Sri Lanka Matha
"Sri Lanka Matha" is the national anthem of Sri Lanka.
| English: Mother Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|
| Śrī Laṁkā Mātā Srī Laṅkā Tāyē | |
| National anthem of | |
| Also known as | ශ්රී ලංකා මාතා ஸ்ரீ லங்கா தாயே |
| Lyrics | Ananda Samarakoon (Sinhala) M. Nallathambi (Tamil), 1940 |
| Music | Ananda Samarakoon |
| Adopted | 1951 |
| Music sample | |
| [[:File:Sri Lankan national anthem, performed by the United States Navy Band.oga|2017 U.S. Navy Band instrumental version]] | |
Lyrics
Sinhala version
| Sinhala original[1] | Romanisation | IPA transcription |
|---|---|---|
ශ්රී ලංකා මාතා අප ශ්රී ලංකා |
Śrī laṁkā mātā, apa Śrī laṁkā |
[sriː laŋ.kaː maː.taː | a.pə sriː laŋ.kaː] |
Tamil version
| Tamil original[2] | Romanisation | IPA transcription |
|---|---|---|
சிறீ லங்கா தாயே – நம் சிறீ லங்கா |
Srī laṅkā tāyē – nam Srī laṅkā |
/ɕɾiː ləŋ.gaː taː.jeː | nəm ɕɾiː ləŋ.gaː/ |
Poetic English translation
Thou Mother Lanka, |
References
- "ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ජාතික ගීය - e-තක්සලාව". Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka. 2020-02-24. Archived from the original on 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- "ශ්රී ලංகல்வி வெளியீட்டுத் திணைக்களம் - E Thaksalawa" (PDF). Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka. 2018. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
Other websites
- National Anthems: Sri Lanka
- National Anthems: Sri Lanka (archive link)
- Himnuszok: Sri Lanka
- National Country Symbols Of All Countries: Sri Lanaka Archived 2011-08-15 at the Wayback Machine