Sri Lanka Matha
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"Sri Lanka Matha" is the national anthem of Sri Lanka. The words and music were written by Ananda Samarakoon in 1940, and were officially adopted as the national anthem on November 22, 1951.
The first line of the anthem originally read: "Namo namo matha, apa Sri Lanka". There was some controversy over these words in the 1950s, and in early 1962 they were changed to their present form.
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"Sri Lanka Matha" Sinhala Version
- Sri Lanka Matha, apa Sri Lanka,
- Namo Namo Namo Namo Matha.
- Sundara siri barini,
- Surendi athi Sobamana Lanka
- Dhanya dhanaya neka mal pala thuru piri, jaya bhoomiya ramya.
- Apa hata sapa siri setha sadana, jee vanaye Matha!
- Piliganu mana apa bhakti pooja,
- Namo Namo Matha.
- Apa Sri Lanka,
- Namo Namo Namo Namo Matha,
- apa Sri Lanka, Namo Namo Namo Namo Matha.
- Obave apa vidya obamaya apa sathya obave apa shakti
- apa hada thula bhakti oba apa aloke
- apage anuprane oba apa jeevana ve
- apa muktiya obave
- Nava jeevana demine nithina apa
- Pubudu karan matha
- Ganna veerya vadavamina ragena yanu
- mana jaya bhoomi kara
- Eka mavekuge daru kala bavina
- yamu yamu wee nopama
- Prema vada sama bheda durara da Namo Namo Matha
- Apa Sri Lanka,
- Namo Namo Namo Namo Matha.
- Apa Sri Lanka,
- Namo Namo Namo Namo Matha!
"Sri Lanka Thaaye" Tamil Version
- Sri lankA thAyE - nam Sri Lanka
- nammO nammO nammO nammO thAyE
- nallezil poli sIraNi
- nalangkaL yAvum niRai vAnmaNi langkA
- njAlam pukaz vaLa vayal nathi malai malar
- naRunjsOlai koL langkA
- namathuRu pukalitam ena oLirvAy
- namathuthi El thAyE
- namathalai ninathati mEl vaiththOmE
- namathuyirE thAyE - nam Sri Lanka
- nammO nammO nammO nammO thAyE
- namathAraruL AnAy
- navai thavir uNarvAnAy
- namathOr valiyAnAy
- navil suthanthiram AnAy
- namathiLamaiyai nAttE
- naku mati thanaiyOttE
- amaivuRum aRivutanE
- atalseRi thuNivaruLE - nam Sri Lanka
- nammO nammO nammO nammO thAyE
- namathOr oLi vaLamE
- naRiya malar ena nilavum thAyE
- yAmellAm oru karuNai anaipayantha
- ezilkoL sEykaL enavE
- iyaluRu piLavukaL thamai aRavE
- izivena nIkkituvOm
- Iza sirOmaNi vAzvuRu pUmaNi
- nammO nammO thAyE - nam Sri Lanka
- nammO nammO nammO nammO thAyE
English translation
- Mother Lanka we worship Thee!
- Plenteous in prosperity, Thou,
- Beauteous in grace and love,
- Laden with corn and luscious fruit
- And fragrant flowers of radiant hue,
- Giver of life and all good things,
- Our land of joy and victory,
- Receive our grateful praise sublime,
- Lanka! we worship Thee.
- Thou gavest us Knowledge and Truth,
- Thou art our strength and inward faith,
- Our light divine and sentient being,
- Breath of life and liberation.
- Grant us, bondage free, inspiration.
- Inspire us for ever.
- In wisdom and strength renewed,
- Ill-will, hatred, strife all ended,
- In love enfolded, a mighty nation
- Marching onward, all as one,
- Lead us, Mother, to fullest freedom.
