Sambudurajanani Lyrics
by Marians
“Dampahapath dalu bopath silisiliye sihila” (දම්පැහැපත් දලු බෝපත් සිලිසිලියේ සිහිල): Sambudurajanani (සම්බුදුරජානනේ) lyrics, a Sinhala Buddhist devotional song sung by Marians, with words by Kelum Srimal, presented here in Sinhala script, Singlish transliteration, English translation and the meaning explained. In Sinhala it is සම්බුදුරජානනේ ගී පද, and many know it simply as Dampahapath dalu.
| SONG | Sambudurajanani |
|---|---|
| SINGER | Marians |
| LYRICIST | Kelum Srimal |
| CATEGORY | Buddhist Devotional |
| VIEWS | 1 |
| UPDATED |
Sambudurajanani Lyrics Singlish
Dampahapath dalu bopath silisiliye sihila
Wida wida mawadathi madasulangin genena sahan suwaya
Samathe dakadaka melowadeema kalade palade mahima
Mithyaawema pasupasa yanne ayi pitupaa sathyayata
Sambudurajaanane me edaa desu dahama
Sabawelath mehema yanne me kohede
Namo thassa bhagawatho arahatho sammaa sambuddhassa //
Thanhaawen nonidaa ras karanaa dhanayen hakiweda
Us nilathala balayen wiyapath nomawee nomaree inna
Tharageta pinkara multhana gena paw purawaa gannathiwa
Atalodahamata anugatha wee ayi baridho jeewathwenna
Sambudu piyaanane diwanethin balaa nawatha
E edaa desu dahama yali pahadaa denu manawa
Namo thassa bhagawatho arahatho sammaa sambuddhassa //සම්බුදුරජානනේ ගී පද
දම්පැහැපත් දලු බෝපත් සිලිසිලියේ සිහිල
විඳ විඳ මවඳැති මඳසුලඟින් ගෙනන සහන් සුවය
සැමතේ දැකදැක මෙලොවදීම කලදෙ පලදෙන මහිම
මිත්‍යාවෙම පසුපස යන්නේ ඇයි පිටුපා සත්‍යයට
සම්බුදුරජානනේ මේ එදා දෙසු දහම
සැබෑවෙලත් මෙහෙම යන්නේ මේ කොහෙද
නමෝතස්ස බගවතෝ අරහතෝ සම්මා සම්බුද්ධස්ස //
තන්හාවෙන් නොනිදා රැස් කරනා ධනයෙන් හැකිවේද
උස් නිලතල බලයෙන් වියපත් නොමවී නොමැරී ඉන්න
තරගෙට පින්කර මුල්තැන ගෙන පව් පුරවා ගන්නැතිව
අටලෝදහමට අනුගත වී ඇයි බැරිදෝ ජීවත්වෙන්න
සම්බුදු පියාණනේ දිවනෙතින් බලා නැවත
ඒ එදා දෙසු දහම යලි පහදා දෙනු මැනව
නමෝතස්ස බගවතෝ අරහතෝ සම්මා සම්බුද්ධස්ස //Sambudurajanani Lyrics English Translation
In the rustling cool of dark-hued bo-tree leaves and buds,
savouring, again and again, the soothing comfort the gentle mother-wind brings,
seeing everywhere the glory that bears fruit even here, in this very world,
why do we chase after falsehood, turning our backs on the truth?
O Buddha, our king, this is the Dhamma taught long ago,
is this really the way we ought to be going?
Homage to him, the Blessed One, the Worthy One, the Perfectly Enlightened //
Can it be done with wealth amassed sleeplessly through craving?
to stay unaging, undying, through high office and power,
without racing to do merit for first place, without heaping up sin,
why is it we cannot live in accord with the eight worldly conditions?
O Buddha, our father, look down again with your divine eye,
and make clear to us once more that Dhamma taught long ago
Homage to him, the Blessed One, the Worthy One, the Perfectly Enlightened //
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.
Sambudurajanani Song Meaning and Interpretation
A reflective Poson devotional song that pairs the peace of the Buddha’s teaching with a gentle rebuke of how people actually live. It opens in stillness, the rustling cool of dark bo-tree leaves, the soothing comfort the gentle mother-wind brings, and the sense that the Dhamma’s glory bears fruit even here, in this very world. Against that calm it asks the sharp question: why do we chase after falsehood, turning our backs on the truth?
Between verses comes the Pali homage every Buddhist knows, Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa, anchoring the whole song in devotion. Then it presses its social conscience: can craving-driven wealth really buy anything worth having? can rank and power keep you from ageing and dying? Why, it asks, can’t we simply live in accord with the eight worldly conditions, the atalo-dhamma, instead of racing for first place and heaping up sin?
The close is a humble prayer. O Buddha, our father, look down again with your divine eye, and make clear to us once more that Dhamma taught long ago. It asks not for blessings or wealth but for clarity, for the old teaching to be shown again to a world that has drifted from it. Sung by the Marians to words by Kelum Srimal, it is a serene, gently searching Poson song about the peace of the Dhamma and a plea to live by truth rather than by craving.
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.