YALA

RÁE VÉTHA THARU KÁTA DHILÉNAA RÁES [LÁBA]

GÉNA NALA SIMBALA RAN SAMANULANATA

PINI DHÉNA MAL VÁEL VATAKARA NIDHIYANA

SURAPURA DHÁKALAA SITHUNAA YANNATA

YAALA ... YAALA ... YAALA ... YAALA

GAJA HANDA SAWANATA VÁTILAA [NÉTH DHÉKA]

ÁDHUNAA VÁLI THALA ATHARÉ VÁVA VÉTHA

PENUNAA PINI KÁTA VISIRÉNU AHASATA

DHUTU VATHA HADAWATHA GASVII THUTUKOTA

YAALA ... YAALA ... YAALA ... YAALA

SANDHA KIRANIN NAHAVUNU NIL KÁTA DHÉKA

ANDHURATA MUSUVII APAGÉN ÁETHATA

YANA VITA PÉNUNA KAHA KALU IRI RÁESA

POORUVE PINAKATA BAÉRUNÉ PANA TIKA

YAALA ... YAALA ... YAALA ... YAALA

ANDHURA MAKAA IRA NÁGGAA AHASATA

RON BONA BAMBARÉK BÁSAA MALAKATA

DHEDHUNU PAATÁTHA MAL PÉTHI ATHARÉ

KURULLO AAHARA SOYAMIN NÁTUWÉ

YAALA ... YAALA ... YAALA ... YAALA

WEERAPPULI

YALA

"YALA" IS THE NAME OF A NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IN SRI LANKA.  THIS SONG DESCRIBES A CAMPING EXCURSION INTO ITS DEPTHS.

NOTE: THE TRANSLATION PROVIDED HERE IS NOT A LINE-FOR-LINE TRANSLATION.  IT IS A ROUGH ATTEMPT TO CONVEY THE OVERALL IDEA PRESENTED WITHIN EACH VERSE.

RÁE VÉTHA THARU KÁTA DHILÉNAA RÁES [LÁBA]

GÉNA NALA SIMBALA RAN SAMANULANATA

PINI DHÉNA MAL VÁEL VATAKARA NIDHIYANA

SURAPURA DHÁKALAA SITHUNAA YANNATA

UPON BEHOLDING THIS RESPLENDENT LAND

NESTLED  WITHIN THE LATTICE OF FLOWERS WHICH RECEIVE

LIGHT FROM THE STARS, ARE KISSED BY THE WINDS, AND

WHICH OFFER NECTAR TO THE BUTTERFLIES; WE

WERE INSPIRED TO GO.

YAALA ... YAALA ... YAALA ... YAALA

GAJA HANDA SAWANATA VÁTILAA [NÉTH DHÉKA]

