Baagh mein aao (Extended)

BAAGH MEIN AAO DHEERE (Come Softly into the Garden) **[Vocal Intro — Shrill warbling hum, eccentric theatrical whistling]** Aao… dheere dheere… *(Come… softly, softly…)* Aao… baagh mein… *(Come… into the garden…)* **[Verse 1 — Sweet, innocent, lilting]** Aao dheere, baagh mein aao, *(Come softly, come into the garden,)* So jaayein gulaab, unhein mat jagaao. *(Let the roses fall asleep, don't wake them.)* **MAT!** *(angry vocal)* *(DON'T!)* Jaaaaagaaaoooo! *(WAAAAKE THEEEEM UUUUP!)* Kaliyon ki aankhein jab band… *(When the flower buds' eyes close…)* **BAND!** *(CLOSE!)* Ho jaayenge! *(They will close!)* Chaand bhi baadal ke peechhe chup… *(The moon will hide behind the clouds…)* **CHUP! CHUP! Chup jaayega!** *(HIDE! HIDE! It will hide away!)* **[Chorus — Overly cheerful melody, bouncy, uncannily sweet singing]** Aao, khelein, *(Come, let's play,)* Dheere hansein, koi sun na paaye. *(Let's laugh softly, so nobody can hear.)* **[Whispering vocal]** Koiiiii… suney paayeeee naaa… Shhhh! *(Nobodyyyyy… can heeeear usss… Shhhh!)* Aao, khelein, *(Come, let's play,)* Raat ki god mein kho jaao. *(Disappear into the arms of the night.)* Baagh mein khelein, chhupam-chhupai, *(Let's play hide-and-seek in the garden,)* Jab tak thak jaayein, *(Until we grow tired,)* Shayad so jaayein… hum sabhi. *(Perhaps we'll fall asleep… all of us.)* **[Bridge — Slower, almost a lullaby]** Gehri neend… gehri neend… *(Deep sleep… deep sleep…)* Palkein bhaari, saansein dheemi. *(Heavy eyelids, gentle breathing.)* Aao dheere, baagh mein aao, *(Come quietly, come into the garden,)* Jab so jaayein gulaab… Shhh! *(When the roses fall asleep… Shhhh!)* Khelenge, phir so jaana. *(We'll play, then go to sleep.)* Mitti ki chaadar odh ke so jaana… *(Cover yourself with a blanket of earth and go to sleep…)* **[Outro — Whispered, eerie and childlike]** Baagh ki mitti ke neeche… *(Beneath the garden soil…)* Aao dheere, baagh mein aao… *(Come softly, come into the garden…) Aao dheere, baagh mein aao, *(Come softly, come into the garden…)* Shayad so jaayein … hum sabhi *(Perhaps we'll fall asleep… all of us.)*