මාධවී ශිල්පාධිපති
7 songs performed
Madhavi Shilpadhipathi (මාධවී ශිල්පාධිපති, also romanized Madhawi Shilpadhipathi) is a Sri Lankan singer associated with Sinhala children’s songs (ළමා ගී, lama gee). She is best known as the recording voice behind a set of widely circulated nursery-style songs that remain staples of Sinhala children’s music collections.
Shilpadhipathi’s recordings sit squarely in the lama gee tradition, the playful, simply melodic songs Sri Lankan children grow up singing. Her best-known track, “Bonikka Tharaha Wela” (the doll got angry), circulates across Sinhala music sites as a popular children’s song, and her name recurs through a small, consistent catalogue of similar pieces about dolls, monkeys, moonlight and counting.
Lyrics-lk hosts the following Madhavi Shilpadhipathi recordings, with the Sinhala lyrics, transliteration and translation for each:
Beyond her credited role as the performer of these lama gee recordings, little biographical detail about Madhawi Shilpadhipathi has been documented in public sources. This page focuses on the songs themselves, which are the reason most listeners search for her name.
Every Sinhala lyric, composition, and song credit by Madhavi Shilpadhipathi.