{"id":356,"date":"2023-08-30T16:05:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T16:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhlyrics.com\/?p=356"},"modified":"2026-07-30T23:28:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T23:28:19","slug":"%e0%b6%b6%e0%b7%8f%e0%b6%bb%e0%b7%94%e0%b7%83%e0%b7%92%e0%b6%ba-%e0%b6%b4%e0%b7%80%e0%b7%83%e0%b6%b1%e0%b7%8a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dhlyrics.com\/?p=356","title":{"rendered":"O River of the Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

O River of the Sky, tell me now,<\/strong>
Reveal the true line of the Sinhala kings somehow.
Declare that long before Great King Mah\u0101sammata came,
This land was our inheritance, our ancestral claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond our own solar system’s light,<\/strong>
To Akani\u1e6d\u1e6dha Brahma Realm shining bright,
If any living being dwells so far away,
Our shelter once embraced them on a distant day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even now, O lotus blooming on the lake,<\/strong>
Speak the truth for history’s own sake.
Too many speak of our past with lies they weave;
At least let the Moonstone tell what we should believe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A people are rising who cannot see<\/strong>
The worth of their nation, their land, their legacy.
The final lamp of our race went dark at Wellassa’s cry;
If it still can be rekindled, let it burn once more on high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then let even your sorrowful sigh proclaim,<\/strong>
Do not think that truth itself is shame.
Count it not as burden, suffering, or sin\u2014
Tell me, before I die, shall I ever again
Behold upon this sacred earth arise
A true Rakshasa Sinhala before my eyes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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