Pansilu
Her pretty teeth like a pearl necklace behind the pretty red lips
I hear the sound of her bangles
I feel the fragrance coming form her long hair
I hear her footsteps, waliking through the rain
The day that pretty eyed girl became mine
The day I saw her for the first time
Suriyawachchasa...
I lost my consolation as you stole my heartbeat
When I saw you shining on that dancing floor
I fell in love.... Suriyawachchasa
Suriyawachchasa
I heard in my dreams, the harp playing
Even the wind is flowing strangly
The day I shall see my beloved musician
Pansilu
Wearing charming garlands, taking quick steps in dancing
How would you hide your thoughts by being quiet, when your charming eyes speak as they wish
Suriyawachchasa
The beloved musician of the divines'
Who sould be with Radha
Why trouble my heart, when it is forbidden to love you
Pansilu
Bena Samanala mauntain is covered by the mist
I am asking the cranes that fly over the sky
To find the way to her relatives' houses
Suriyawachchasa
When I hear your music, I dream about you
Sorrow shall never reach my heart, when I become yours
Pansilu
My magnificence dancer at the king's council
The sound of music (Sound of Manjeera) will re-write our love story
Suriyawachchasa
When the love blossoms in my heart
I am dancing today to your music
Pansilu
When will you become my bride?
Suriyawachchasa
Let's break the ban of wedding alter (poruwa)
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Saturday, June 29, 2013
SakWas Geetaya
[The song Sakwas is themed around the parinirvana of Gautama Buddha. When Buddha was extremely ill and getting closer to parinirvana, two most powerful kings of Heladeepa: Sakra and Washa came to take care of Buddha. This song is about their promise to ceasefire the internal war and their request for Buddha to delay his parinirvana. At the end of the request, the two kings perform a ritual with Sirasapadha poems in order to cure Buddha.]
Sakra: The stream of kindness, king of the heavenly
divines; you taught us to rule our kingdoms according to dharma, taught us
about karma. Dear Buddha, I expect the protection of your power of kindness. I
will protect you and today shall not be the day of your parinirvana (day of
death).
Washa:
A river of sadness floats everywhere when the most precious gem of Heladeepa
has fallen ill. We are the clan of Wasawarthi, who grasped your teachings. The
Asuras of Ashapura have arrived. Dear Gautama Buddha, I brought herbs and will
take care of you with all my strength. Today shall not be the day of your
parinirvana.
Sakra:
Gautama Buddha is the power of Sudewa clan and the shinning moon of Sakra’s
land. I will take care of you near the Palol tree where Deepankara Buddha
attained enlightenment. I will give you my throne (Pandupul Asuna) and treat
you with herbs. Though we will not let you attain parinirvana.
Washa:
Gautama Buddha, you are the power of Kanasha clan and Sun of the Asura land. I
will nurse you near the Dimbul tree where Konagama Buddha attained
enlightenment. Bath from Walave River and take care of you with pleasure.
Though we won’t let the leader of humans attain parinirvana.
Sakra: Dear Buddha, your Sakradeva has come to you.
I swear not to fight with Hela clans anymore. Though we will not let you leave.
Washa:
Wasawarthi from Asura clan has come to you. I promise to end the fights with
Deva clan. Dear lord please delay your parinirvana.
Both: We will protect the Buddha as our lives. Dear
lord of the world, please delay your parinirvana.
Sakra:
The green paddy fields and the wind that flows through the fields, please bring
strength of life to the body of Gautama Buddha.
Washa: Buddha lies like a lion in a cave where dew
cannot disturb him. The strength of Buddha’s body please be awaken.
Both: We are protecting you as our lives. Dear lord
Gautama, please delay your parinirvana.
Today shall not
be the day that Buddha attain his parinirvana. May he live a long life and may
his dharma be protected with us for five thousand years. With the power of
thirty thousand years of this kalpa, all illnesses shall be cured. Hundred
thousands of Buddha’s chanting may protect him. All the pain may diminish with
the power of Sutra chanting. He may remain with us. Dear lord Buddha; we take
all efforts to delay your parinirvana.
