Ayi Tharahen Lyrics
“Ayi tharahen maannakaari” (ඇයි තරහෙන් මාන්නකාරී): Ayi Tharahen (ඇයි තරහෙන්) lyrics, a Sinhala love song sung by Lakshman Wijesekara, with words by John De Silva and music by Rohana Weerasinghe, presented here in Sinhala script, Singlish transliteration, English translation and the meaning explained. In Sinhala it is ඇයි තරහෙන් ගී පද.
| SONG | Ayi Tharahen |
|---|---|
| SINGER | Lakshman Wijesekara |
| LYRICIST | John De Silva |
| COMPOSER | Rohana Weerasinghe |
| CATEGORY | Love Songs |
| VIEWS | 1 |
| UPDATED |
Ayi Tharahen Lyrics Singlish
Ayi tharahen maannakaari
Palaa duwanne damalaa maa mehi
Palaa duwanne damalaa maa
Ayi tharahen
Iwasiliwanthee kopa nowewee
Shaantha daantha we
Kopaya na netha baluwama thee ge
Sansun leelaawen thibe
Sadee thibe swabhaawa seve
Epaaya mithuree gana sanchal saki
Epaaya mithuree gana sanchal
Ayi tharahen
Kawata kamin maa as rathu wechchi
Shaanthawanthiyage
Allaa swaamini dakunatha aage
Illaa denna samaa
Nethe nathe ekopa balmaa
Sithhi pawathee thada kopaa aage
Sithhi pawathee thada kopaa
Ayi tharahenඇයි තරහෙන් ගී පද
ඇයි තරහෙන් මාන්නකාරී
පලා දුවන්නේ දමලා මා මෙහි
පලා දුවන්නේ දමලා මා
ඇයි තරහෙන්
ඉවසිලිවන්තී කෝප නොවෙවී
ශාන්ත දාන්ත වේ
කෝපය නෑ නෙත බැලුවම තී ගේ
සන්සුන් ලීලාවෙන් තිබේ
සැදී තිබේ ස්වභාව සේවේ
එපාය මිතුරී ගැන සංචල් සකි
එපාය මිතුරී ගැන සංචල්
ඇයි තරහෙන්
කවට කමින් මා ඇස් රතු වෙච්චි
ශාන්තවන්තියගේ
අල්ලා ස්වාමිනි දකුණත ඈගේ
ඉල්ලා දෙන්න සමා
නෙතේ නැතේ එකෝප බැල්මා
සිත්හි පවතී තද කෝපා ඈගේ
සිත්හි පවතී තද කෝපා
ඇයි තරහෙන්Ayi Tharahen Lyrics English Translation
Why so angry, my proud one,
running away and leaving me here?
running away and leaving me?
why so angry?
Patient one, do not be enraged,
be calm and composed;
there is no anger when I look into your eyes,
they rest in a serene grace,
made up of your own natural gentleness,
enough, dear friend, of this agitation,
enough of the trouble, my companion
Why so angry?
From my joking, they turned red, the eyes
of the gentle lady;
take her right hand, my lord,
and beg her forgiveness;
there is no reconciled glance in her eyes,
a strong anger still lives in her heart,
a strong anger still remains
Why so angry?
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.
Ayi Tharahen Song Meaning and Interpretation
A charming, light-hearted song from the old Sinhala nurthi (musical theatre) tradition, a lovers’ quarrel set to music. The whole song is a man calling after a proud one who has stormed off: why so angry, running away and leaving me here? It is playful and pleading at once, the sound of someone who knows he is in trouble.
He tries gentle flattery to coax her out of it. Patient one, do not be enraged, be calm; there is no real anger, he insists, when he looks into her eyes, which rest in a serene grace made of her own natural gentleness. Enough of this agitation, dear friend, he says, half-teasing, half-hoping the compliment will melt the sulk.
The last verse admits the fault and the fix. It was his joking that turned the gentle lady’s eyes red with anger; so, addressing himself almost as a character on stage, he says, take her right hand, my lord, and beg forgiveness. And honestly, he notes, there is still no reconciling look in her eyes, a strong anger still lives in her heart. Sung by Lakshman Wijesekara with a new arrangement by Dr. Rohana Weerasinghe, from lawyer John de Silva’s classic Ratnavali nurthi, it is a witty, affectionate period piece about trying, and not quite managing, to make up after a silly quarrel.
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.