ÁDHUNAA VÁLI THALA ATHARÉ VÁVA VÉTHA

PENUNAA PINI KÁTA VISIRÉNU AHASATA

DHUTU VATHA HADAWATHA GASVII THUTUKOTA

SUDDENLY, A THUNDERING SOUND FELL UPON OUR EARS

AND OUR EYES WERE DRAWN TO A NEARBY LAKE

WATER DROPLETS HAD BEEN THROWN INTO THE AIR

AND THE BODY WE SAW MADE OUR HEARTS SKIP A BEAT

YAALA ... YAALA ... YAALA ... YAALA

SANDHA KIRANIN NAHAVUNU NIL KÁTA DHÉKA

ANDHURATA MUSUVII APAGÉN ÁETHATA

YANA VITA PÉNUNA KAHA KALU IRI RÁESA

POORUVE PINAKATA BAÉRUNÉ PANA TIKA

TWO EMERALD BLUE EYES WERE ILLUMINATED BY THE MOONLIGHT

AS THEY DISAPPEARED INTO THE FOREST

IN THEIR WAKE WE SAW YELLOW AND BLACK STREAKS

IT WAS BY GRACE THAT WE ESCAPED

YAALA ... YAALA ... YAALA ... YAALA

ANDHURA MAKAA IRA NÁGGAA AHASATA

RON BONA BAMBARÉK BÁSAA MALAKATA

DHEDHUNU PAATÁTHA MAL PÉTHI ATHARÉ

KURULLO AAHARA SOYAMIN NÁTUWÉ

ERASING THE DARKNESS, THE SUN RETURNED

BEES DESCENDED UPON THE FLOWERS

BIRDS DRESSED IN THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW

DANCED ABOUT AS THEY ENJOYED THEIR MEALS

YAALA ... YAALA ... YAALA ... YAALA

WEERAPPULI

MIHIRAKI OBA

MIHIRAKI OBA HAMUVEEMA LANDHÉ

SUNDHARAYI MAGÉ JIIVITHÉ

SWARGAYÉ SITA AAVA PRIYÉ

KIYANNA ÁYI OBA MATA AADHARÉI

OBÉ PRIYA SINAHAVÉN

OBÉ AHINSAKA NÉTH DHÉKIN

MAGÉ JIIVITHAYA OBA ÉLIYA KALA

MATHAKAYI APÉ ISSARA KAALÉ

SIHINAYAK VUNU E KAALÉ

AADHARÉN SITIYÉ THAALÉ

KIYANNA ÁYI OBA MATA AADHARÉI

MAGÉ SIHINA KUMARIYÉ

[OBA] BHAVIN BHAVÉ

MAGÉ SITHÉ RÁNDHUNA

OBÉ SATHUTAYI MAMA PATHANNÉ

OBÉ HANDAMAYI MATA ÁSENNÉ

OBÉ RUWAMAYI MAMA DHAKINNÉ

KIYANNA ÁYI OBA MATA AADHARÉI

MAGÉ SIHINA KUMARIYÉ

[OBA] BHAVIN BHAVÉ

MAGÉ SITHÉ RÁNDHUNA

KANNANGARA/WEERAPPULI

MIHIRAKI OBA

A JOYOUS EXPERIENCE

NOTE: THE TRANSLATION PROVIDED HERE IS NOT A LINE-FOR-LINE TRANSLATION.  IT IS A ROUGH ATTEMPT TO CONVEY THE OVERALL IDEA PRESENTED WITHIN EACH VERSE.

