O River of the Sky

O River of the Sky, tell me now,Reveal the true line of the Sinhala kings somehow.Declare that long before Great King Mahāsammata came,This land was our inheritance, our ancestral claim. Beyond our own solar system’s light,To Akaniṭṭha Brahma Realm shining bright,If any living being dwells so far away,Our shelter once embraced them on a distant…

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Farmer, behold my little son (Goiyo me)

Farmer, behold my little son,One day he will grow to eat rice from the earth.O God, look—my child sleeps in peace,Soft as the evening breeze. Son, do you dream of being cradledIn the lap of gentle Malokudevi?Do you see the Bodhi leaves swaying in the night wind,Glistening softly under the silver moonlight? Do you dream…

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Goddess Kali… (Kali Divanganiye)

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…

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