Mariye Lyrics
“Mariye obage sudu muhune” (මරියේ ඔබගෙ සුදු මුහුණේ): Mariye (මරියේ) lyrics, a Sinhala Christmas song sung by Marita and Rookantha Gunathilaka, with words and music by Rookantha Gunathilaka, presented here in Sinhala script, Singlish transliteration, English translation and the meaning explained. In Sinhala it is මරියේ ගී පද.
| SONG | Mariye |
|---|---|
| SINGER | Marita, Rookantha Gunathilaka |
| LYRICIST | Rookantha Gunathilaka |
| COMPOSER | Rookantha Gunathilaka |
| CATEGORY | Christmas Songs |
| VIEWS | 1 |
| UPDATED |
Mariye Lyrics Singlish
Mariye obage sudu muhune
Dilune kaanthiyayi senehe
Puthuge sinaha pawasuuye
Saamayayi premayayi lowe //
Naththala naththala naththala babalenawa
Sith thula sith thula somnasa pawasenawa
Lassana lassana sama atha diswenawa
Mangala mangala seenuwa handawenawa
Mariye obage sudu muhune
Dilune kaanthiyayi senehe
Puthuge sinaha pawasuuye
Saamayayi premayayi lowe
Issara issara kaale naththal rae
Dilisena dilisena walgaa tharuwak rae
Paayaa paayaa gawalena eli kala rae
Dewindaa minisek wuna e naththal rae
Mariye obage sudu muhune
Dilune kaanthiyayi senehe
Puthuge sinaha pawasuuye
Saamayayi premayayi lowe //මරියේ ගී පද
මරියේ ඔබගෙ සුදු මුහුණේ
දිලුනේ කාන්තියයි සෙනෙහේ
පුතුගේ සිනහ පැවසූයේ
සාමයයි ප්‍රේමයයි ලොවේ //
නත්තල නත්තල නත්තල බැබලෙනවා
සිත් තුළ සිත් තුළ සොම්නස පැවසෙනවා
ලස්සන ලස්සන සැම අත දිස්වෙනවා
මංගල මංගල සීනුව හැඬවෙනවා
මරියේ ඔබගෙ සුදු මුහුණේ
දිලුනේ කාන්තියයි සෙනෙහේ
පුතුගේ සිනහ පැවසූයේ
සාමයයි ප්‍රේමයයි ලොවේ
ඉස්සර ඉස්සර කාලේ නත්තල් රෑ
දිලිසෙන දිලිසෙන වල්ගා තරුවක් රෑ
පායා පායා ගවලෙන එළි කළ රෑ
දෙවිඳා මිනිසෙක් වුණ ඒ නත්තල් රෑ
මරියේ ඔබගෙ සුදු මුහුණේ
දිලුනේ කාන්තියයි සෙනෙහේ
පුතුගේ සිනහ පැවසූයේ
සාමයයි ප්‍රේමයයි ලොවේ //Mariye Lyrics English Translation
Maria, on your white face
shone a radiance, and love,
and the son’s smile spoke
of peace, and of love, to the world //
Christmas, Christmas, Christmas is shining,
in our hearts, in our hearts, gladness is spoken,
lovely, lovely, everything looks, on every side,
the festival, the festival bell is ringing
Maria, on your white face
shone a radiance, and love,
and the son’s smile spoke
of peace, and of love, to the world
Long ago, long ago, on a Christmas night,
a shining, shining comet-star, that night,
rising, rising and lighting up the cattle-shed, that night,
the night that God became a man, that Christmas night
Maria, on your white face
shone a radiance, and love,
and the son’s smile spoke
of peace, and of love, to the world //
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.
Mariye Song Meaning and Interpretation
A warm Sinhala Christmas carol, sung by Rookantha Goonatillake with Marita, centred on the Madonna and child. Maria, it says, on your white face shone a radiance and love, and the smile of the son, the infant Jesus, spoke of peace and love to the whole world. The image is the serene, glowing crèche, tender and full of light.
The refrain is pure festive joy: Christmas, Christmas is shining, gladness is spoken in every heart, everything looks lovely on every side, and the festival bell rings. It captures the shared, communal happiness of the season, the whole world lit up and celebrating together.
The last verse returns to the first Christmas night. Long ago, a shining comet-star rose and lit up the cattle-shed, on the night that God became a man. It names the heart of the feast, the Incarnation, in the simplest, most wondering words. Sung by Rookantha Goonatillake and Marita, it is a gentle, joyful carol about the Nativity, the mother and child, and the peace and love that Christmas brings into the world.
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.