MIHIRAKI OBA HAMUVEEMA LANDHÉ

SUNDHARAYI MAGÉ JIIVITHÉ

SWARGAYÉ SITA AAVA PRIYÉ

KIYANNA ÁYI OBA MATA AADHARÉI

EACH TIME WE MEET IS A JOYOUS EXPERIENCE

MY LIFE IS FILLED WITH HAPPINESS

THE BEAUTY THAT DESCENDED FROM THE HEAVENS

TELL ME WHY YOU LOVE ME

OBÉ PRIYA SINAHAVÉN

OBÉ AHINSAKA NÉTH DHÉKIN

MAGÉ JIIVITHAYA OBA ÉLIYA KALA

YOUR BEAUTIFUL SMILE

YOUR INNOCENT EYES

YOU HAVE BROUGHT LIGHT TO MY LIFE

MATHAKAYI APÉ ISSARA KAALÉ

SIHINAYAK VUNU E KAALÉ

AADHARÉN SITIYÉ THAALÉ

KIYANNA ÁYI OBA MATA AADHARÉI

I REMEMBER THE DAYS OF OUR YOUTH

THE DAYS THAT HAVE BECOME DREAMS

THE DAYS THAT WE SPENT IN YOUTHFUL LOVE

TELL ME WHY YOU LOVE ME

MAGÉ SIHINA KUMARIYÉ

[OBA] BHAVIN BHAVÉ

MAGÉ SITHÉ RÁNDHUNA

THE WOMAN OF MY DREAMS

THROUGH LIFETIMES BEFORE

YOU HAVE CAPTURED MY THOUGHTS

OBÉ SATHUTAYI MAMA PATHANNÉ

OBÉ HANDAMAYI MATA ÁSENNÉ

OBÉ RUWAMAYI MAMA DHAKINNÉ

KIYANNA ÁYI OBA MATA AADHARÉI

YOUR HAPPINESS IS ALL I WANT

YOUR VOICE IS ALL I HEAR

YOUR FACE IS ALL I SEE

TELL ME WHY YOU LOVE ME

MAGÉ SIHINA KUMARIYÉ

[OBA] BHAVIN BHAVÉ

MAGÉ SITHÉ RÁNDHUNA

THE WOMAN OF MY DREAMS

THROUGH LIFETIMES BEFORE

YOU HAVE CAPTURED MY THOUGHTS

KANNANGARA/WEERAPPULI

MIIRAYÉN ÉHA THALÉ

MIIRAYÉN ÉHA THALÉ SIHILA RAATHRIYÉ

KARALIYÉ ÉLI VÁTIN DHUN PAALU RASHMIYÉ

NISHCHALEN, SUHURUWEN - SUSUMAK HÉLAA

SATH SARIN LIYU KATHA OHU GAYANAA KALA

YOGAYÉN, NADHAYÉN - MOHOTHAK MIDHI

GII ASANNO NÉTH PIYAA MATHAKAYÉ RÁNDHI

PAASÁLÉ AADHARÉI - MÁNIYAYI PIYA

JIIVITHÉ ATHITHAYÉN YALI CHINTHANÉ PURAA

MAVITHAYÉN, SÉNÉHASIN - ÁETHIN BALA

KUDAA SITHIN KULUNDHULIN [NAVA] SITHUWAM MAVAA

SOMNASIN, UPAHARIN - PITUWÉ THABAA

MATHU DHAAKADHI KUDHU PAHAN [YALI] VIVARAYA PATHAA

WEERAPPULI

MIIRAYÉN ÉHA THALÉ

ACROSS THE SEA

NOTE: THE TRANSLATION PROVIDED HERE IS NOT A LINE-FOR-LINE TRANSLATION.  IT IS A ROUGH ATTEMPT TO CONVEY THE OVERALL IDEA PRESENTED WITHIN EACH VERSE.

MIIRAYÉN ÉHA THALÉ SIHILA RAATHRIYÉ

KARALIYÉ ÉLI VÁTIN DHUN PAALU RASHMIYÉ

NISHCHALEN, SUHURUWEN - SUSUMAK HÉLAA

SATH SARIN LIYU KATHA OHU GAYANAA KALA

ON A COLD NIGHT ACROSS THE SEA

A FIGURE APPEARED IN A LONE SPOTLIGHT UPON A STAGE

CALMLY, SKILLFULLY - TAKING A BREATH

HE BEGAN TO RECITE STORIES WHICH HAD BEEN WRITTEN IN 7 NOTES

YOGAYÉN, NADHAYÉN - MOHOTHAK MIDHI

GII ASANNO NÉTH PIYAA MATHAKAYÉ RÁNDHI

PAASÁLÉ AADHARÉI - MÁNIYAYI PIYA

JIIVITHÉ ATHITHAYÉN YALI CHINTHANÉ PURAA

HEARING THE LYRICS AND MELODIES - THE PRESENT MOMENT FADED AWAY

EACH PERSON IN THE AUDIENCE BECAME LOST IN THOUGHT

IMAGES OF YOUNG LOVE - IMAGES OF CHILDHOOD (PARENTS)

WERE DRAWN FROM THE DISTANT PAST, TO AGAIN FILL THEIR MIND

MAVITHAYÉN, SÉNÉHASIN - ÁETHIN BALA

KUDAA SITHIN KULUNDHULIN [NAVA] SITHUWAM MAVAA

SOMNASIN, UPAHARIN - PITUWÉ THABAA

MATHU DHAAKADHI KUDHU PAHAN [YALI] VIVARAYA PATHAA

IN CHILDISH AMAZEMENT, AND WITH A RESIGNED JOY - WATCHING FROM AFAR

A YOUNG CHILD SITS, IMAGES APPEARING IN HIS MIND AS HE LISTENS

RECORDING EACH HUMBLE IMPRESSION IN THE BOOK OF HIS MEMORY

TO SOMEDAY OPEN AND RELIVE AGAIN

WEERAPPULI

SIRIPADÉ

VANDHINNA YANA MÉ NADÉTA SUMANA SAMAN DHÉVI PIHITAYI

VÁNDHALA BAHINA MÉ NADÉTA SUMANA SAMAN DHÉVI PIHITAYI

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RÁE YAAMÉ SIITHALÉ

SIRIPADÉ MII DHUMÉ

APA SÁMA BÁTHI GII GAYAA

VANDHINATA YAMU MUNI SIRIPAA

GATHA SODHA PIRUWATA ÁNDHALA

SUMANA SAMAN DHEVI SIHIKARALA

HADHA BÁTHIYÉN KARUNA KARALA

LAN VÉMU MUNI SIRIPAA VÉTHATA

RÁE YAAMÉ SIITHALÉ ...