The divines of
Siwuhela have aligned to protect noble Gautama Buddha. Thus we perform this
ritual to eliminate all his illnesses. Lord Gautama’s teachings, dedication to
the nation will be remembered. We give our lives for the name of Buddha.
The Siddhartha
Gautama was born on a full moon day of Wesak month. Four heavenly kings protect
this land where Buddha’s charisma remains. This day Siwuhela tribes have
gathered to cure Buddha and save his life as Lanka will not be the same without
him.
Buddha is the
developer of the Buddhist culture. The intruders from Andra Pradesh were chased
away by his power. He protects ten million virtues. May all his illnesses, pain
and discomforts be diminished. By the power of Buddha, Mahabiya Devi, Kanha
clan, Mahasen, Shamuda Sagara, Brahmadhatta, Shamuda Sakvithi, Suraraja, Indra,
Majhima Shiva’s clan, Dhatta and Duhathara, may Buddha be cured.
By the commands
of Kuweni and her power, may Buddha’s illnesses go away. By the commands of
Deeparaja who rules Alavi, Alakamanda, Jhathabhoomi and Vishala, may Buddha’s
illnesses go away. By the strength of pure Sinhala blood, Gautama Buddha shall
be cured.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Goiyo Me Bayya Putha- lullaby
I brought the relics
The relics which I cherished are going up
Please give me some of it
I offer the relics (Naga King at the relic offering festival of the Ruwanmeli Seya)
Oh farmer, this is your son
He will be a king tomorrow
Oh gods, this is my little son
He is sleeping well.
My dear son, you dream about sleeping in the arms of Mahaloku Devi. You hear the soft sound of Bo leaves of the Sri Maha Bodhiya shaking in the wind.
While chanting dharma, our Gautama Buddha sailed to Mahiyanganaya via Mahaweli River. Oh my dear son, you are smiling in dreams as you see Buddha sailing to Mahiyanganaya, aren’t you?
Singers- Shirani Wickramasinghe and Pradeep Sampath
Music- Pasnidu Chamara Pahalamedagama
Lyric- Dhammika Hettiarachchi
Album- Mahasen Dehena
Translated by Pavithra Kuruwitaarachchi
The relics which I cherished are going up
Please give me some of it
I offer the relics (Naga King at the relic offering festival of the Ruwanmeli Seya)
Oh farmer, this is your son
He will be a king tomorrow
Oh gods, this is my little son
He is sleeping well.
My dear son, you dream about sleeping in the arms of Mahaloku Devi. You hear the soft sound of Bo leaves of the Sri Maha Bodhiya shaking in the wind.
While chanting dharma, our Gautama Buddha sailed to Mahiyanganaya via Mahaweli River. Oh my dear son, you are smiling in dreams as you see Buddha sailing to Mahiyanganaya, aren’t you?
Singers- Shirani Wickramasinghe and Pradeep Sampath
Music- Pasnidu Chamara Pahalamedagama
Lyric- Dhammika Hettiarachchi
Album- Mahasen Dehena
Translated by Pavithra Kuruwitaarachchi
Sathan Seth bima mage
There is a land where Sinhala people dwelt for million years. It
is the peaceful land for all living beings. The most precious land
called “Sinhale’’ is my motherland. Everlasting Dharma was discovered in
Sinhale, and protecting Buddhism is the sole duty of every Sinhalese.
It is a legacy that runs in our blood. We were born to fulfil this duty,
thus we never forget it.
All the children of Sinhale must remember that our ancestors gave their lives to protect this land. Buddhist shrines and stupa are the narrators of our legacy. Let’s break the barriers made of myth and get together to protect Sinhale.
Sri Lanka is the homeland of humans. World’s precious pearls are found here, thus the land is called the pearl of Indian Ocean. The lion with sward in our flag represents Gautama Buddha when he defeated the death and rebirth. This is my proud motherland. I swear I will not hesitate to kill any outsider who tries to ruin my motherland. And I will protect the pride of Sinhale.
