Rasta Lyrics
“Shishtaachaaraye athi hari gathi” (ශිෂ්ඨාචාරයෙ ඇති හරි ගති): Rasta (රස්තා) lyrics, a Sinhala inspirational song sung by Senaka Batagoda, presented here in Sinhala script, Singlish transliteration, English translation and the meaning explained and also listed under Nature. Many know it simply as Shishtaachaaraye athi, and in Sinhala it is රස්තා ගී පද.
| SONG | Rasta |
|---|---|
| SINGER | Senaka Batagoda |
| COMPOSER | Senaka Batagoda |
| CATEGORY | Inspirational, Nature |
| VIEWS | 0 |
| UPDATED |
Rasta Lyrics Singlish
Shishtaachaaraye athi hari gathi
Dana hadunaagena e widihata hadee
Ahasa tharam nidahasa vidagena
Numba sathutin hamada uparima
Avihinsaawaadi gathi athi
Kisi kenekuta kisi karadarayak nathi
Keti wee giya piwithuru keheralee
Awadi kara amuthum sithuwili
Aashaawe giloonama athi pala
Nuwanin dutuwa numba hama kala
Jeewithayama parinatha wee giya kala......
Numba naha weyi suwadin paraagawalaරස්තා ගී පද
ශිෂ්ඨාචාරයෙ ඇති හරි ගති
දැන හදුනාගෙන ඒ විදිහට හැදී
අහස තරම් නිදහස විදගෙන
නුඹ සතුටින් හැමදා උපරිම
අවිහිංසාවාදි ගති ඇති
කිසි කෙනෙකුට කිසි කරදරයක් නැති
කෙටි වී ගිය පිවිතුරු කෙහෙරැලී
අවදි කරා අමුතුම සිතුවිලි
ආශාවේ ගිලූනම ඇති පල
නුවණින් දුටුවා නුඹ හැම කල
ජීවිතයම පරිණත වී ගිය කල......
නුඹ නැහැ වෙයි සුවදින් පරාගවලRasta Lyrics English Translation
Learning the true, right nature of civilization
and being shaped in exactly that way,
drinking in a freedom as wide as the sky,
you are always, supremely happy
With a nature that harms no one,
causing not the slightest trouble to anyone,
the short, pure locks of hair
awaken strange new thoughts
Once desire is drowned, there is no fruit left to it,
you always saw that with wisdom,
and when the whole of life has ripened,
you will not fade, even amid the pollen of fragrance
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.
Rasta Song Meaning and Interpretation
This is a quiet song in praise of a free and gentle way of living, built around the figure of the rasta, the Rastafarian who has chosen peace, nature, and simplicity. Having learned the true, decent nature of things and let himself be shaped by it, the singer says, this person drinks in a freedom as wide as the sky and is always, deeply happy.
What defines him is harmlessness. His nature is avihimsa, non-violence, causing not the smallest trouble to anyone, a value that sits at the heart of both Rastafari and Buddhism. Even his short, pure locks, his dreadlocks, are mentioned with respect, as something that awakens fresh and unusual thoughts rather than as mere style.
The last verse turns almost Buddhist. Once desire is drowned, it says, there is no fruit left to chase, and this is something the rasta always saw clearly, with wisdom. When a whole life has ripened in that way, the song promises, you will not fade or wither even surrounded by the pollen of fragrance, even amid the sweet temptations of the world. It is a gentle portrait of a life freed from craving, admired for its calm and its clarity.
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.