Chaarikawe

On the journey where our eyes met,
your mischievous, colour-brushed feelings,
are felt in secret

Kiss after chosen kiss…
the flower-arrows you loosed.. the gaze of the eyes..
it forms still now..
a sensuous dream..

My cheeks flushing red,
my heart filling up with shyness,
I smile, softly, barely,
have I become yours, even without my knowing?

This passing night, in its going,
I will stay all alone..
bearing a wanton heart in the summer heat,
I sit.. gazing.. seeking your face..

Drawing near, showing love’s colours,
if you’re going to leave me all bewildered,
then show me, for a few dreams’ worth,
and I’ll stay, matching my rhythm to your rhythm..
no more masks..
none of the old dramas I played before..
when other boys cast a glance my way,
I can’t even sulk at you..
come.. ask me about love..
it won’t be a bother or a headache, truly,
my love, the love that never changes,
has no fences, no boundaries..

My cheeks flushing red,
my heart filling up with shyness,
I smile, softly, barely,
have I become yours, even without my knowing?

On the journey where our eyes met,
your mischievous, colour-brushed feelings,
are felt in secret

Kiss after chosen kiss…
the flower-arrows you loosed.. the gaze of the eyes..
it forms still now..
a sensuous dream..

A bright, flirtatious love song, a collaboration by Surenie De Mel and the AK Twins, about the first giddy pull of attraction. It begins on the journey where our eyes met, where the beloved’s mischievous, colour-brushed feelings are sensed only in secret, and remembers, half-dreamily, the chosen kisses, the flower-arrows of desire, and a gaze that still, even now, conjures a sensuous dream.

The middle is the sweet self-consciousness of new love. Cheeks flushing red, heart full of shyness, the singer smiles almost involuntarily and wonders, have I become yours, even without knowing it? Left alone as the night passes, she sits with a wanton heart in the summer heat, gazing, searching for the other’s face, longing made warm and restless.

The last section, the AK Twins’ rap, answers with easy, teasing reassurance. Draw near, show your true colours, it says, and if you mean to leave me dazzled, at least show me for a few dreams’ worth; I’ll keep in step with you, no more masks, none of the old dramas. And a lover’s generous, modern promise: when other boys glance my way I won’t even sulk; just ask me about love, it will never be a headache, because my love never changes and has no fences. Sung by Surenie De Mel with the AK Twins to words by Chathuka Maduranga, it is a warm, playful song about falling into an easy, boundless love.