{"id":141626,"date":"2015-03-24T15:29:20","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T09:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=141626"},"modified":"2015-04-24T14:08:11","modified_gmt":"2015-04-24T08:38:11","slug":"sinhala-national-anthem-mahagama-sekara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/sinhala-national-anthem-mahagama-sekara\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinhala National Anthem &#038; Mahagama Sekara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Kusal+Perera&amp;x=7&amp;y=5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Kusal Perera<\/span><\/a> &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_63989\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Kusal-Perara-Colombo-Telegraph.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63989\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-63989\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Kusal-Perara-Colombo-Telegraph-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Kusal Perara\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Kusal-Perara-Colombo-Telegraph-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Kusal-Perara-Colombo-Telegraph-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Kusal-Perara-Colombo-Telegraph.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kusal Perara<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Mahagama+Sekera&amp;x=4&amp;y=2\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mahagama Sekera<\/span><\/a> was a unique and a versatile artiste, rarely met in post independent Ceylon and Sri Lanka. He was poet, lyricist, novelist, painter, script writer and film director, all in one. In January 1976, his death was untimely and left many unpublished works. Some were collected into a volume of unpublished poems and songs, edited by Ranjith Amarakeerthi Palihapitiya in 1984 and published by Pradeepa Publishers.<\/p>\n<p>The preface to this collection was a lecture delivered by Sekara on \u201cPatriotism in Verse\u201d. This Sekara lecture had this long excerpt on the Sinhala version of the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=National+Anthem&amp;x=6&amp;y=3\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">National Anthem<\/span><\/a>\u201d, with Sekara making his thoughts abundantly clear.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_141630\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Mahagama-Sekara.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-141630\" class=\"size-full wp-image-141630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Mahagama-Sekara.jpg\" alt=\"Mahagama Sekara\" width=\"310\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Mahagama-Sekara.jpg 310w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Mahagama-Sekara-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-141630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mahagama Sekara<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I picked this part from a facebook post and thought it would give those who debate over the holy right of singing the national anthem only in Sinhala, a different pedestal to stand on.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sekara\u2019s reading of the Sri Lanka National Anthem<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When discussing \u201cnational pride\u201d in film songs, we are compelled to refer to the \u201cNational Anthem\u201d. I personally feel our national anthem has few flaws. What is evident when reading the lyrics of the national anthem is, Ananda Samarakoon\u2019s creative ability had gradually eroded at the time of writing the national anthem. That is why these shortcomings are so evident. This song is not strong enough to create a heroic feeling and that of pride in us. What we hear in this national anthem is a \u201cpleading\u201d. It could also be the melody that makes it so. Also the repetitive phonetics. When there are too many such repetitions, any song sounds more like a lullaby. When we look at the words, this certainly is a pleading.<\/p>\n<p>\u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3 \u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf \u0db8\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dcf&#8230; \u0d85\u0db4 \u200d\u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3&#8230;&#8230; \u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf<br \/>\n\u0db1\u0db8\u0ddd \u0db1\u0db8\u0ddd \u0db1\u0db8\u0ddd \u0db1\u0db8\u0ddd \u0db8\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dcf&#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n\u0dc3\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf\u0dbb \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dd2 \u0db6\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dd2 \u0dc3\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd0\u0daf\u0dd2 \u0d85\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0dc3\u0ddd\u0db6\u0db8\u0dcf\u0db1 \u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf&#8230;..<br \/>\n\u0db0\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0db0\u0db1\u0dba \u0db1\u0dd9\u0d9a \u0db8\u0dbd\u0dca \u0db4\u0dbd\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0db4\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dd2<br \/>\n\u0da2\u0dba \u0db7\u0dd6\u0db8\u0dd2\u0dba \u0dbb\u0db8\u0dca\u200d\u0dba\u0dcf<br \/>\n\u0d85\u0db4 \u0dc4\u0da7 \u0dc3\u0dd0\u0db4 \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dd2 \u0dc3\u0dd9\u0dad \u0dc3\u0daf\u0db1\u0dcf&#8230;..<br \/>\n\u0da2\u0dd3\u0dc0\u0db1\u0dba\u0dda \u0db8\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dcf&#8230;..<br \/>\n\u0db4\u0dd2\u0dc5\u0dd2\u0d9c\u0db1\u0dd4 \u0db8\u0dd0\u0db1 \u0d85\u0db4 \u0db7\u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dd3 \u0db4\u0dd6\u0da2\u0dcf<br \/>\n\u0db1\u0db8\u0ddd \u0db1\u0db8\u0ddd \u0db8\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dcf&#8230;..