IRA SAÉVAYA BALALAA

AVATA SIRIYA PÉNILAA

SÁMA DHÉVI PIHITEN HA BALAYÉN

VANDHINÉMU APA MUNI SIRIPAA

RÁE YAAMÉ SIITHALÉ ...

SAMANALAYANGÉ

SAMANALA THATU ATHARÉ

SAMANALA KANDHÉ

SÁMATAMA SAAMAYAVÉ

SAADHU SAADHU SAADHU

HANDA PATHIRÉ YAALU

MUNI SIRIPA APA ME VAÉNDHAA

SAADHU SAADHU SAADHU

FERNANDO/WEERAPPULI

SIRIPADÉ

"SIRIPADA" IS THE NAME OF A MOUNTAIN IN SRI LANKA TO WHICH DEVOTEES OF BUDDHISM, CHRISTIANITY, AND ISLAM MAKE PILGRIMAGES.  TRADITIONALLY, THE MOUNTAIN IS CLIMBED AT NIGHT IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO WITNESS THE SUNRISE FROM ITS PEAK.  THIS SONG DESCRIBES ONE SUCH TRIP.

NOTE: THE TRANSLATION PROVIDED HERE IS NOT A LINE-FOR-LINE TRANSLATION.  IT IS A ROUGH ATTEMPT TO CONVEY THE OVERALL IDEA PRESENTED WITHIN EACH VERSE.

VANDHINNA YANA MÉ NADÉTA SUMANA SAMAN DHÉVI PIHITAYI

VÁNDHALA BAHINA MÉ NADÉTA SUMANA SAMAN DHÉVI PIHITAYI

THE STANZAS ABOVE ARE OFTEN RECITED BY THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CLIMBING, AND REPLIED TO BY THOSE DESCENDING FROM THE MOUNTAIN.  ROUGHLY TRANSLATED; THEY READ:

WE WHO ARE CLIMBING, MAY WE BE BLESSED

WE WHO ARE DESCENDING, MAY WE BE BLESSED

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RÁE YAAMÉ SIITHALÉ

SIRIPADÉ MII DHUMÉ

APA SÁMA BÁTHI GII GAYAA

VANDHINATA YAMU MUNI SIRIPAA

IN THE COLD OF THE NIGHT

THROUGH THE MISTS (FOG)

SINGING SONGS OF FAITH

WE HAVE COME TO WORSHIP

GATHA SODHA PIRUWATA ÁNDHALA

SUMANA SAMAN DHEVI SIHIKARALA

HADHA BÁTHIYÉN KARUNA KARALA

LAN VÉMU MUNI SIRIPAA VÉTHATA

CLEANSING OUR BODIES AND OUR MINDS (DRESSING IN WHITE)

THINKING OF LORD SAMAN

FILLING OUR HEARTS WITH FAITH

WE CLIMB

RÁE YAAMÉ SIITHALÉ ...

IRA SAÉVAYA BALALAA

AVATA SIRIYA PÉNILAA

SÁMA DHÉVI PIHITEN HA BALAYÉN

VANDHINÉMU APA MUNI SIRIPAA

WITNESSING THE SUNRISE

AND ITS DIVINE BEAUTY

SURROUNDED BY THE GODS

LET US WORSHIP

RÁE YAAMÉ SIITHALÉ ...

SAMANALAYANGÉ

SAMANALA THATU ATHARÉ

SAMANALA KANDHÉ

SÁMATAMA SAAMAYAVÉ

THE MOUNTAIN

FROM BETWEEN THE WINGS OF THE BUTTERFLIES

THAT COVER ITS SURFACE

OFFERS BLESSINGS FOR ALL

SAADHU SAADHU SAADHU

HANDA PATHIRÉ YAALU

MUNI SIRIPA APA ME VAÉNDHAA

SAADHU SAADHU SAADHU

THE WORDS "SAADHU SAADHU SAADHU" FILL THE AIR

HAVING WORSHIPPED

THE WORDS "SAADHU SAADHU SAADHU" FILL THE AIR

FERNANDO/WEERAPPULI