ye chand to mridang hai, taare hai nadi re
ye chand to mridang hai, taare hai nadi re
ye kaun ga raha hai, ye kaun ga raha hai
mere man me dhire dhire
ye chand to mridang hai, taare hai nadi re

bajta sitar pal pal mijrab hai ye kiska
in pyar ke suro me jawab hai ye kiska
jawab hai ye kiska
is jhumti kavita me kisne hai jade heere
ye kaun ga raha hai
mere man me dhire dhire
ye chand to mridang hai, taare hai nadi re

ae manjhi udhar mat chal us or hai savera
jivan me rahe hardam ye aaj ka andhera
ye aaj ka andhera
madira ye milan ki hai ji chahe jitni pee re
ye kaun ga raha hai
mere man me dhire dhire
ye chand to mridang hai, taare hai nadi re

lahre bhi kinare milne ko tarasti hai
milti hai bichhadti hai hatti hai phir badhti hai
hatti hai phir badhti hai
dariya me bund bankar jab tak tu chahe jee re
ye kaun ga raha hai
mere man me dhire dhire
ye chand to mridang hai, taare hai nadi re
ye kaun ga raha hai

The moon, a tabla's beat, stars a flowing stream,
The moon, a tabla's beat, stars a flowing stream,
Who sings this song, who sings this song,
Within my soul, a gentle dream,
The moon, a tabla's beat, stars a flowing stream.

Each moment, a sitar, a touch that plays,
Whose answer breathes within love's ways?
Whose answer's in this haze?
Who gems this swaying poem, rare and keen?
Who sings this song,
Within my soul, a gentle dream,
The moon, a tabla's beat, stars a flowing stream.

O sailor, do not steer toward the dawn,
Let today's dark remain, forever drawn,
Let today's dark be born,
Drink deep this wine of meeting, as you lean,
Who sings this song,
Within my soul, a gentle dream,
The moon, a tabla's beat, stars a flowing stream.

The waves yearn for the shore, to intertwine,
They meet, they part, recede, and then they shine,
Recede, and then they shine,
Live as a drop within the ocean's scene,
Who sings this song,
Within my soul, a gentle dream,
The moon, a tabla's beat, stars a flowing stream,
Who sings this song?