teri lori yad hai ati tere bina main so na paun
kaisa hai najane andhera dekho main dar dar jaun
teri lori yad hai ati tere bina main so na paun
kaisa hai najane andhera dekho main dar dar jaun
uth ke dhundhu charo taraf mai tujh ko phir bhi dekh na paun
main jo tujh se door hun itna kaise tere pas main aun maa
teri lori yad hai ati tere bina main so na paun
kaisa hai najane andhera dekho main dar dar jaun

tu bethi hogi khane ki thali chawal ke laddu us per saja ke
ankhein teri roti hongi ane ki meri as laga ke
ahat sun kar tu jagti hogi mere qadmon ki rasoi se ati
bhagti hogi phir kone kone ruk jati hogi mujh ko na pa ke maa
teri lori yad hai ati tere bina main so na paun
kesa hai najane andhera dekho main dar dar jaun

deewaron par latki patange ud jane ko bechain hongi
charkhi par jo dhul jami hai dhage par woh ghisti hogi
galiyan khali raste chup honge pedon par jhoole roothe honge
mera tukda asman ka rota hoga maa
mere ansu us mei mile hai kese unko bolo chhupaun

Your lullaby, a whisper in the night,
Without it, sleep evades, the world takes flight.
An unknown darkness, a chilling dread,
My heart shrinks, filled with a fear unsaid.
Your lullaby, a whisper in the night,
Without it, sleep evades, the world takes flight.
An unknown darkness, a chilling dread,
My heart shrinks, filled with a fear unsaid.

I rise, I search, in every shadowed space,
Yet your form, I cannot find, your face.
I am so distant, lost in the divide,
How can I reach you, my haven, my guide?
Your lullaby, a whisper in the night,
Without it, sleep evades, the world takes flight.
An unknown darkness, a chilling dread,
My heart shrinks, filled with a fear unsaid.

Perhaps you sit, before a laden plate,
Rice-sweetened spheres, your loving hand create.
Your eyes, they weep, with longing's endless plea,
Awaiting my return, to you, to me.
A sound, a stir, you wake, hope takes its hold,
My footsteps' echo, a story to be told.
You rush, you search, from corner to the core,
Then pause, defeated, I'm not at your door.
Your lullaby, a whisper in the night,
Without it, sleep evades, the world takes flight.
An unknown darkness, a chilling dread,
My heart shrinks, filled with a fear unsaid.

The kites on the wall, restless to be free,
Dust on the reel, the threads, worn by decree.
The lanes are silent, the trees stand in grief,
The swings, deserted, offering no relief.
My fragment of sky, it weeps, a tearful sight,
My tears are mingled, in endless night.
How can I hide them, these tears that flow?
How can I ease this pain, this heavy woe?