Sarath performs ‘Rayaleni Lekhane’ for the album Ulavacharu Biryani, starring Prakash Raj and Sneha. Lyricist Chandrabose and composer Ilaiyaraja create a haunting ballad about irreversible emotional bonds.
Rayaleni Lekhane
Sarath • From “Ulavacharu Biryani”
Rayaleni Lekhane Lyrics Translation (from “Ulavacharu Biryani”)
Chandrabose compares unspoken feelings to an unwritable letter and an unforgettable melody. The phrase ‘What fell before you were not flowers, but my eyes’ visualizes total surrender to love’s permanence.
Rayaleni Lekhane Marchatam ElaHow can I change a letter that I cannot even write?
Teeyaleni Raagame Maravatam ElaHow can I forget a melody that I cannot even sing?
Rayaleni Lekhane Marchatam ElaHow can I change a letter that I cannot even write?
Teeyaleni Raagame Maravatam ElaHow can I forget a melody that I cannot even sing?
Idi Alasipoleni Hrudayam Antuleni PayanamThis heart never tires, and this journey has no end.
Idi Melakuveleni Udayam Taraleni GaganamThis is a morning where no one wakes, a sky without any stars.
Taraleni GaganamA sky without any stars.
Dooram Raalekunna Nee Teeram RaalekunnaEven if I can’t cross the distance or reach your shore.
Teliyaka Niluchunna Oka Pilupuku VechunnaI stand here unknowingly, waiting for just one call.
Bhashaloni Maatane Telapatam ElaHow can I express a word that isn’t in any language?
Gunde Kanti Neetine Tudavadam ElaHow do I wipe away the tears flowing from my heart?
Nee Munde Raalipadinavi Pulu Kadu Naa KalluWhat fell down before you weren’t flowers, but my very eyes.
Nee Meede Chinukulaina Mabbu Kadu Naa ManasuIt wasn’t a cloud that drizzled on you, but my own heart.
Dooram Raalekunna Nee Teeram RaalekunnaEven if I can’t cross the distance or reach your shore.
Teliyaka Niluchunna Oka Pilupuku VechunnaI stand here unknowingly, waiting for just one call.
Rayaleni Lekhane Marchatam ElaHow can I change a letter that I cannot even write?
Teeyaleni Raagame Maravatam ElaHow can I forget a melody that I cannot even sing?
Rayaleni Lekhane Marchatam ElaHow can I change a letter that I cannot even write?
Teeyaleni Raagame Maravatam ElaHow can I forget a melody that I cannot even sing?
Rayaleni Lekhane Music Video
Sarath’s vocal delivery amplifies the helplessness described in the Rayaleni Lekhane lyrics translation. This Ulavacharu Biryani track frames devotion as a force beyond language or time.