Jesu Upanda Lyrics (ජේසු උපන්දා) by Bro. Charles Thomas
Jesu Upanda Lyrics
Jesu upandaa sulu danan raja wunaa..
Nisala raye seethala e dilidu gawa lene
Jesu upan nisaaya sulu danan raja wune
Dilidu kamin Jesuda sulu dana usas wune
Edaa patan sulu dana hata thanak himi wune
Jesu upandaa sulu danan raja wunaa..
Sulu dana esawoo Jesuta edaa kima wune
Raje bale kiyaa edaa yanta sidu wune
Pasu dawase Jesu namin kimada siduwune
Dilidu Jesu nisaa hathaartha dhanaya raja wune.ජේසු උපන්දා ගී පද
ජේසු උපන්දා සුළු දනන් රජ වුණා
නිසල රැයේ සීතල ඒ දිලිඳු ගව ලෙනේ
ජේසු උපන් නිසාය සුළු දනන් රජ වුණේ
දිලිඳු කමින් ජේසුද සුලු දන උසස් වුනේ
එදා පටන් සුළු දන හට තැනක් හිමි වුණේ
ජේසු උපන්දා සුළු දනන් රජ වුණා
සුළු දන එසවූ ජේසුට එදා කිම වුණේ
රජේ බලේ කියා එදා යන්ට සිදු වුණේ
පසු දවසේ ජේසු නමින් කිමද සිදුවුනේ
දිළිදු ජේසු නිසා හතරත ධනය රජ වුණේ.Jesu Upanda (ජේසු උපන්දා) is a Sinhala song sung by Bro. Charles Thomas. This page presents the Jesu Upanda lyrics in Sinhala script (ජේසු උපන්දා ගී පද), an English transliteration (Singlish) for sing-along, an English translation, and an explanation of the song's meaning.
| SONG | Jesu Upanda |
|---|---|
| SINGER | Bro. Charles Thomas |
| GENRE | Hymn |
| CATEGORY | Christian Devotional, Christmas Songs |
| VIEWS | 2 |
| UPDATED |
Jesu Upanda Lyrics English Translation
When Jesus was born, the lowly became kings..
In the still, cold night, in that poor cattle shed,
because Jesus was born, the lowly became kings
in his very poverty, Jesus lifted the lowly high
from that day on, the lowly had a place of their own
When Jesus was born, the lowly became kings..
What became of the Jesus who raised up the lowly?
by the power of a king, he was forced that day to flee
and in later days, in the name of Jesus, what came to pass?
because of the poor Jesus, wealth came to reign on every side.
Translation provided by the Lyrics LK editorial team. Translations are interpretive and may not capture every nuance of the original Sinhala text.
Jesu Upanda Song Meaning and Interpretation
This is a Christmas hymn with a sharp and thoughtful eye, one that celebrates the birth of Jesus but also asks hard questions about what the world has done with it. Its opening declaration is pure gospel joy, “when Jesus was born, the lowly became kings.” Born “in the still, cold night, in that poor cattle shed,” Jesus arrived not in a palace but in poverty, and “in his very poverty, he lifted the lowly high.” The good news is that the God of the universe took the side of the poor from his very first breath, so that “from that day on, the lowly had a place of their own.”
But the hymn does not stop at the manger. Its second verse turns to what happened next, and grows pointed. “What became of the Jesus who raised up the lowly?” First, “by the power of a king, he was forced that day to flee,” recalling how the infant Jesus had to escape the murderous King Herod. The powerful of the world were threatened by him even as a child.
The final lines carry the sting, and a quiet challenge. “In later days, in the name of Jesus, what came to pass? Because of the poor Jesus, wealth came to reign on every side.” It observes, sadly, that a movement begun by a poor man for the poor has often become wrapped in riches and power, the opposite of its origin. What the listener is left with is a Christmas song that both rejoices and examines its conscience, praising the child who exalted the lowly, and gently asking whether those who bear his name have remembered why he came.
Interpretation by the Lyrics LK editorial team. This reflects our understanding of the song and may differ from the artist's intended meaning.