Singers- Shriya Kariyawasam, Dilum Niranja, Pradeep Sampath
Music- Pasindu Chamara Pahalamedagama
Lyric- Dhammika Hettiarachchi
Album- Mahasen Dehena
Translated by Pavithra Kuruwitaarachchi
All the children of Sinhale must remember that our ancestors gave their lives to protect this land. Buddhist shrines and stupa are the narrators of our legacy. Let’s break the barriers made of myth and get together to protect Sinhale.
Sri Lanka is the homeland of humans. World’s precious pearls are found here, thus the land is called the pearl of Indian Ocean. The lion with sward in our flag represents Gautama Buddha when he defeated the death and rebirth. This is my proud motherland. I swear I will not hesitate to kill any outsider who tries to ruin my motherland. And I will protect the pride of Sinhale.
Singers- Shriya Kariyawasam, Dilum Niranja, Pradeep Sampath
Music- Pasindu Chamara Pahalamedagama
Lyric- Dhammika Hettiarachchi
Album- Mahasen Dehena
Translated by Pavithra Kuruwitaarachchi
Sakala satha wetha- Buddhist devotional song
(An old incantation that explains how the very
first five salutation uttered to praise Gothama The Buddha right after
his enlightenment by the Yakkha Sathagira, the Asura King, Four guardian
deities, King Sakra and King Brahma)
The incomparable arduous journey of trials and failures to defeat the karmic cycle of life and death must have made even the physical body to sweat in exhaustion … that sweat can’t be anything other than a rain of pearls in this Kalpa… Sun comes in every other dawn to the Bodhi tree to collect those precious pearls. In every full moon night the moon goddess comes to worship the Vajrasanaya at Hirivadunna and seek for those pearls. Knowing that those pearls have disappeared she goes to the Muthiyanganaya. A story tells once Buddha visited Muthiyanganaya after a long journey and perspired out of tiredness where even that sweat became pearls… in that moment.
Still the sound of Hevisi can be heard by the rock at Isinbessagala to honor the first sermon Dhamsak Pevathum Suthra of Buddha. Red carpets are being placed to welcome him at Rajagala also known as the ancient Rajagahanuvara. The land Ritigala the ancient Jethavanaya was bought by Lord Sudhaththa after spreading gold coins to fill that whole land to meet its value. The boat harbor where Buddha set sail to Kelaniya was once named as Gothama Thota where we now call it as Gothatuva after 2600 years.
He is the great one who destroys the bonds of Sansara. He is the one with the greatest compassion and the soul that accomplished many lives of spiritual trials. He is the one who lit the lamp in order to expel the darkness of Sansara. He is the sun in the sky of Lanka and he is a son of this mystical island.
Sall flowers still bloom at Bambaragala where once the Koliya dynasty reigned. Once dried out river Neranjana is again in action. Holy right foot print of Buddha resides at Makkama in Kalpitiya. Ramya, Suramya,Subha castles of Siddhartha were at the Delft island. The winter castle was lately named as Buddha Valauwa. It protects you from cold weather.
We still feel the fragrance of endless compassion in every path you walked in this island. Just by knowing that, we gain the strength and courage to protect the Dhamma, because we see You through that Dhamma.
(Another incantation where Gothama the Buddha was called as “Yakka” in veneration)
Singers- Harshadeva Ariyasinghe and Malinda Wijekoon
Music- Pabalu Wijegoonawardene
Lyric- Dhammika Hettiarachchi
Produced by Sanidu Lakmal on be half of Ravana Brothers
Translated by Pabalu Wijegoonawardene
The incomparable arduous journey of trials and failures to defeat the karmic cycle of life and death must have made even the physical body to sweat in exhaustion … that sweat can’t be anything other than a rain of pearls in this Kalpa… Sun comes in every other dawn to the Bodhi tree to collect those precious pearls. In every full moon night the moon goddess comes to worship the Vajrasanaya at Hirivadunna and seek for those pearls. Knowing that those pearls have disappeared she goes to the Muthiyanganaya. A story tells once Buddha visited Muthiyanganaya after a long journey and perspired out of tiredness where even that sweat became pearls… in that moment.
