yaade yaad aati hai aati hai
jaan meri jaan meri jaan jaati hai
yaade yaad aati hai
ho jaan meri jaan meri jaan jaati hai
yaade yaad aati hai
ho jaan meri jaan meri jaan jaati hai jaati hai

jab dur hote ho tum kyun mujhko darr sa lage
jab dur hote ho tum kyun mujhko darr sa lage
raato ke sannato me saaya juda se lage
yaade yaad aati hai aati hai
jaan meri jaan meri jaan jaati hai

kyun ye charago ke hote hi shaam jale
kyun ye charago ke hote hi shaam jale
sun sahiba kyun mere humraah jale
yaade yaad aati hai
jaan meri jaan meri jaan jaati hai
yaade yaad aati hai
ha jaan meri jaan meri jaan jaati hai
yaade yaad aati hai
ha jaan meri jaan meri jaan jaati hai

Memories surface, they surface and rise,
My soul, my life, departs before my eyes.
Memories surface, they start to bloom,
Oh, my soul, my life, consumed by the tomb.
Memories surface, they start to play,
Oh, my soul, my life, fades away.

When distant, a fear, it begins to creep,
When distant, a fear, while I softly weep.
In the night's emptiness, a shadow does loom,
Memories surface, they fill every room,
My soul, my life, now consumed by the gloom.

Why does the evening ignite and burn,
Even when the lanterns brightly turn?
Listen, my love, why do my companions burn?
Memories surface, they sting and they yearn,
My soul, my life, to ashes now turn.
Memories surface, a haunting plea,
My soul, my life, eternally free.
Memories surface, they start to fall,
Oh, my soul, my life, beyond recall.