A lovely lullaby. This is what my mom sings for my daughter these days…
Lyrics in Hindi:
हवा धीरे आना
नींद भरे , पंख लिए , झूला झुला जाना
नन्ही कलि सोने चली हवा धीरे आना
नींद भरे , पंख लिए , झूला झुला जाना
नन्ही कलि सोने चली
चाँद किरण सी गुडिया नाजों की है पली \- 2
आज अगर चांदनियां आना मेरी गली
गुन गुन गुन गीत कोई हौले हौले गाना
नींद भरे , पंख लिए , झूला झुला जाना
रेशम की डोर अगर पैरों को उलझाए \- 2
घुंघरू का दाना कोई शोर मचा जाए
दाने मेरे जागे तो फिर निंदिया तू बहलाना
नींद भरे , पंख लिए , झूला झुला जाना
नन्ही कलि सोने चली हवा धीरे आना
Lyrics in English:
hava dheere aana
neend bhare, pankh liye, jhula jhula jaana
nanhi kali sone chali hava dheere aana
neend bhare, pankh liye, jhula jhula jaana
nanhi kali sone chali
chaand kiran si gudiya naajon ki hai pali \- 2
aaj agar chaandaniya aana meri gali
gun gun gun geet koi haule haule gaana
neend bhare pankh liye, jhula jhula jaana
resham ki dor agar pairon ko ulajhaae \- 2
ghungharu ka daana koi shor macha jaae
daane mere jaage to phir nindiya tu bahalaana
neend bhare, pankh liye, jhula jhula jaana
nanhi kali sone chali hava dheere aana

smrita said,
August 2, 2009 at 1:48 pm
This is teh poem I grew up listning to….every night…I used to think my mom created this for me…Got to know the truth lately..:(…lOlsss….Thanks for posting it here..!!
D S said,
September 14, 2009 at 6:26 pm
Aww Smrita! Nevermind – it is still a lovely song!
renu said,
October 6, 2010 at 12:21 pm
it is good
SK said,
March 6, 2012 at 9:36 pm
My mom used to sing this to me every night growing up…and still does, 20 years later, when im feeling sad
i also thought she’d made it up just for me hehe…can someone tell me what it means though?
Vimal Kumar Shukla said,
April 4, 2012 at 10:47 am
A good lori.