Tholi Kshanam

Ninnu tholi saari choosina aa kshannana
Madilo regenoo madhura bhavana
Yeda koyila aalapinchenoo priyaalaapana
Madi cheseno sudheergha nivedhana
Yenatikaina ninnu cheralani kaligenu naalo aavedhana

Emilenattu nethone matladutunna
Asalemi yeruganatlu ney natistunna
Nee prathi matalo naapai premane vetukuntunna
Ee dooram assalu ney tattukolekunna
Yenatikaina ninnu cheralane parithapistunna

Neetho gadipe prati nimishana
Marentho anubhuthini ney anubhavistunna
Na meeda prema ledeemo anna bhaavana tolustunna
Ninnu veedi kshanamaina ney vundalekunna
Neemeeda prema kaliginchina aa tholi kshananni ney maruvalekunna

The moment I first saw you,

sweet thoughts kindled in my mind,

Inside me cuckoo sand a mellifluous song,

My heart made a prolonged appeal,

lamenting to reach you someday.

Although I talk to you casually,

Even though I act nonchalantly,

In every word of yours, I anticipate love for me,

The distance between us is unbearable,

I yearn to reach you someday.

Every moment I spend with you,

I accrue more feelings for you.

Although the thought that you may not love me is piercing,

even a second, I cannot live with you.

Unforgettable is the first moment I loved you.

--Transalation: Courtesy a friend