dur desh ka rehne wala aaya
aaya desh paraya
man se man ki puch raha hai
man se man ki puch raha hai
apna bedh chupaye
dur desh ka rehne wala aaya
aaya desh paraya
dur desh ka rehne wala aaya

dekh use ek pedh se maina boli
dekh use ek pedh se maina boli
kya
aao, aao musfir bolo apno boli
musfir bolo apno boli
kyu itne ghabraye, kyu itne ghabraye
toota gosla bana rahi hu
bana sako to bhula rahi hu
kyu na hath bataye
kyu na hath bataye
dur desh ka rehne wala aaya
aaya desh paraya
dur desh ka rehne wala aaya

kyu musfir ruth gaya
ha ruth gaya dil todd diya
kyu musfir ruth gaya
ha ruth gaya dil todd diya
paya tha, ek raz bhul ke chhod diya
fir lene ko ham aaye
dur desh ka rehne wala aaya
aaya desh paraya
dur desh ka rehne wala aaya

dekh andhera haar na jaave na behosh hua
boli maina kaho mera kya dosh hua
tum aaye ham aaye
ham aaye tum aaye
aaya aaya desh paraya
dur desh ka rehne wala aaya
aaya aaya desh paraya
dur desh ka rehne wala

A stranger came, from a distant shore,
To a land unknown, forevermore.
Heart to heart, a silent plea,
Whispered secrets, wild and free.
A stranger came, from a distant shore,
To a land unknown, forevermore.
A stranger came.

Upon a tree, a myna bird did call,
Upon a tree, a myna bird did call,
"Come, traveler, speak your truth, stand tall.
Why so troubled, why so frail?
My nest is broken, I rebuild my trail.
If you've a hand, lend it now,
Why not help to show me how?"
Why not help to show me how?
A stranger came, from a distant shore,
To a land unknown, forevermore.
A stranger came.

Why, traveler, did you turn away?
Yes, he turned, and broke the day.
Why, traveler, did you turn away?
Yes, he turned, and broke the day.
Found a secret, let it stray,
Forgot the way, in disarray.
To reclaim it, we return,
A stranger came, from a distant shore,
To a land unknown, forevermore.
A stranger came.

Do not surrender to the dark, don't fade,
The myna cried, "What debt is paid?"
You came, we came,
We came, you came.
Here, a land of borrowed time,
A stranger came, in fading rhyme,
Here, a land of borrowed time,
A stranger came.