Mata men ohutada (Original Recording) - Milton Mallawarachchi (1974) - Popular Sinhala Song

[pramudithad]

What a gorgeous contribution of Artists(Milton-Clarence-Premak­eerthi) for this song. If they still live in Srilanaka. Definitely they might do good songs like this indeed

[tsuraaa]

all these three great artists are dead..... but they may live in our hearts forever......

[nil12ama]

What a beautiful song.... You are never tired of hearing his songs. We are unfortunate to lose them pre -maturely...... Nilmini

[upadyaya]

Tears come to eyes when I see these songs.

We lost all three artists in this song prematurely. If alcohol did not destroy Clarence and Milton how many more songs we would have seen?

If Premakeerthi was not killed how many more songs we would have heard?

What a Kalakanni people we are?

We should change now.

[Commentsfromheart]

Dr. There will be thousands agree with you ... no comments about that. But there is a guy called Anuradha Illangasinghe , who can sing better than milton's son.

[Buddhika75]

@Commentsfromheart Can you give us a link to Anuradha?

[123ravindra]

nice song

[RanjitW2000]

I would like to download this but am not sure how to? Any help?

[manujayat]

@RanjitW2000 use a utube dowloader

[velusumana]

Thanks for uploading.Fantastic trio of Singhala Music

[Meshalhasseen]

Milton's voice - at his peak through the gramophone records and the Singlanka era, I don't think there was a better vocalist in Sri Lanka. The genius of Clarence and Premakeerthi is often brought up - but not enough about Milton. Can't imagine anyone singing his songs better than him.

This was the greatest era for SL music; which I am sad to say will never come again. If only there could be legal action against the cronies who make music today.

[Dr196903]

@Meshalhasseen

Thanks for sharing your valuable thoughts.

[manpra34]

Please don't add foreign visuals. if we need those we go to see foreign music.

[kunkubutta]

@Meshalhasseen BRO I AGREE WITH YOU.

[Buddhika75]

@Meshalhasseen I 100% agree your statement of "I don't think there was a better vocalist in Sri Lanka". But his value is never appreciated. No one, perhaps except his own son to some degree, can sing his songs as he did. But here are thousands who can almost replicate the voice of Jothipala and some other popular singers.

[Meshalhasseen]

@Buddhika75 Milton's voice is very hard to replicate, its that unique. His son doesn't come close where quality of singing is concerned, I think he tries to to overdo the replication.

It is very sad indeed that Milton is underappreciated in the media today - especially considering that his songs were exclusively a reflection of a genre of Sinhala music and not songs based on copies of Hindi tunes.

[lucky4friends]

Thanks for sharing! I still remember how Prmekeerthi was a hero in my childhood! I used to woke early to watch "Shanida Aubowan"! As a child of 3 years old, I was really shocked when I heard he was assassinated!

[Dr196903]

@lucky4friends

Same here, I was so fond of Prem, and I was gutted to hear that he was assassinated for political reasons. This is utter stupidity, killing an artiste for political reasons.

I was shocked when I attended his funeral in 'Kala Bhawana' he was like real life.

Felt very sad.

Thanks for your comment

Vidhura

[Buddhika75]

@lucky4friends Me too.

[palithabatu]

Dear Vidura,

Thanks for uploading the original, so nice to hear Clara Aiya's soft thumb rhythems, with Srikay's classic acoustic drumming and Stanley's wonderful sax counters.

rgds

Palitha

[Dr196903]

@palithabatu

Dear Palitha,

Thanks for enlivening the memories of those days.

I always felt those music are just unforgettable.

Regards

Vidhura

[ShuaibCassim]

Dear Vidhura,

What a song - with the trio Milton/Clarence/Premakeethi , it could not have gone wrong ! Thank the stars who your wisdom to save this treasure trove for generations to come - Cheers !

Short and sweet poem about the eternal romantic triangle !!!

Rgds

Shuaib Cassim

[Dr196903]

@ShuaibCassim

Dear Shuaib,

Thanks for the testimony. I guess we won't be bored of listening to these classics.

In the animal kingdom the survival of the fittest, but I guess in human kingdom one has to give up than fighting to death :)

I think Prem has written many similar songs (one wonders whether his life sory is embedded there).

Regards

Vidhura

[rkpdesilva]

Thanks for original audio upload for the world.

[Dr196903]

@rkpdesilva

Thanks Priyantha, appreciate your comment. These were the days Milton, Clarence and the pop rocked in the 1970s.