Naadagam Geeya Lyrics
“Heta naadagame man rajaata andinawa” (හෙට නාඩගමේ මං රජාට අඳිනවා), Naadagam Geeya (නාඩගම් ගීය) lyrics: a Sinhala folk song sung by Ridma Weerawardena, with words by Chandrasena Thalangama and music by Charitha Attalage, presented here in Sinhala script, Singlish transliteration, English translation and the meaning explained. Many know it simply as Heta naadagame, and in Sinhala it is නාඩගම් ගීය ගී පද.
| SONG | Naadagam Geeya |
|---|---|
| SINGER | Ridma Weerawardena |
| LYRICIST | Chandrasena Thalangama |
| COMPOSER | Charitha Attalage |
| CATEGORY | Folk |
| VIEWS | 1 |
| UPDATED |
Naadagam Geeya Lyrics Singlish
Heta naadagame man rajaata andinawa
Ajaasaththa naamen
Mulu gameema anganun mata waha watenawa
Balapalla borunam
Dama kadukkan otunu nalalpati
Kaduwa karakawa sabayata enahati
Bala hindina anganun saththai
Aale bandee rahasin
Pawara ajaasath niridun mama wemi
Piya nasaa rajakama aragannemi
Kiya eddee ada man saththai
Aale bandee anganun
Heta naadagame man rajaata andinawa
Ajaasaththa naamen
Mulu gameema anganun mata hitha watenawa
Balapalla borunamනාඩගම් ගීය ගී පද
හෙට නාඩගමේ මං රජාට අඳිනවා
අජාසත්ත නාමෙන්
මුළු ගමේම අඟනුන් මට වහ වැටෙනවා
බලාපල්ලා බොරුනම්
දමා කඩුක්කන් ඔටුනු නළල්පටි
කඩුව කරකවා සබයට එනහැටි
බලා හිඳින අඟනුන් සත්තයි
ආලේ බඳී රහසින්
පවර අජාසත් නිරිඳුන් මම වෙමි
පිය නසා රජකම අරගන්නෙමි
කියා එද්දී අද මං සත්තයි
ආලේ බඳී අඟනුන්
හෙට නාඩගමේ මං රජාට අඳිනවා
අජාසත්ත නාමෙන්
මුළු ගමේම අඟනුන් මට හිත වැටෙනවා
බලාපල්ලා බොරුනම්Naadagam Geeya Lyrics English Translation
Tomorrow in the naadagama I play the king
by the name Ajasattha
The whole village’s women fall head over heels for me
Just watch, if I’m lying
Wearing earrings, a crown, a headband
twirling a sword as I step onto the stage
the women watching, truly
fall secretly in love
I am the mighty king Ajasattha
I seize the throne by killing my father
as I say this today, truly
the women fall in love
Tomorrow in the naadagama I play the king
by the name Ajasattha
the whole village’s women lose their hearts to me
just watch, if I’m lying
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.
Naadagam Geeya Song Meaning and Interpretation
This is a playful, boastful song set in the world of naadagama, the old Sinhala folk theatre where performers sing and act out kings and legends on a village stage. The singer is a naadagama actor, and tomorrow he plays the king. He grins that the moment he steps out in costume, every woman in the village falls for him, and dares you to call him a liar.
The king he plays is Ajasattha, the Sinhala form of Ajatasattu, the prince from Buddhist history who killed his own father to seize the throne. Naming him tells any Sri Lankan listener this is a fierce, powerful figure rather than a gentle romantic lead, and the actor puffs himself up with that borrowed power. He lingers on the costume, the crown, the headband, the earrings, the sword he twirls as he walks on, because in naadagama the grand entrance is everything.
The charm is that it is all swagger and theatre. He is not really a king and he knows it, and the boast about the women is part of the act, delivered with a wink. More than a love song, it is a tribute to the naadagama tradition itself and the thrill of becoming someone larger than life for one night on a village stage.
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.