Sinhala Songs by Category
Every song in the collection is sorted by what it is about, from love and heart break to baila, folk, devotional and children's songs. Pick a mood or a moment and read the lyrics in Sinhala script with transliteration and English meaning.
23 categories · 0 songs
Love Songsආදර ගීත
The heart of the Sinhala songbook: romance, attraction, longing, and devotion to a beloved. From tender first-love ballads to the great romantic standards, these are the songs sung at weddings, on long drives, and quietly to oneself.
Heart Breakවිරහ ගී
The other side of love: separation, betrayal, unrequited feeling, and the ache of someone gone. Sinhala music carries heartbreak with a particular tenderness, and these are the songs listeners return to when they need to feel understood.
Sad Songsදුක්බර ගීත
Songs of grief, loneliness, hardship, and loss beyond romance: mourning a parent, missing home, the weight of a hard year. Melancholy rendered with grace, the kind of song that sits with you rather than lifting you out.
Folkජන ගී
The traditional and rural canon: jana gee, work songs from the paddy field, pastoral life, and the melodies handed down through generations. The roots of Sinhala music, close to the land and the seasons.
Natureස්වභාව ගී
Songs where nature itself is the subject: the hill country in mist, monsoon rain, rivers and the sea, the koel's call, flowers and the moon. Sri Lanka's landscape sung as something worth pausing for.
Inspirationalධෛර්ය ගී
Songs of courage, resilience, and hope: encouragement to keep going, lessons carried in a melody, the quiet resolve to rise again. The music you reach for when you need to be reminded of your own strength.
Nostalgiaමතක ගී
Songs that look back: childhood, the village left behind, old friends, the way things used to be. That bittersweet pull of memory that Sinhala music captures so well, half sorrow and half gratitude.
Buddhist Devotionalබෞද්ධ භක්ති ගී
Devotional songs of the Buddhist tradition: bhakti gee sung at Vesak and Poson, verses on the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the path to peace. Music made for the temple, the poya day, and moments of stillness.
Patrioticදේශප්රේමී ගී
Songs for the motherland: love of Lanka, its history and heroes, the pride and sacrifice of those who served. Music that swells on Independence Day and stirs something in anyone far from home.
Bailaබයිලා
The irresistible party rhythm of Sri Lanka: baila, with its Portuguese-descended beat, made for weddings, dances, and celebration. Songs that get everyone on their feet no matter their age.
Motherඅම්මා
Songs written for and about amma: a mother's love, sacrifice, and the debt that can never be repaid. Some of the most-loved songs in the language belong here, sung with a full heart.
Children's Songsලමා ගී
Songs for children: nursery rhymes, playful melodies, and the gentle tunes that teach and delight. The first Sinhala songs many of us ever learned.
Sinhala Movie Songsචිත්රපට ගී
Songs born on the silver screen: the memorable numbers from Sinhala cinema that outlived their films and became standards in their own right. The golden-age playback tradition and beyond.
Christian Devotionalක්රිස්තියානි භක්ති ගී
Hymns and devotional songs of the Christian tradition in Sinhala: praise, worship, and faith, sung in church and at home. Carrying the language of scripture into the melody of the island.
Weddingමංගල ගී
Songs for the wedding day: blessings for the bride and groom, the poruwa ceremony, and the joy of two families joined. The music that makes a Sri Lankan wedding feel complete.
Duetයුග ගී
Yuga gee: songs written for two voices, a call and an answer between a man and a woman. The great duets of Sinhala music, where the conversation is the whole song.
Fatherතාත්තා
Songs for and about thaaththa: the father's steady presence, his sacrifices, and the love that so often goes unspoken. Tributes to the man who carried the family.
Friendshipමිතුදම් ගී
Songs about friendship: the companions of school days, loyalty through hard times, and the bonds that outlast everything. Music for the people who walked beside you.
Sonපුතා
Songs written for a son: a parent's hopes, pride, and love, and the wish to see a child grow into their best self. Tender and full of expectation.
Daughterදුව
Songs for a daughter: the particular tenderness a family holds for duwa, from lullabies to the ache of seeing her leave for her own home. Love and letting go in one melody.
Christmas Songsනත්තල් ගී
Carols and Christmas songs in Sinhala: the Nativity, Bethlehem, and the warmth of the season under the coconut palms. A tropical Christmas sung in the island's own voice.
Lullabyනැළවිලි ගී
Nelavili gee: the soft, slow songs sung to rock a baby to sleep. The oldest and most intimate music there is, passed from a mother's voice to a child's ear.
Rapසිංහල රැප්
Sinhala rap and hip-hop: the newest chapter of the songbook, where verse meets beat and the language stretches into rhyme and rhythm. The sound of a younger Sri Lanka.