so ja mere laal so ja
so ja mere laal
so ja mere laal so ja
so ja mere laal
madhur suro me nindiya gaaye
main deti hu taal
so ja so ja mere laal
so ja so ja mere laal

aayi raat ki rani aanchal me bharke taare
baant rahi hai pariya duniya ko sapne pyare
jab sapne aate hai dukh so jate hai sare
mund le tu bhi ankhiya
ab so gaye chand sitare
nindiya chume palke teri maiya chume gaal
so ja so ja mere laal
so ja so ja mere laal
madhur suro me nindiya gaaye
main deti hu taal
so ja so ja mere laal
so ja so ja mere laal

tere jaisa laal tha mera
bhola bhala pyara pyara
bichhad gaya pyara pyara
karke mera jag andhiyara
bichhad gaya mujhse bachpan me
karke mera jag andhiyara
kitni duaye maangi maine
tab to wapas laut ke aaya
lekin aisa badal gaya wo
apna hokar lage paraya
pakar bhi na paya maa ne
apna khoya laal
so ja so ja mere laal
so ja so ja mere laal
madhur suro me nindiya gaaye
main deti hu taal
so ja so ja mere laal
so ja so ja mere laal

kitna accha hota
bacche jo bacche rahte
man me khot na aata
ye moti hanste rahte
mamta ka dard samajhte
chahe maa ko maa na kahte
ghar ghar me hoti khushiya
sab pyar me dube rahte
chain ki nindiya soti duniya
sukh ki chadar daal
so ja so ja mere laal
so ja so ja mere laal
madhur suro me nindiya gaaye
main deti hu taal
so ja so ja mere laal
so ja so ja mere laal

Sleep, my darling, sleep, now,
Sleep, my darling, sleep.
Sleep, my darling, sleep, now,
Sleep, my darling, sleep.
Melodies of slumber softly hum,
I keep the rhythm, deep.
Sleep, oh sleep, my darling,
Sleep, oh sleep, my sleep.

Queen of night, her shawl of stars, descends,
Fairies scatter dreams to all the world.
When dreams arrive, all sorrows end,
Close your eyes, my dearest child.
The moon and stars have gone to rest,
Slumber kisses your lashes, mother, your cheek.
Sleep, oh sleep, my darling,
Sleep, oh sleep, my sleep.
Melodies of slumber softly hum,
I keep the rhythm, deep.
Sleep, oh sleep, my darling,
Sleep, oh sleep, my sleep.

Like you, my darling, once was mine,
Innocent, pure, a precious prize.
Like you, my darling, once was mine,
Innocent, pure, before my eyes.
He left me in my childhood days,
And plunged my world in darkened skies.
I prayed and prayed for his return,
And yet, he came back, changed in guise.
Though found, he felt so far, so gone,
A mother’s lost, beloved call.
Sleep, oh sleep, my darling,
Sleep, oh sleep, my sleep.
Melodies of slumber softly hum,
I keep the rhythm, deep.
Sleep, oh sleep, my darling,
Sleep, oh sleep, my sleep.

Oh, if only childhood lingered on,
No shadows in the heart would bloom.
These pearls of laughter would never be gone,
Understanding of a mother’s womb.
If children did not turn away,
If only love would fill each room.
The world would sleep in peaceful night,
Wrapped in bliss, dispelling gloom.
Then the world would be in peace,
In happiness, within our soul.
Sleep, oh sleep, my darling,
Sleep, oh sleep, my sleep.
Melodies of slumber softly hum,
I keep the rhythm, deep.
Sleep, oh sleep, my darling,
Sleep, oh sleep, my sleep.