Heena Aran Enna

At the end of the struggle,
bringing a smile that kisses the cheek,
you, whom I picture wandering all around you

Don’t let the night grow any longer,
float over, come, and stay close by,
draw near, and slowly now, close your eyes,
rest your head upon my shoulder,
hidden and unhidden,
meeting again and again,
come, bringing fragrance

The dew, cold with smeared kisses,
untie the kiyambu vines, one by one,
upon the rippling tresses,
adorn them, flower by flower,
leave room for the nearest day,
come, bringing dreams

A tender, intimate love song, an invitation to closeness after hardship. At the end of the struggle, the singer imagines the beloved arriving bringing a smile that kisses the cheek, and confesses that he keeps picturing her, wandering, in his mind, all around her. It sets up the whole song as a longing daydream of reunion and rest.

The middle is all soft, whispered nearness. Don’t let the night grow longer, he asks; float over, come, and stay close by, draw near, slowly close your eyes, and rest your head upon my shoulder. He wants her hidden and unhidden, meeting again and again, the gentle back-and-forth of intimacy, and asks her to come, bringing fragrance.

The close is delicate and sensual, but tender. In the cold dew smeared with kisses, he wants to untie the kiyambu vines, one by one, and adorn her rippling tresses flower by flower. And he asks her to leave room for the nearest day, for a future together, and to come, bringing dreams. Sung by Imran to words by Nayomi Sakunika, composed by Tharindu Damsara, it is a soft, dreamy love song about longing for a loved one to come close after the struggle, and to bring with her both fragrance and dreams.