pardesi kyun yad aata hai
pardesi kyun yad aata hai
ek chand chamak kar jungal me
chhup-chhup ude badal me
ek chand chamak kar jungal me
chhup-chhup ude badal me
jab sapna sa dikhlata hai
jab sapna sa dikhlata hai
pardesi kyun yad aata hai
pardesi

purab se pawan jab aati hai
jab koyal kuk sunati hai
jab badal ghir ke aata hai
pardesi kyun yad aata hai
pardesi

hriday ki ghaneri chhaon ka
aramano ka aashao ka
aramano ka aashao ka
jab ghunghat pat khul jata hai
jab ghunghat pat khul jata hai
pardesi kyun yad aata hai
pardesi

jab bite din yad aate hai
baadal ki tarha mandlaate hai
jab ghayal dil ghabrata hai
pardesi kyun yad aata hai
pardesi

Why does the stranger come to mind?
Why does the stranger come to mind?
A moon that gleams in the forest's heart,
Then hides, a whisper, where shadows dart.
A moon that gleams in the forest's heart,
Then hides, a whisper, where shadows dart.
When a dream appears, a fleeting art,
When a dream appears, a fleeting art,
Why does the stranger come to mind?
The stranger...

When the eastern wind begins to blow,
And the cuckoo’s song begins to flow,
When clouds gather, a somber show,
Why does the stranger come to mind?
The stranger...

Of the heart's deep, shaded space,
Of longings, hopes, a sacred trace,
Of longings, hopes, a sacred trace,
When the veil of secrets finds its grace,
When the veil of secrets finds its grace,
Why does the stranger come to mind?
The stranger...

When days now gone begin to gleam,
Like circling clouds, a fading dream,
When the wounded heart begins to scream,
Why does the stranger come to mind?
The stranger...