Sri Lanka Anthem



                                      National anthem of      SRI LANKA 
                   Adopted                     1951
                                      Music / Lyrics           ANANDA SAMARAKOON

   

      Transcription of the Sinhala text 

             
Sri Lanka Matha
Apa Sri Lanka Namo Namo Namo Namo Matha
Sundara siri barini surandi athi soba mana Lanka
Dhanya dhanaya neka mal palathuru piri jaya bhoomiya
Ramya
Apa hata sapa siri setha sadhana jeevanaye matha
Piliganumanu apa bhakthi pooja Namo Namo Matha
Apa Sri Lanka Namo Namo Namo Namo Matha
Obave apa vidya
Obamaya apa sathya
Obave apa shakthi
Apa hada thula bhakthi
Oba apa aloke
Apage anu prane



Oba apa jeevanave
Apa mukthiya obave
Nava jeevana demine nithina apa pubudu karan matha
Gnana veerya vadawamina ragana yanu mana jaya bhoomi
kara
Eka mawakage daru kala bawina
Yamu yamu wee nopama
Prema wada sama bheda dhurarada
Namo Namo Matha
Apa Sri Lanka Namo Namo Namo Namo Mathahttp

          English translation


Mother Lanka we salute Thee!
Plenteous in prosperity, Thou,
Beauteous in grace and love,
Laden with grain and luscious fruit,
And fragrant flowers of radiant hue,
Giver of life and all good things,
Our land of joy and victory,
Receive our gratefull 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.


  Transliteration of the Tamil text

  

Sri Lanka ThaayE, nam Sri Lanka,
Namo Namo Namo Namo ThaayE
Nallelil poli Seeranee,
Nalangal yaavum Nirai vaan mani Lanka
Gnaalam puhazha vazha vayal nathi malai malar narum solai koL Lanka.
Namathuru puhalidam ena olir vaai,
namathuthyEl ThaayE!
Namathalai ninathadi mEl vyththomE
NamathuyirE thaayE-nam Sri Lanka
Namo Namo Namo Namo ThaayE
NamathaararuL aanaai
Navai thavir unarvaanaai
NamathOr valvaanaai
Navil suthanthiram aanaai
Namathilamaiyai naaddE
Nahumadi thanai OddE
Amaivurum aRivudanE
AdalseRi thunivaruLE-nam Sri Lanka
Namo Namo Namo Namo ThaayE
NamathOr oLivaLamE
Nariyamalar ena nilavum thaayE
Yaamelaam oru kaurunai annai payantha
ezhilkoL sEykal enavE
iyaluRu piLavukaL thamai aRavE
izhivena neekiduvOm
EELA sironmani, vaazhvuRu poomaNi
Namo Namo ThaayE.nam Sri Lanka,
Namo Namo Namo Namo ThaayE!