite, in a luminous mood.
A lullaby, a red dot so bright,
My childhood slumber, bathed in light.
On a lone star, someone sings,
A silken shawl, its longing swings.
Each hour, a new memory unfurls,
A path upon my heart unfurls.
This path, from my heart, to my homeland, goes,
The scent of my homeland's earth, it knows.
The scent of my homeland's earth, I recall,
I remember.