රෝයි පීරිස්
13 songs performed
Roy Peiris (රෝයි පීරිස්, also spelled Roy Peris) was a Sri Lankan singer remembered for a run of tender Sinhala love songs, among them Ma Dasa Wedana (මා දෑසේ වේදනා) and Oba Nasu Kathawak Kiyannam Lande, which kept him in steady rotation on Sri Lankan radio for decades.
Roy Peiris built his name as a vocalist on the strength of melodic, romantic numbers rather than chart gimmicks. His repertoire, documented across Sri Lankan music archives, runs to several dozen recordings, and a number of them remain widely requested. The obituaries that followed his death singled out Ma Dasa Wedana and Oba Nasu Kathawak Kiyannam Lande as the songs that first made his voice familiar to listeners.
Beyond those two, Roy Peris recorded enduring pieces such as Hada Sagare, Oba Adare Ma Kere Nam, and Kandulu Liyakam Anda, songs that lean on plain, heartfelt lyrics about love and longing. His style favours clear diction and an unhurried melodic line, the kind of singing that suited the slow Sinhala ballad form.
Roy Peiris died on 21 January 2017, after a sudden heart attack; he was admitted to Negombo Hospital that morning and was reported to be 54 years old. His passing was covered by Sri Lankan outlets, which noted how his ballads had stayed in circulation long after their release. For listeners across the diaspora, the songs of Roy Peris remain a familiar part of Sinhala romantic music, which is why his lyrics, with their Sinhala script, transliteration, and English translation, continue to be looked up here.
Every Sinhala lyric, composition, and song credit by Roy Peiris.