dheeme re re re re re, dheeme re re re re re
dheeme re re re chali o dheeme re
yaadon ke daane le chidiyon ke chambe si ud jaati hai
chhote chhote se dag bhaari se pag le mud jaati hai
dheeme re re re re re, dheeme re re re re re
chali aye nithur jaati hai, chali aye nithur jaati hai

aaj ye daribaa hone laga fikaa tere pichhe re
aaj tere maathe koi duji nagari patta likhe re
dujhi katha dujhe karam, dujhi hawaa dujhe janam
chura ke nazar jaati hai
dheeme re re re re re, dheeme re re re re re, dheeme re

potali banake maai se dahi ka tu le jaa jamna
aur yaad jab aaye maai ki dahi ko tu mann se chaakhna
dujhe kue dujhi naher, dujhi subaha dujhe paher
liye sab kasar jaati hai
dheeme dheeme re dheeme
dheeme dheeme re chali o dheeme re

Slow, oh so slow, so slow, oh slow,
Slowly, she goes, slowly.
Like seeds of memory, birds taking flight,
She soars, then turns, her steps, a heavy plight.
Slow, oh so slow, so slow, oh slow,
She departs, heartless, she departs.

Today, this world fades, pale behind you,
Another city now, etched on your brow.
Another tale, another fate, another breeze, another life,
Stealing glances, she leaves.
Slow, oh so slow, so slow, oh slow, slow.

A pouch of curd from your mother, you take to the Jumna,
And when you remember her, taste the curd with love, from your heart.
Another well, another stream, another dawn, another watch,
Taking all the longing, she leaves.
Slow, oh slow, slowly,
Slowly, she goes, slowly.