Ipadila Lyrics
“Kandulu gangak, sinaha thotak” (කඳුළු ගඟක්, සිනහ තොටක්), Ipadila (ඉපදිලා) lyrics: a Sinhala Christian devotional song sung by Prasanna Rosa, with words and music by Richard Manamudali, presented here in Sinhala script, Singlish transliteration, English translation and the meaning explained and also listed under Christmas Songs. Many know it simply as Kandulu gangak,, and in Sinhala it is ඉපදිලා ගී පද.
| SONG | Ipadila |
|---|---|
| SINGER | Prasanna Rosa |
| LYRICIST | Richard Manamudali |
| COMPOSER | Richard Manamudali |
| CATEGORY | Christian Devotional, Christmas Songs |
| VIEWS | 0 |
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Ipadila Lyrics Singlish
Kandulu gangak - sinaha thotak
Gawa oruwak - sapa yahanak //
Aduru rayak - tharu purayak
Minisun mada - nawa minisek //
Ipadilaa . .//
Ahasa polawa
Ipadilaa //
Midumkaara Jesu ipadilaa
Wahalun mudawannataa - anda neth arawannataa //
Manudam nathi - sith pith nathi - nilanun suwakaranataa
Ipadilaa . .//
Ahasa polawa
Ipadilaa //
Midumkaara Jesu ipadilaa
Sathya penawannataa - kurusiyakata yannataa //
Isurin piri - yasasa sapiri - niridun godalannataa
Kandulu gangak - sinaha thotak
Gawa oruwak - sapa yahanak //
Aduru rayak - tharu purayak
Minisun mada - nawa minisek //ඉපදිලා ගී පද
කඳුළු ගඟක් - සිනහ තොටක්
ගව ඔරුවක් - සැප යහනක් //
අදුරු රැයක් - තරු පුරයක්
මිනිසුන් මැද - නව මිනිසෙක් //
ඉපදිලා . .//
අහස පොලව
ඉපදිලා //
මිදුම්කාර ජේසු ඉපදිලා
වහලුන් මුදවන්නටා - අඳ නෙත් ඇරවන්නටා //
මනුදම් නැති - සිත් පිත් නැති - නිලනුන් සුවකරනටා
ඉපදිලා . .//
අහස පොලව
ඉපදිලා //
මිදුම්කාර ජේසු ඉපදිලා
සත්‍ය පෙනවන්නටා - කුරුසියකට යන්නටා //
ඉසුරින් පිරි - යසස සපිරි - නිරිදුන් ගොඩලන්නටා
කඳුළු ගඟක් - සිනහ තොටක්
ගව ඔරුවක් - සැප යහනක් //
අදුරු රැයක් - තරු පුරයක්
මිනිසුන් මැද - නව මිනිසෙක් //
ඉපදිලා . .//
අහස පොලව
ඉපදිලා //
මිදුම්කාර ජේසු ඉපදිලාIpadila Lyrics English Translation
A river of tears, a ford of smiles,
a cattle-boat, a bed of comfort, //
a dark night, a city of stars,
among people, a new man //
Born.. //
sky and earth,
born.. //
the redeemer Jesus is born
To set the slaves free, to open blind eyes, //
to heal the inhuman, the heartless officials
Born.. //
sky and earth,
born.. //
the redeemer Jesus is born
To show the truth, to go to a cross, //
to bring down the rulers brimming with wealth and glory
A river of tears, a ford of smiles,
a cattle-boat, a bed of comfort, //
a dark night, a city of stars,
among people, a new man //
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.
Ipadila Song Meaning and Interpretation
A Christmas carol built on stark contrasts and a strong note of social justice. It opens with paired images of the world Jesus is born into, a river of tears, a ford of smiles, a cattle-boat, a bed of comfort, a dark night, a city of stars, and, among ordinary people, a new man. The refrain rings out simply: born.. the redeemer Jesus is born, in sky and on earth.
The middle names his mission, and it is liberation. He is born to set the slaves free, to open blind eyes, and to heal the inhuman, the heartless officials. The birth is not just tender but transformative, aimed squarely at injustice and hard-heartedness.
The close sharpens that further, echoing the Magnificat. He comes to show the truth, to go to a cross, and to bring down the rulers brimming with wealth and glory. The song ends back on its opening images of a world of tears and smiles, darkness and stars. Sung by Prasanna Rosa (a Marians original) to words and music by Richard Manamudali, it is a striking Christmas carol that celebrates the birth of Jesus as the coming of a liberator, freeing the enslaved, healing the heartless, and lifting up the lowly.
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.