Shiv Kumar Batalvi's - "Raat Chaanani MaeN TuraaN -- A Walk On A Moonlit Night " (Presentation - Desh Ratna)

Raat Chaanani MaeN TuraaN Raat chaanani maeN TuraaN Mera naal Ture parCHaavaaN, JiNde mereeye! Galeeye gali chaanan sute MaeN kis galeeye aavaaN, JiNde mereeye! THeekar-pehira den sugaNdheeyaaN, Lori den havaavaaN, JiNde mereeye! MaeN rishma da vaakif naahi, KihaRi risham jagaavaaN, JiNde mereeye! Je koi risham jagaavaaN aRiye, DaaDHa paap kamaavaaN, JiNde mereeye! Dardi Dardi TuraaN nimaani, Pole pahb TikaavaaN, JiNde mereeye! SaaDe potaRiyaaN vich biraha RakhiyaaN saaDiyaaN maavaaN, JiNde mereeye! Chaanan saaDe MuRoN vaeri, Keekan aNg CHuhaavaaN, JiNde mereeye! Raat chaanani maeN TuraaN, Mera naal Ture parCHaavaaN, JiNde mereeye! Galeeye gali chaanan sute MaeN kis galeeye aavaaN, JiNde mereeye!

A Walk On A Moonlit Night If I walk on a moonlit night, My shadow walks beside me, O my life. Moonlight hides in every lane, Which lane should I take? O my life. The night-scents are vigilant, And the wind is soothing, O my life. I am ignorant about these rays of moonlight, Will I awaken one? O my life. If I awaken a ray of moonlight, I will be branded a sinner, O my life. So I walk in fear, Treading lightly, O my life. Separation was put in our swaddling cloth, By our mothers, O my life. Since the beginning, light has been our enemy, How can I let it touch my limbs? O my life. If I come to you on a moonlit night, My shadow walks beside me, O my life. Moonlight hides in every lane Which lane should I take? O my life.