Loving Star (Tharukaviye)
Loving star,What use is your glow in this desert sky?What use is your shining,Silent… with…
Loving Star (Tharukaviye)
Loving star,What use is your glow in this desert sky?What use is your shining,Silent… with nothing to say? Like the sages who tumbled from Isigila’s heightsIn the ancient lands of Panchala,I too have wandered as a weary asceticLost in the great forest of my own longing. And then you spoke again—Not with your lips,But with…
Radhe! Radhe!
They came here, drawn by love for this land,The ancient Andhra warlocks still walk this sand.Their homeland vast — sixty times our shore —Yet here they wander, seeking more.Oh Radhe! Radhe! Across the sea, a heaven lies near,Still they swim, still they fly, still they gather here.The ones who live now have lost their flame,The…
Bearing a message (Pahina Gamana)
O fair maiden of Achagiriya’s heights,Radiant jewel of Aparakamsa’s land—I stumble beneath the desert sun,Scorched and weary, bearing a message.You have trusted the whispers of others,And now prepare for your bridal journey. O god of the Veethakasma line,Though I poured offerings at your feet,You shattered the temple of my dreams.Now even I begin to crumble—Still…
Hear me, Ajjuna, hear me, Pajjuna (Ajjunayo Pajjunayo)
Hear me, Ajjuna… hear me, Pajjuna,When you journey toward Thiriya, seek news of my eldest son.The spies have whispered—he prays by the river’s edge. Anuradhapura burns beneath the hand of our foes,so our kin in Kaduruwela know nothing of his fate.Do not let him know my heart still searches.Discover his needs in silence, and ease…
Leave me alone… (Ma hera dama)
Leave me alone…Leave me alone… Someone keeps pouring wine into my cup,Each sip I take makes the memories fade.Leave me alone…Leave me alone… The eyes that once fell in love with youAre now blurred—half-drunk, drowned in tears.The sweet words you whispered that dayHave fallen silent; my ears hear nothing now.I have sighed too long—my soul…