Still the sound of Hevisi can be heard by the rock at Isinbessagala to honor the first sermon Dhamsak Pevathum Suthra of Buddha. Red carpets are being placed to welcome him at Rajagala also known as the ancient Rajagahanuvara. The land Ritigala the ancient Jethavanaya was bought by Lord Sudhaththa after spreading gold coins to fill that whole land to meet its value. The boat harbor where Buddha set sail to Kelaniya was once named as Gothama Thota where we now call it as Gothatuva after 2600 years.
He is the great one who destroys the bonds of Sansara. He is the one with the greatest compassion and the soul that accomplished many lives of spiritual trials. He is the one who lit the lamp in order to expel the darkness of Sansara. He is the sun in the sky of Lanka and he is a son of this mystical island.
Sall flowers still bloom at Bambaragala where once the Koliya dynasty reigned. Once dried out river Neranjana is again in action. Holy right foot print of Buddha resides at Makkama in Kalpitiya. Ramya, Suramya,Subha castles of Siddhartha were at the Delft island. The winter castle was lately named as Buddha Valauwa. It protects you from cold weather.
We still feel the fragrance of endless compassion in every path you walked in this island. Just by knowing that, we gain the strength and courage to protect the Dhamma, because we see You through that Dhamma.
(Another incantation where Gothama the Buddha was called as “Yakka” in veneration)
Singers- Harshadeva Ariyasinghe and Malinda Wijekoon
Music- Pabalu Wijegoonawardene
Lyric- Dhammika Hettiarachchi
Produced by Sanidu Lakmal on be half of Ravana Brothers
Translated by Pabalu Wijegoonawardene
"atanata"
listen the city "atanata"
Here I am coming.. and I am coming for you
I want to grasp it with my own naked eyes
Here I am coming.. and I am coming for you
Shivering cold night overflowing full moon light
I will pass the city "kusinata"
and coming to you
I am coming to protect
the pride of my Nation
walking over thousands and thousands of miles
fighting through disgraceful invasive encounters
This is the land of my innocent ancestors'
which I am digging and finding the path to the city "Atanata"
Atanata!Here I come.. and I am coming for you
Gathering all the emperors and kings of All those cities of
"nawanawathi"and "Alakamanda"
Four Divine guardians of Mother Lanka is now signing
the great "Atanata treaty" to protect Buddhism in this isle
under the moon light
Oh I want to join with them… Oh I want to join with them…
Atanata! Here I come.. and I am coming for you!
Singer- Nishoka Snadaruwan
Music- Sahan Ranwala
Lyric- Dhammika Hettiarachchi
Album- Mahasen Dehena
Translated by Pabalu Wijegoonawardene
Here I am coming.. and I am coming for you
I want to grasp it with my own naked eyes
Here I am coming.. and I am coming for you
Shivering cold night overflowing full moon light
I will pass the city "kusinata"
and coming to you
I am coming to protect
the pride of my Nation
walking over thousands and thousands of miles
fighting through disgraceful invasive encounters
This is the land of my innocent ancestors'
which I am digging and finding the path to the city "Atanata"
Atanata!Here I come.. and I am coming for you
Gathering all the emperors and kings of All those cities of
"nawanawathi"and "Alakamanda"
Four Divine guardians of Mother Lanka is now signing
the great "Atanata treaty" to protect Buddhism in this isle
under the moon light
Oh I want to join with them… Oh I want to join with them…
Atanata! Here I come.. and I am coming for you!
Singer- Nishoka Snadaruwan
Music- Sahan Ranwala
Lyric- Dhammika Hettiarachchi
Album- Mahasen Dehena
Translated by Pabalu Wijegoonawardene
Mahasen Thandavaya
Divine lord who has illuminated six faces…The Bearer of the
Konthayudha by his glowing strong arms. Necklace of precious gems and
the shiny golden earrings. We pray to you to descend from heaven, let us
welcome him to this altar of flowers, during the most auspicious time, I
adore the Lord Katharagama the almighty.
