Sri Lanka Matha

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Sri Lanka Matha
English: National Anthem of Sri Lanka (Mother Sri Lanka)
National Anthem of Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Lyrics Ananda Samarakoon, 1940
Music Ananda Samarakoon, 1940
Adopted 1951

Sri Lanka Matha (Instrumental)

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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 in the Sinhala language, and was officially adopted as the national anthem on November 22, 1951 by a committee headed by Sir Edwin Wijeyeratne.

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 English translation Tamil translation
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, jeevanaye Matha!
Piliganu mena apa bhakti pooja,
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, Aapage anuprane
oba apa jeevana ve, Apa muktiya obave
Nava jeevana demine
Nnithina apa Pubudu karan matha
Gnana veerya vadavamina ragena yanu
mena 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.
Mother Lanka we salute 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.
SrI langkA thAyE - nam SrI langkA
namO namO namO namO 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
namO namO thAyE
nam SrI langkA
namO namO namO namO thAyE
namathAraruL AnAy, navai thavir uNarvAnAy
namathOr valiyAnAy, navil suthanthiram AnAy
namathiLamaiyai wAttE, waku mati thanaiyOttE
amaivuRum aRivutanE, atalseRi thuNivaruLE
namathOr oLi vaLamE
naRiya malar ena nilavum thAyE
yAmellAm oru karuNai anaipayawtha
ezilkoL sEykaL enavE
iyaluRu piLavukaL thamai aRavE
izivena wIkkituvOm
Iza sirOmaNi vAzvuRu pUmaNi
namO namO thAyE - nam SrI langkA
namO namO namO namO thAyE

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