Leela by Krish Ashok

A Sanskrit adaptation of Eric Clapton's acoustic version of Layla (as लीला - Leela) with lyrics by SP Suresh (https://twitter.com/vajrabhrt) & Vaishnavi S

Vocals, Guitars (Ovation acoustic) , Violin (Yamaha), Piano, Bass, Drum programming, mixing & mastering by @krishashok

Lyrics

त्वयि एकाकिन्यां किं करिष्यसि (What will you do for your loneliness)
Tvayi ēkākin'yāṁ kiṁ kariṣyasi
यदा सहचरः कोऽपि नास्ति (When for companionship there is no one)
yadā sahacaraḥ kō̕pi nāsti
चिरम् धावन्ती गुप्ता असि त्वम् (Time has past, you have been hiding)
ciram dhāvantī guptā asi tvam
जानास्येव तत् गर्व इति (You must know that it is your pride)
jānāsyēva tat garva iti

लीले, साष्टाङ्गं प्रणमामि (Leela, I fall at your feet)
līlē, sāṣṭāṅgaṁ praṇamāmi
लीले, प्रिये, त्वम् याचेऽहम् (Leela, my love, I implore thee)
līlē, priyē, tvam yācē̕ham
लीले, चित्तव्याकुलम् शमय (Leela, pacify my troubled mind)
līlē, cittavyākulam śamaya

तव शोकम् अपहर्तुम् अयते (I tried to remove your sorrow)
tava śōkam apahartum ayatē
त्वत्पिता यदा निराशाम् (अजनयत्) (When your father let you down)
tvatpitā yadā nirāśām (ajanayat)
मूढोऽहम्! त्वयि अनुरागो जातः! (Fool that I am, love for you was born)
mūḍhō̕ham! Tvayi anurāgō jātaḥ!
लोक एव अधोमुखीकृतः! (My whole world was turned upside down)
Lōka ēva adhōmukhīkr̥taḥ!

उन्मादात् प्राक् मम (Before I become mad)
Unmādāt prāk mama
मां पुनरुद्धर (Bring me back to normalcy)
māṁ punarud'dhara
गतिर्नास्तीति मा वद (Don't tell me that there's no hope / way)
gatirnāstīti mā vada
व्यर्थमिदम् प्रेम मा ब्रूहि (Don't tell me that my love is in vain)
vyarthamidam prēma mā brūhi

thanks to Kenneth Adair for the romanized version of the lyrics

Picture credits: Raja Ravi Varma's Urvashi & Pururavas