At the soul of this song is a Keertan, and like all keertans this is a love song. It’s a song about a girl who has fallen in love with the moon. The lyrics talk about the girl complaining to the ‘night’ about how the ‘moon’ hides from her all day and at times disappears all together! Swanand Kirkire’s words were inspired by the moon & how it often forms the perfect accompaniment to love. Only this time, he wanted to reinterpret it in a completely different way.

This is a song about a girl confessing her love, all the while knowing that what she wishes for is unattainable. She is aware that her feelings will never be reciprocated but still can't wait to see the moon every night! Kaushiki Chakravarthy brings out this sweet pain through the song.

Read the lyrics here:

O ri sun bauri bauri chhori, jogi ko jiya mein na basaiyo

Jogi ka hai jagat thikana, jogi se tu chit na lagaiyo

Thagva hai thag lega matvala mukhrara

O ri raina tera chhona, chand hai chit chor
Mooh dikhaye adha pauna, tarse maan ka chakor

O ri raina tera chhona, chand hai chit chor
Mooh dikhaye adha pauna, tarse man ka chakor
Tarron ki dasht mein yeh, phirta banjara
Haan kyun mujhe bha gaya hai, zulmi aawara

Lagi, lagi, lagi, lagi,

Lagi , lagi, lagi, lagi, lagi re lagan chit chor
Lagi, lagi, lagi, lagi,

Lagi , lagi, lagi, lagi, lagi re lagan chit chor

Shaam pade dikhe mua, man bhatak jaye
Neendien ude bane dhua, tan mehek jaye
Ho dekh kar mera bandh jharokha, ghar nahi jaye
Kyu meri sooni si gali mein, yuhi mandaraye

Lagi, lagi, lagi, lagi,

Lagi , lagi, lagi, lagi, lagi re lagan chit chor
Lagi, lagi, lagi, lagi,

Lagi , lagi, lagi, lagi, lagi re lagan chit chor

O ri raina tera chhona, chand hai chit chor
Mooh dikhaye adha pauna, tarse man ka chakor
Tarron ki dasht mein yeh, phirta banjara
Haan kyun mujhe bha gaya hai, zulmi aawara

Lagi, lagi, lagi, lagi,

Lagi , lagi, lagi, lagi, lagi re lagan chit chor
Lagi, lagi, lagi, lagi,

Lagi , lagi, lagi, lagi, lagi re lagan chit chor

Jhumkhe mein jada usse, mala mein pehena
Mundiriya jada jada, moti na thehera
Haan jogi hai jogi ko manana sikh na paye
Haan hai suna har rite man mein, yeh to aye jaye re

Lagi, lagi, lagi, lagi,

Lagi , lagi, lagi, lagi, lagi re lagan chit chor
Lagi, lagi, lagi, lagi,

Lagi , lagi, lagi, lagi, lagi re lagan chit chor

O ri raina tera chhona, chand hai chit chor
Mooh dikhaye adha pauna, tarse man ka chakor
Tarron ki dasht mein yeh, phirta banjara
Haan kyun mujhe bha gaya hai, zulmi aawara

Hey lagi, lagi, lagi, lagi,

Lagi , lagi, lagi, lagi, lagi re lagan chit chor
Hey lagi, lagi, lagi, lagi,

Lagi , lagi, lagi, lagi, lagi re lagan chit chor

Hey lagi, lagi, lagi, lagi,

Lagi , lagi, lagi, lagi, lagi re lagan chit chor

Hey lagi, lagi, lagi, lagi,

Lagi , lagi, lagi, lagi, lagi re lagan chit chor 

CREDITS:

Composer: Shantanu Moitra

Producer: Shantanu Moitra

Language: Hindi

Lyrics: Swanand Kirkire

Vocals: Kaushiki Chakarvarty & Swanand Kirkire

Electric Sarod: Pratyush Banerjee

Khol: Gopal Burman

Drums: Darbuka Siva

Keys: Aman Nath

Keys: Daniel B George

Bass: Brennon Denfer

Guitar: Shantanu Moitra

Guitar: Ankur Mukherjee

Guitar: Shubham Moitra

Percussion: Franco Vaz

Saxophone: Shirish Malhotra

Backing Vocalist: Rajdeep Chatterjee

Backing Vocalist: Ankush Chakraborty

Backing Vocalist: Meghodeepa Gangopadhyay

Backing Vocalist: Mirande Rajeev Shah

Backing Vocalist: Ananya Ayachit

Recorded by: Steve Fitzmaurice, Ashish Manchanda (Flying Carpet Productions, Mumbai), assisted by Thorsten Muller

Mixed by Steve Fitzmaurice at the Pierce Rooms, London

Mastered by Bunt Stafford Clark at the Pierce Rooms, London