Mey Sinhala Apage Ratai (Original Version) - Nanda Malini

This is the very first version of the classic song. Lyrics by Mahagama Sekara

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• Dr196903

[eibandara]

the truth is no national TV or Radio channel is broadcasting this song anymore because of the "Sinhala" line. and once nanda malini promised her tamil audience that she will not sing it again forever. thats why even today we dont here this song at all. i have mixed feeling about this. i love this song and it makes me very imotional. but i can also understand why it might heart the feelings of my tamil friends. i dont want them to feel like outsiders.

[Dr196903]

The truth is in the olden days Sinhalese felt strongly of their country unlike nowadays who are scared & ashamed to feel Sinhalese. This song was written by Mahagame Sekara and he was not scared to talk about his identity, people like Chandrartne Manawasinghe the same, they wrote for not only Sinhalese but Tamils and Muslims who sang in Sinhalese for the Sinhalese and that was the reality. Unfortunately LTTE has made Sinhalese feel shameful to be Sinhalese. Sinhalese have an identity cricisis.

[RTCRTN]

Thanks for adding this!!! Great song.. music, words & voice...Im so proud to be a Sinhalese.Thank you once again.....

Regards

Tharaka.

[Dr196903]

Tharaka,

Great to hear your patrioticism. Our country is a unique one and protection of that country is very important.

Budusaranai

Vidhura

[IURDragon]

Dude.. It's 80% of the population!

It IS ours.. has been for 2500 years..

[lovingcaringkind]

MEE Sinhala ape ratai, we can share but not divided my friends!!LOVE YOU MY LANKA Matha

[yo4444yo1]

@eibandara

Thank you for saying what you said

we are only 70% of the population. the rest 30% still counts. it is not only ours, it belong to all of us.

Why are we even identified as Sinhalese, Tamils, or Muslims?

We are Sri Lankans above all.Even above that we are human beings

but the truth is people who thinks like you and me are very rare among both Sinhala people and Tamil people

[Chamath5]

@Dr196903 who is shame to be sinhala?

[DayaRathnaRanathun]

@Picthall

Ada lokaya diunui. Ema lokaya haduna ganna sidda wela thiyenawa. Eda apy sindu kivwey rata ganai. Ada lokaya ganath loka jathiya ekak bawath siyalu dey loka jathiya samaging beda gatha yuthu bawath avaboda vee thiyena nisa, Ada loka ye dora hamotama vivrtha weegena yanava. Eka nisa loke kohe hiti yath thaman loketa vatina vadak kara gena jeewath vena vanam eya thamai nivaradi loka darma thavaya.

[DayaRathnaRanathun]

Ahisaka Pawlak Vinasa Kala hati

Look Daya Rathna Ranathuga

On You tube.

[dan12359]

Indians in India, Americans in the USA. why not Sinhala in SL that includes Sinhalese, Tamils and all the other nationalities. we made the mistake in the interpretation.too late 4 the correction now

[Dr196903]

Owa denu parahata

thama sammathaye pihita sita saki

I have done my part Son, thanks..!

[Picthall]

Me sinhala oba ratanam ay bola thawa ekek ge ratay inna? Ey rata ugay rata - oota inda deepang. Umba warang umbay ratata. Uuga ratey indagena umba ugay ratey sampatha kaka umbay rata gana adambara wala wadak naha. Thawath ekek ge ratay inna ekama umbay ratata lajjawak.

[rajith0314]

loke kohe hitiyath thamange jathiya , aagama amathaka nokara inna ekath loku deyak. E nisa thamange ratata aadaraya karanna lankawema inna oon nehe. loke kohe hitiyath wedagath widihata jeewath wenawanam eekath ratata loku adambarayak kiyalai mama hithanne.

[ca0520]

To all my Friends.........

this kind of patriotic songs r there in every country.. Tamils can also make such songs... they r just songs... (may be kids).

no one shd take it seriously, we dont take anything when we die.. and no one knows his destination.........

Thanks so much!

Chamil...

[robbiegod]

beautiful song...if the "sinhala" bit from this song was changed and made to be inclusive of all cultures within sri lanka, this would be worthy of our national anthem

[Picthall]

Hey DR,

Why dont you come and live in Sri Lanka and show off your patriotism?

Sad that most of our patriots are abroad.

[aryahela]

Great! Mai Sinhala apage ratai!!!

[sachitra84]

Haven't heard it in yonks. Thanks for the great job.

[Dr196903]

Aruna,

Many thanks for all your kind comments on this clip and the others. I'm glad you share my thoughts and tastes too.

If my memory serves me well, the music must be by Pundit Amaradeva but I cannot ensure 100%. Its a movie song too 'getawarayo' then again I am not 100% sure.

regards

Vidhura

[guitarmanaruna]

Another timeless classic.....from a legendary artist....with invaluable lyric by late great Mahagamasekera. I wonder who did the music for this classic....thanks for the upload..!!

[Dr196903]

Many thanks Palitha, appreciate your kind comments very much.

Regards

Vidhura

[palithabatu]

You are great, for posting the original recording, pls keep up the good work for our COUNTRY, CULTURE and the SINHALA CINEMA which our by gone and the Present Musicians lyricists Actors and Actresses built with great difficulties with very limited resources and hard work for all of us fellow SRI LANKANS who are scattered around the world "TO BE PROUD OF" and enjoy.

rgds

Palitha