kali ghata chhayi ho raja kali ghata chhayi
kali ghata chhayi ho raja kali ghata chhayi
shishe ke palki me teri lal pari aayi
shishe ke palki me teri lal pari aayi
lal pari aayi lal pari aayi

kali ghata chhayi ho raja kali ghata chhayi
do din ki zindgani hai jee bhar ke piye ja
jee bhar ke piye ja jee bhar ke piye ja
tauba ke sath sath ise khatam kiya ja
ise khatam kiye ja ise khatam kiye ja
main bharke jam layi ho raja kali ghata chhayi
main bharke jam layi ho raja kali ghata chhayi

ab aake chala jaye na rim jhim ka zamana
rim jhim ka zamana rim jhim ka zamana
ho jaye kahi khatam na sanso ka khazana
sanso ka khazana sanso ka khazana
hai zindagi harjai ho raja zindagi harjai
kali ghata kali ghata kali ghata chhayi ho raja
kali ghata chhayi shishe ke palki me
teri lal pari aayi shishe ke palki me
teri lal pari aayi lal pari aayi
lal pari aayi kali ghata chhayi ho raja
kali ghata chhayi kali ghata chhayi ho raja
kali ghata chhayi

Dark clouds descend, O King, dark clouds descend.
Dark clouds descend, O King, dark clouds descend.
In a glass palanquin, your red fairy descends.
In a glass palanquin, your red fairy descends.
Red fairy descends, red fairy descends.

Dark clouds descend, O King, dark clouds descend.
Two days are life, live to your fill.
Live to your fill, live to your fill.
With repentance intertwined, let it end.
Let it end, let it end.
I bring the brimming cup, O King, dark clouds descend.
I bring the brimming cup, O King, dark clouds descend.

Now, let not the season of light rain depart.
Season of light rain, season of light rain.
Lest the treasure of breaths should vanish.
Treasure of breaths, treasure of breaths.
Life is a fickle mistress, O King, life a fickle mistress.
Dark clouds descend, dark clouds descend, dark clouds descend, O King.
Dark clouds descend, in a glass palanquin,
your red fairy descends, in a glass palanquin,
your red fairy descends, your red fairy descends.
Red fairy descends, dark clouds descend, O King.
Dark clouds descend, dark clouds descend, O King.
Dark clouds descend.