With a steady determination and a wishful heart, I recite holy Yantras, Mantras and Tantras for the name of the One lord who has twelve heroic eyes and who resides on the seat of a Peacock. I bow down my head touching his divine feet.
His eyes shine like precious gems. Even the strength of his heart shows the love to his nation. My lord, your celestial aura is like the golden sun that cuts through the darkness of the night. You are a warrior to destroy the ignorance of lust. You are a Bodhisathva in the times of Buddha the Konagama.
I worship your high knotted hair with aromatic smoke. We know in our hearts that you keep yourself from stopping the wheel of samsara only because of the love you have towards us. For that I bow down to you. Sona The son of Uma, when you release your knotted hair you are the Hero of the battle ground. O holy lord, you are a heroic son of the kingdom of Ruhuna.
Though an unstoppable wave of furious warriors from thousands of worlds come to battle with you, you will turn them in to dust in a split of a second with no effort. That’s how ferocious you can get when it is needed. You are the Mahali Sona. The reincarnation of The Emperor Ravana, you are the father figure of Angam pora. Your omniscience was such that all the three worlds showed immense respect and love to you.
There is a golden line on your forehead to the shape of a rainbow. Your gaze is such that the suffering burns in anyone’s heart will be disappeared just by it. You are the brother of the pious Ganisuru. You are the victorious Mahasen. You are the great yogi who can reach the highest Dhyana called Mooragra.
It is visible, the luster of your eyes, when we admire your divinity through prose and poetry in the pantheon of gods. You are Baranuvan who wield Keteri and Adayati and has twelve divine eyes. God you hold the fame in all three worlds for your divine twelve hands.
There are innumerable beautiful stories about you when you are with your beloved Svarnapaali in the region of sandungama,Yala. Lord of the lords, Indra, please descend to the Blue Peacock vehicle, the Dandumonara. You are the fountain of Arts and the most beloved lover in the world of romance.
You are the divine lotus. You are the victorious lion. The mighty Banyan tree in the forest. Young moon resembles your face. If someone heard, read, saw or even heard from someone else, let what I wrote from my heart may happen, let the blessing that I wished be materialized upon him.
Listen! The auspicious, the glamorous, the sweetest like honey. The qualities of the lord Kadhira emit from his head to feet.. if you chant the glory of such a divinity you will be protected and be blessed in every utterance, in every season, in every moment of this samsara until the end of the existence of your soul.
The victorious Flag of Asura, Bearers of three Sesath, Lavishly decorated palanquins.
There you sit like an emperor among all the other gods and kings. The warrior blood rises with the sound of the Yak Drum when it plays as “Dhegath… Dhegath”
Appeasing deities, Mighty tuskers, hospitable hands welcome, most revered ascetics.
A blessed heart. Destroyer of enemies. Chant and chant once again, you are the leader of this island Sirilanka also once known as Dambadiva. You are the king who treated all with an unbiased heart and the citizens of this isle will adore you forever for that. You are the son of lord Shiva.
You can make a strike from in the sky in a fraction of a second. You are the great one who stopped the ocean by that power of will. Lanka Is the most beautiful land in the whole world and you chose to be born here just to make it even more beautiful. O the son of Shiva, here I pay homage to you.
We are the descendants of your blood line. We address you with all our heart and love just like in the old days. Please receive us in to your arms and quench our thirst and exhaustion. Please come down from the Kailash in the southern Lanka.. just because we must see you at least for once before we leave… dear lord.. Maha Kadira..
In the end of the offering period.. this is the song we The Ravana Brothers offer to our holy mighty king Mahasen! Let there be no errors, let there be no mistakes, may all the negative effects be nullified. We will unite and shall travel the path you took to protect this country and the nation. Let us worship now… the God Mahasen.. lets swear to that god of all might.
