Obath Nodani Mata Lyrics by Shirly Waijayantha

You too, without my knowing, drew close,
and constantly come to mind,
whispering to me, just a little,
love is happening

I too have now drawn close to you,
feeling unfamiliar feelings,
you brought a sweetness to the spring,
sensing, over and over, that it is you,
love is felt

Though I told you love-tales,
though I wove lines of verse,
thinking that we would meet again,
I felt like singing out
“I love you”

You too, without my knowing…

A thousand wishes, longing for you,
a thousandfold feelings, because of you,
thinking of reaching for your hand,
I felt like singing out
“I love you”

You too, without my knowing…

A sweet, blossoming song about love that creeps up on both people at once. You too, without my knowing, drew close, the singer says, and now the other constantly comes to mind, whispering softly that love is happening. There is no dramatic beginning, just the quiet realization that it has already started.

And the feeling is mutual. I too have now drawn close to you, he admits, feeling unfamiliar feelings; the beloved has brought a sweetness to the spring, and again and again he senses that it is you. Two people, each shyly discovering they have fallen for the other.

The close is the wish to finally say it. Having told love-tales and woven verses, hoping to meet again, I felt like singing out, I love you; with a thousand wishes and a thousandfold feelings because of her, and dreaming of reaching for her hand, the urge to declare it grows too strong to hold. Sung by Shirly Waijayantha, it is a tender, hopeful song about a mutual love quietly dawning, and the sweet impulse to sing out I love you at last.