Ran Daketten Lyrics
by Centigradz
“Ran dakatthen nelanaa goyamen” (රන් දෑකැත්තෙන් නෙලනා ගොයමෙන්), Ran Daketten (රන් දෑකැත්තෙන්) lyrics: a Sinhala folk song sung by Centigradz, with words by Chathranga Siripathi and music by Thusith Niroshana, presented here in Sinhala script, Singlish transliteration, English translation and the meaning explained. Many know it simply as Ran dakatthen, and in Sinhala it is රන් දෑකැත්තෙන් ගී පද.
| SONG | Ran Daketten |
|---|---|
| SINGER | Centigradz |
| LYRICIST | Chathranga Siripathi |
| COMPOSER | Thusith Niroshana |
| CATEGORY | Folk |
| VIEWS | 0 |
| UPDATED |
Ran Daketten Lyrics Singlish
Ran dakatthen nelanaa goyamen
Atukotu ithireyi aswanne
Kokila koojana thaalata musuwee
Sathuta modu weyi hitha asse
Sathutin pirilaa waan damana hith sooriya dewiyo rakagathden
Bheda iwathalaa sawom ekwelaa hiru mangalleta sarasedden
Dos duruwee duruwee suba nakatha udaawayi
Landunage roosiri komala hinaawayi
Raban hadata rangadena roosiriyaawayi
Awurudu asiriya ratema dore galaayayi
Ran dakatthen nelanaa goyamen
Atukotu ithireyi aswanne
Kokila koojana thaalata musuwee
Sathuta modu weyi hitha asse
Manussakam hama amathaka karalaa
Waada bheda kumatada pil bedilaa
Aluth pathum adahas podi bandalaa
Ekwemu api hama eka lesa hithalaa
Ran dakatthen nelanaa goyamen
Atukotu ithireyi aswanne
Kokila koojana thaalata musuwee
Sathuta modu weyi hitha asse
Sathutin pirilaa waan damana hith sooriya dewiyo rakagathden
Bheda iwathalaa sawom ekwelaa hiru mangalleta saraseddenරන් දෑකැත්තෙන් ගී පද
රන් දෑකැත්තෙන් නෙලනා ගොයමෙන්
අටුකොටු ඉතිරෙයි අස්වැන්නේ
කෝකිල කූජන තාලෙට මුසුවී
සතුට මෝදු වෙයි හිත අස්සේ
සතුටින් පිරිලා වාන් දමන හිත් සූරිය දෙවියෝ රැකගත්දෙන්
භේද ඉවතලා සැවොම එක්වෙලා හිරු මංගල්ලෙට සැරසෙද්දෙන්
දොස් දුරුවී දුරුවී සුබ නැකත උදාවයි
ලඳුනගෙ රූසිරි කොමළ හිනාවයි
රබන් හඬට රඟදෙන රූසිරියාවයි
අවුරුදු අසිරිය රටේම දෝරෙ ගලායයි
රන් දෑකැත්තෙන් නෙලනා ගොයමෙන්
අටුකොටු ඉතිරෙයි අස්වැන්නේ
කෝකිල කූජන තාලෙට මුසුවී
සතුට මෝදු වෙයි හිත අස්සේ
මනුස්සකම් හැම අමතක කරලා
වාද භේද කුමටද පිල් බෙදිලා
අලුත් පැතුම් අදහස් පොදි බැඳලා
එක්වෙමු අපි හැම එක ලෙස හිතලා
රන් දෑකැත්තෙන් නෙලනා ගොයමෙන්
අටුකොටු ඉතිරෙයි අස්වැන්නේ
කෝකිල කූජන තාලෙට මුසුවී
සතුට මෝදු වෙයි හිත අස්සේ
සතුටින් පිරිලා වාන් දමන හිත් සූරිය දෙවියෝ රැකගත්දෙන්
භේද ඉවතලා සැවොම එක්වෙලා හිරු මංගල්ලෙට සැරසෙද්දෙන්Ran Daketten Lyrics English Translation
From the paddy reaped with a golden sickle,
the granaries overflow with the harvest,
blending in with the koel’s singing,
joy ripens deep within the heart
hearts brimming and spilling over with joy, may the Sun God protect us,
casting divisions aside, all of us united, as we deck ourselves for the sun festival
Faults dispelled, dispelled, the auspicious hour dawns,
the maidens’ beauty, their soft, tender smiles,
the grace of dancing to the rabana drum,
the glory of the New Year flows in a stream across the whole land
From the paddy reaped with a golden sickle,
the granaries overflow with the harvest,
blending in with the koel’s singing,
joy ripens deep within the heart
Why forget our common humanity?
why these disputes and divisions, splitting into factions?
tying our new hopes and ideas together,
let us all unite and think as one
From the paddy reaped with a golden sickle,
the granaries overflow with the harvest,
blending in with the koel’s singing,
joy ripens deep within the heart
hearts brimming and spilling over with joy, may the Sun God protect us,
casting divisions aside, all of us united, as we deck ourselves for the sun festival
English translation by the Lyrics LK editorial team and community contributors, many of them native Sinhala speakers. Translations are interpretive and may not capture every nuance of the original Sinhala. Anyone can register to submit a translation, suggest a correction to this one, or add a song that is missing.
Ran Daketten Song Meaning and Interpretation
This is a joyful Avurudu song, celebrating the Sinhala and Tamil New Year and the harvest that comes with it. It opens in the fields: from paddy reaped with a golden sickle the granaries overflow, and, blending with the koel’s song, the bird whose call announces the New Year, joy ripens in every heart. It calls on the Sun God for protection, fitting for a festival tied to the sun’s movement, and urges everyone to cast divisions aside and unite as they dress up for the celebrations.
The middle paints the festival itself. Faults and misfortunes are dispelled as the auspicious hour, the nakatha, dawns; young women smile softly in their finery; there is graceful dancing to the rabana, the traditional drum; and the glory of the New Year flows like a stream across the whole country. It is a picture of a nation at its happiest and most united.
The last verse turns the festive mood into a plea. Why forget our shared humanity, it asks, why the quarrels and divisions and taking of sides? Instead, tying our new hopes and ideas together, let us all unite and think as one. Written by Chathranga Siripathi, composed by Thusith Niroshana and performed by Centigradz, it is a warm, celebratory New Year anthem that uses the season of renewal to call for harmony across a divided society.
Meaning written by the Lyrics LK editorial team and community contributors. It reflects our reading of the song and may differ from the artist's intent. Anyone can register to submit their own meaning, suggest a correction to this one, or add a song that is missing.