Singer- Saman Lenin
Lyric- Dhammika Hettiarachchi
Music- Pabalu Wijegoonawardene
Album- Mahasen Dehena
Translated by Pabalu Wijegoonawardene
With a steady determination and a wishful heart, I recite holy Yantras, Mantras and Tantras for the name of the One lord who has twelve heroic eyes and who resides on the seat of a Peacock. I bow down my head touching his divine feet.
His eyes shine like precious gems. Even the strength of his heart shows the love to his nation. My lord, your celestial aura is like the golden sun that cuts through the darkness of the night. You are a warrior to destroy the ignorance of lust. You are a Bodhisathva in the times of Buddha the Konagama.
I worship your high knotted hair with aromatic smoke. We know in our hearts that you keep yourself from stopping the wheel of samsara only because of the love you have towards us. For that I bow down to you. Sona The son of Uma, when you release your knotted hair you are the Hero of the battle ground. O holy lord, you are a heroic son of the kingdom of Ruhuna.
Though an unstoppable wave of furious warriors from thousands of worlds come to battle with you, you will turn them in to dust in a split of a second with no effort. That’s how ferocious you can get when it is needed. You are the Mahali Sona. The reincarnation of The Emperor Ravana, you are the father figure of Angam pora. Your omniscience was such that all the three worlds showed immense respect and love to you.
There is a golden line on your forehead to the shape of a rainbow. Your gaze is such that the suffering burns in anyone’s heart will be disappeared just by it. You are the brother of the pious Ganisuru. You are the victorious Mahasen. You are the great yogi who can reach the highest Dhyana called Mooragra.
It is visible, the luster of your eyes, when we admire your divinity through prose and poetry in the pantheon of gods. You are Baranuvan who wield Keteri and Adayati and has twelve divine eyes. God you hold the fame in all three worlds for your divine twelve hands.
There are innumerable beautiful stories about you when you are with your beloved Svarnapaali in the region of sandungama,Yala. Lord of the lords, Indra, please descend to the Blue Peacock vehicle, the Dandumonara. You are the fountain of Arts and the most beloved lover in the world of romance.
You are the divine lotus. You are the victorious lion. The mighty Banyan tree in the forest. Young moon resembles your face. If someone heard, read, saw or even heard from someone else, let what I wrote from my heart may happen, let the blessing that I wished be materialized upon him.
Listen! The auspicious, the glamorous, the sweetest like honey. The qualities of the lord Kadhira emit from his head to feet.. if you chant the glory of such a divinity you will be protected and be blessed in every utterance, in every season, in every moment of this samsara until the end of the existence of your soul.
The victorious Flag of Asura, Bearers of three Sesath, Lavishly decorated palanquins.
There you sit like an emperor among all the other gods and kings. The warrior blood rises with the sound of the Yak Drum when it plays as “Dhegath… Dhegath”
Appeasing deities, Mighty tuskers, hospitable hands welcome, most revered ascetics.
A blessed heart. Destroyer of enemies. Chant and chant once again, you are the leader of this island Sirilanka also once known as Dambadiva. You are the king who treated all with an unbiased heart and the citizens of this isle will adore you forever for that. You are the son of lord Shiva.
You can make a strike from in the sky in a fraction of a second. You are the great one who stopped the ocean by that power of will. Lanka Is the most beautiful land in the whole world and you chose to be born here just to make it even more beautiful. O the son of Shiva, here I pay homage to you.
We are the descendants of your blood line. We address you with all our heart and love just like in the old days. Please receive us in to your arms and quench our thirst and exhaustion. Please come down from the Kailash in the southern Lanka.. just because we must see you at least for once before we leave… dear lord.. Maha Kadira..
In the end of the offering period.. this is the song we The Ravana Brothers offer to our holy mighty king Mahasen! Let there be no errors, let there be no mistakes, may all the negative effects be nullified. We will unite and shall travel the path you took to protect this country and the nation. Let us worship now… the God Mahasen.. lets swear to that god of all might.
Singer- Saman Lenin
Lyric- Dhammika Hettiarachchi
Music- Pabalu Wijegoonawardene
Album- Mahasen Dehena
Translated by Pabalu Wijegoonawardene
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