Genius English Translations
Sri Lanka Matha (Sri Lanka’s National Anthem) (English Translation)
[Verse 1]
Thou Mother Lanka
Oh, Mother Lanka, we salute, salute, salute, salute Thee!
Plenteous in prosperity, Thou
Beauteous in grace and love
Laden with grain and luscious fruit
And fragrant flowers of radiant hue
Giver of life and all good things
Our land of joy and victory
Receive our grateful praise sublime, we worship, worship Thee
Oh, Mother Lanka! We salute, salute, salute, salute Thee!
[Bridge]
Thou gavest us Knowledge and Truth
Thou art our strength and inward faith
Our light divine and sentient being
Breath of life and liberation
Grant us, bondage free, inspiration
Inspire us forever
[Verse 2]
In wisdom and strength renewed
Ill-will, hatred, strife all ended
In love enfolded, a mighty nation
Marching onward, all as one
Lead us, Mother, to fullest freedom, we worship, worship Thee
Oh Mother Lanka! We salute, salute, salute, salute Thee!