Sri lanka national anthem tamil version mp3 free download

Until early 2016, the Sinhala version was the only one to be used during official government events and it was the only version used during international sports and other events. More specifically, 'Tamil is the native language for the Tamil people, who constitute about 15% of Sri Lankans, and for Muslims who are nearly 10%', according to the BBC. The majority of Sri Lankans (around 75%) speak the Sinhala language. Although it has existed since independence in 1948 it was generally only sung in the north and east of the country where the Tamil language predominates.

Sri Lanka Thaaye, the Tamil version of the Sri Lankan national anthem, is an exact translation of Sri Lanka Matha, the Sinhala version, and has the same music. It is just one of a number that are sung in more than one language: Belgium ( French, Dutch, and German), Canada ( English, French and Inuktitut), Finland ( Finnish, Swedish), New Zealand (English and MДЃori), South Africa ( Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, Afrikaans and English), Suriname (Dutch and Sranan Tongo) and Switzerland (German, French, Italian and Romansh). The Sri Lankan national anthem is available in an identical version in two languages, Sinhala and Tamil, both official languages of the country. The Second Republican Constitution of 1978 gave 'Sri Lanka Matha' constitutional recognition. Samarakoon committed suicide in April 1962, leaving a note complaining that its lyrics had been mutilated. In February 1961 the government changed the line to their present form, ' Sri Lanka Matha, Apa Sri Lanka', despite Samarakoon's strong opposition. It was deemed to be 'unlucky' and blamed for the country's misfortunes including the deaths of two prime ministers. In the late 1950s controversy arose over its first line, ' Namo Namo Matha, Apa Sri Lanka'.

'Namo Namo Matha' was first sung as Ceylon's official national anthem at the independence day ceremony in 1952. The anthem was translated into the Tamil language by M. The committee's decision was endorsed by the government on 22 November 1951. The committee made a minor change to Samarakoon's song, with his approval, changing the tenth line from ' Nawajeewana Damine' to ' Nawa Jeewana Demine Nithina Apa Pubudu Karan Matha'. The committee heard several songs but, after much deliberation, picked 'Namo Namo Matha'. The government appointed a committee headed by Edwin Wijeyeratne, Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development, to pick a new national anthem. Jayewardene requested that the government recognise Samarakoon's 'Namo Namo Matha' as the official national anthem. More specifically, in 1950 Minister of Finance J. At the first independence day ceremony held on 4 February 1949 at the Independence Memorial Hall in Torrington Square both 'Namo Namo Matha' and 'Sri Lanka Matha Pala Yasa Mahima' were sung, in Sinhala and Tamil, as 'national songs'. Ceylon continued to use the UK's national anthem as its official national anthem after independence. 'Sri Lanka Matha Pala Yasa Mahima' was broadcast by Radio Ceylon on the morning of 4 February 1948, independence day, but it was not sung at the official Freedom Day celebrations. The latter won the competition but this was controversial as Illangasinghe and Edirisinghe were members of the judging panel. Among the entries were 'Namo Namo Matha' by Samarakoon and 'Sri Lanka Matha Pala Yasa Mahima' by P. Prior to Ceylon's independence (1948) the Lanka Gandharva Sabha had organised a competition to find a national anthem. After it was sung by the choir from Musaeus College, Colombo at a public event it became hugely popular in Ceylon and was widely played on radio. The song, which was then known as 'Namo Namo Mata', was first sung by students at Mahinda College.

After returning to Ceylon Samarakoon taught music at Mahinda College, Galle. Samarakoon had been a pupil of Tagore at Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan. Tagore being directly involved in the creation of the song has been denied by some historians like Indian Lipi Ghosh and Sri Lankan Sandagomi Coperahewa. Some have suggested that Tagore wrote the music whilst Samarakoon wrote the lyrics. A minority suggest that Tagore wrote the anthem in full. The most widely held view is that Sri Lankan composer Ananda Samarakoon wrote the music and lyrics to the song inspired/influenced by an Indian Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. There are differing accounts as to the origin of the 'Sri Lanka Matha'. 'Sri Lanka Matha' performed by a US naval band

Sri lanka national anthem tamil version mp3 free download