You wear the golden crown of love,Yet do not lessen the worth of pearlsBy letting pearl-like tears fall from your eyes.You came to me from heaven,Descending gently along the rainbow—But now that rainbow has faded,And you weep, unable to return. The heaven of love was brightened,For the lamp of your heartWas lit within mine. Raindrops…
Why do you press so many clothesinto such a small suitcase?At this hour, no bus will come—no road will carry you through the night. You turn your face away, reluctant,and still—it is not enough—tears slip silently down. The sky is rumbling,soon the rain will break;outside waits onlya wall of endless darkness. You turn your face…
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,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…
Goddess Kali…Goddess Kali… Do not weep upon the stoneBeside the dark Kaala Nadi river,Do not let your tearsBecome the cause of ours. Goddess Kali…Goddess Kali… In the city where swords once blazed,Your noble lineage was struck down.Now Velapura echoes only with silence—Do not dwell forever in sorrow,Do not chain your heart to the past. Goddess…