<br \/>\n\u0d85\u0db4 \u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3&#8230;. \u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf<br \/>\n\u0db1\u0db8\u0ddd \u0db1\u0db8\u0ddd \u0db1\u0db8\u0ddd \u0db1\u0db8\u0ddd \u0db8\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dcf&#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n\u0d94\u0db6\u0dc0\u0dda \u0d85\u0db4 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dca\u200d\u0dba\u0dcf&#8230;&#8230; \u0d94\u0db6\u0dc0\u0dda \u0d85\u0db4 \u0dc3\u0dad\u0dca\u200d\u0dba\u0dcf<br \/>\n\u0d94\u0db6\u0dc0\u0dda \u0d85\u0db4 \u0dc1\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dad\u0dd3&#8230;&#8230; \u0d85\u0db4 \u0dc4\u0daf \u0dad\u0dd4\u0dbd \u0db7\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dad\u0dd3&#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n\u0d94\u0db6 \u0d85\u0db4 \u0d86\u0dbd\u0ddd\u0d9a\u0dda&#8230;&#8230; \u0d85\u0db4\u0d9c\u0dda \u0d85\u0db1\u0dd4\u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dda<br \/>\n\u0d85\u0db4 \u0da2\u0dd3\u0dc0\u0db1 \u0dc0\u0dda&#8230;&#8230; \u0d85\u0db4 \u0db8\u0dd4\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dba \u0d94\u0db6\u0dc0\u0dda<br \/>\n\u0db1\u0dc0 \u0da2\u0dd3\u0dc0\u0db1 \u0daf\u0dd9\u0db8\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dda<br \/>\n\u0db1\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dd2\u0db1 \u0d85\u0db4 \u0db4\u0dd4\u0db6\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca \u0db8\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dcf&#8230;.<br \/>\n\u0da5\u0dcf\u0db1 \u0dc0\u0dd3\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dba \u0dc0\u0da9\u0dc0\u0db8\u0dd2\u0db1 \u0dbb\u0dd0\u0d9c\u0dd9\u0db1 \u0dba\u0db1\u0dd4 \u0db8\u0dd0\u0db1<br \/>\n\u0da2\u0dba \u0db7\u0dd6\u0db8\u0dd2 \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dcf&#8230;.<br \/>\n\u0d91\u0d9a \u0db8\u0dc0\u0d9a\u200d\u0dd9\u0d9c \u0daf\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0dd0\u0dbd \u0db6\u0dd0\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dcf<br \/>\n\u0dba\u0db8\u0dd4 \u0dba\u0db8\u0dd4 \u0dc0\u0dd3 \u0db1\u0ddc\u0db4\u0db8\u0dcf&#8230;..<br \/>\n\u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dda\u0db8 \u0dc0\u0da9\u0dcf \u0dc3\u0dd0\u0db8 \u0db7\u0dda\u0daf \u0daf\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd0 \u0dbd \u0dbd\u0dcf&#8230;.<br \/>\n\u0db1\u0db8\u0ddd \u0db1\u0db8\u0ddd \u0db8\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dcf&#8230;.. \u0d85\u0db4 \u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3&#8230;. \u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf<br \/>\n\u0db1\u0db8\u0ddd \u0db1\u0db8\u0ddd \u0db1\u0db8\u0ddd \u0db1\u0db8\u0ddd \u0db8\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dcf&#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n\u0d85\u0db4 \u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3&#8230;. \u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf&#8230;&#8230;. \u0db1\u0db8\u0ddd \u0db1\u0db8\u0ddd \u0db1\u0db8\u0ddd \u0db1\u0db8\u0ddd \u0db8\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dcf&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>In the first lines, the writer captures the scenic beauty, the grace of Ceylon. He says, Ceylon is a land of joyous wealth, abundantly rich in everything good on earth. In the next lines he addresses Ceylon as \u201cMother\u201d and says, \u2018you bring us plenty prosperity. You are our Knowledge and you are our Truth. You are our strength and our faith. What does this mean ? It means, Mother Lanka is complete with everything. It also means we have nothing. The line, \u201cYou are our strength\u201d also means we have no strength, if not for you. Similarly the lines, \u201cYou are our sentient, our divine path\u201d says we on our own have no freedom and a divine path. So, what does the writer wants Mother Lanka to do ? He wants Mother Lanka to give us new life and keep us enlightened always. We have no life, no energy, or we are lifeless. That may be why he wants Mother Lanka to give us new life. Why is he asking us to be always enlightened? Are we otherwise dumb? Why say give us wisdom and strength ? Is it we lack wisdom and strength ? The writer pleads with Mother Lanka to remedy our shortcomings, make us complete and to lead us to the land of victory. No one can lead a people like this to a land of victory. The other issue is, what this land of victory is. The writer started off by saying this is a land of victory. Then, we are here on the land of victory. Yet the writer is asking \u2018Lanka\u2019 to take us to the land of victory. Where is that second land of victory ? That is the next question.<\/p>\n<p>In the last two lines, the writer completely forgets about Mother Lanka. He therefore tries to mobilise people in a different way by saying, \u201cAs children of a single mother, let\u2019s march together\u201d. This disorganised format of the song is one flaw. If Lanka was treated as a Mother in addressing her, then such should have been the approach all though out the song. The writer first worships Lanka, treating her as a Mother. Thereafter Lanka is no mother, but a land of victory. Yet again, Lanka becomes a mother. Thereafter he forgets he is addressing Mother Lanka. He thus turns towards the people to start another dialogue. He says, let\u2019s forget differences and arguments, let\u2019s march forward. It\u2019s not necessary here to remind about differences and arguments. That gives attention to a weakness. Mere saying we should give up our differences and arguments, does not help remove them. If such differences and arguments were by then forgotten, this is a reminder. In the song, the two references on unity and giving up on differences does not bring about the same feeling.<\/p>\n<p>The larger flaw in the song is its content and meaning. As I said earlier, this song is one that pleads for help. It means as a nation, we are a weak nation. The only hope we have is Mother Lanka. We therefore appeal to Mother Lanka to wipe out our weaknesses and march us to prosperity. This makes us accept our own defects. It is not possible to make us feel proud about us as a nation and feel a heroic nation.<\/p>\n<p>In a song of national pride, we can mention about heroes in our past history. We can dwell on our rich cultural heritage. We can talk of gems, of tuskers and of our scenic natural beauty.<\/p>\n<p>I honestly believe, the national anthem should say exactly the opposite of what is being said in it. The national anthem should pronounce our commitment, our strength in safeguarding our motherland even by sacrificing our lives. 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