ja parwane ja ja, ja parwane ja
kahi shama jal rahi hai, kahi shama jal rahi hai
ja re bhawre ja, ja re bhawre ja
kahi kali khil rahi hai, kahi kali khil rahi hai
ja parwane ja ja, ja parwane ja

pankh kate hai parwane ke, pankh kate hai parwane ke
aur shama hai dur, aur shama hai dur
jalne ko bechain hai phir bhi, jalne ko bechain hai phir bhi
udne se majbur, udne se majbur
ja parwane ja, ja parwane ja

kahi hawa chal rahi hai, kahi hawa chal rahi hai
ja parwane ja ja parwane ja

ye to shama ki reet purani, ye to shama ki reet purani
jal jal ke bujh jaye, jal jal ke bujh jaye
parwane ki preet diwani, parwane ki preet diwani
hans hans pankh jalaye, hans hans pankh jalaye
gaa diwane ga ga diwane ga, kahi aankh dhal rahi hai
kahi aankh dhal rahi hai, ja parwane ja

Go, moth, go, oh, moth, go,
A candle burns somewhere, a candle burns somewhere.
Go, bee, go, oh, bee, go,
A bud blooms somewhere, a bud blooms somewhere.
Go, moth, go, oh, moth, go.

The moth's wings are clipped, the moth's wings are clipped,
And the candle is far, and the candle is far.
Restless to burn, even so, restless to burn, even so,
Forced to not fly, forced to not fly.
Go, moth, go, oh, moth, go.

The wind blows somewhere, the wind blows somewhere.
Go, moth, go, oh, moth, go.

This is the ancient way of the candle, this is the ancient way of the candle,
Burning, it fades, burning, it fades.
The moth's love, mad, the moth's love, mad,
Burns its wings laughing, burns its wings laughing.
Sing, mad one, sing, sing, mad one, sing, somewhere an eye weeps,
Somewhere an eye weeps, go, moth, go.