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Sinhalese Rhythm
Tuesday June 14th, 2016 with Priyantha Wijeweera
සීගිරියේ සිංහයකු සිටීද? Sigiri-gee: Millennium-old Sinhalese lyrical expressions

Sigiriye kurutu geetha
Lyrics:? ; Music:? ; Singer:Prince Udaya Priyantha - not known
Asoka wanaye
Lyrics:Dhammika Hettiarachchi; Music:Manoj Alawathukotuwa; Singer:Pradeep Sampath - not known
Suduhamine
Lyrics:Sunil Ariyarathna; Music:?; Singer:Nanda Malini - not known
Pivithuruya palamu pema
Lyrics:Sunil R Gamage; Music:Rohana Weerasinha; Singer:Karunarathna Divulgane - not known
Sanda ma ha
Lyrics:Kularathna Ariyawansha; Music: Stanley Peiris; Singer:Dayarathna Ranathunga - not known
Thel gala hisa
Lyrics:Arisen Ahubudu; Music:Sunil Shantha; Singer:Original: Sunil Shantha; this version: Ivor Dennis - from Derana tv program
Oba venuven liyu
Lyrics:Bandara K Wijethunga; Music:Sarath Dasanayaka; Singer:Milton Mallawarachchi - not known
Athma gananaka
Lyrics:?; Music:?; Singer:Srimathi Thilakarathna - not known
Book: Sigiri Padya(2012); Athuor: Panditha Thalalle Dhammananda Sthavira; Publisher: Samayawardhana, Colombo Sri Lanka
Book: The Far Field - A Novel of Ceylon (2001); Author: Edie Meidav; Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston USA
Sigiriya intro excerpt from Central Cultural Fund, Sri Lanka
Interactive CKCU