Raye Sihinayaka Lyrics by Shirly Waijayantha

In a dream of the night, in a realm of dreams,
I remember you,
in that dream you were wearing a crown,
I remember it,
adorning your lips with a sweet smile,
you smiled, I remember,
will such a dream come again?
without you, the heart trembles

Though I thought to sing, I could not sing,
though I thought to write, I could not write,
unable to string sweet verses in a poem,
who, then, are you?
the dream stays a dream, you are not in my world

Eyes flashing little signs, both eyes swaying,
smiles form on the two cheeks,
lovely and graceful, binding the mind and heart,
who are you, to be like this?
the dream stays a dream, you are not in my world

In a dream of the night, in a realm of dreams

A tender song about a love that lives only in dreams. In a dream of the night, in a realm of dreams, I remember you, the singer begins; in that dream she wore a crown and smiled sweetly. But waking brings the ache, will such a dream come again?, because without you, the heart trembles. The dream is the only place they are together.

The middle is the helplessness she leaves him in. Though I thought to sing, I could not sing; though I thought to write, I could not write, unable even to string a verse together, he asks, who, then, are you? The recurring line lands the sorrow: the dream stays a dream, you are not in my world.

The close returns to her remembered face, eyes flashing little signs, smiles forming on her cheeks, lovely and graceful, binding the mind and heart, and again the wondering question, who are you, to be like this? And again the answer: it remains only a dream, and she is not in his world. Sung by Shirly Waijayantha, it is a gentle, aching song about a beloved who appears crowned and smiling in dreams, and the trembling emptiness of waking to find she was never really there.