Sitha Lyrics
“Sulangak waage wisirena hitha” (සුලඟක් වාගේ විසිරෙන හිත): Sitha (සිත) lyrics, a Sinhala Buddhist devotional song sung by Senaka Batagoda, presented here in Sinhala script, Singlish transliteration, English translation and the meaning explained and also listed under Inspirational. In Sinhala it is සිත ගී පද, and many know it simply as Sulangak waage.
| SONG | Sitha |
|---|---|
| SINGER | Senaka Batagoda |
| LYRICIST | Senaka Batagoda |
| COMPOSER | Senaka Batagoda |
| CATEGORY | Buddhist Devotional, Inspirational |
| VIEWS | 0 |
| UPDATED |
Sitha Lyrics Singlish
Sulangak waage wisirena hitha
Kandak waage nisasala hitha
Ananthayata igilena sithuwili nawathaalannata bari nam mata
Baluwama mageth nemeyi me hitha
Kotharam wehesak daruwath gatha
Sathutak labuwe nathinam hitha
Giniyam katharaka medi wee innata haka mata thani wee
Sathutak labu we nathi nam hitha
Ek wena daata hinahena hitha
Wen wenadaata handanaa hitha
Kawru monawaa keewath kawuru monawaa keruwath
Dawasaka hamade hara yayi hitha
Karakena rodaya waageyi hitha
Agak mulak soyanata bari hitha
Asarana kenekuta saranak wennata haki nam kenekuta
Kawadath babalanawaa e hitha
Sulangak waage wisirena hitha
Kandak waage nisasala hitha
Ananthayata igilena sithuwili nawathaalannata bari nam mata
Baluwama mageth nemeyi me hithaසිත ගී පද
සුලඟක් වාගේ විසිරෙන හිත
කන්දක් වාගේ නිසසල හිත
අනන්තයට ඉගිලෙන සිතුවිලි නවතාලන්නට බැරි නම් මට
බැලූවම මගෙත් නෙමෙයි මේ හිත
කොතරම් වෙහෙසක් දැරුවත් ගත
සතුටක් ලැබුවේ නැතිනම් හිත
ගිනියම් කතරක මැදි වී ඉන්නට හැක මට තනි වී
සතුටක් ලැබු වේ නැති නම් හිත
එක් වෙන දාට හිනහෙන හිත
වෙන් වෙනදාට හඩනා හිත
කව්රු මොනවා කීවත් කවුරු මොනවා කෙරුවත්
දවසක හැමදේ හැර යයි හිත
කැරකෙන රෝදය වාගෙයි හිත
අගක් මුලක් සොයනට බැරි හිත
අසරණ කෙනෙකුට සරණක් වෙන්නට හැකි නම් කෙනෙකුට
කවදත් බබලනවා ඒ හිත
සුලඟක් වාගේ විසිරෙන හිත
කන්දක් වාගේ නිසසල හිත
අනන්තයට ඉගිලෙන සිතුවිලි නවතාලන්නට බැරි නම් මට
බැලූවම මගෙත් නෙමෙයි මේ හිතSitha Lyrics English Translation
A mind that scatters like the wind,
a mind as still as a mountain,
if I cannot stop the thoughts that fly off to infinity,
then, when I look at it, this mind isn’t even mine
However great the toil the body bears,
if the heart has gained no joy,
I could be left all alone, stranded
in the middle of a scorching desert
if the heart has gained no joy…
the mind that laughs on the day of union,
the mind that weeps on the day of parting,
whatever anyone says, whatever anyone does,
one day the mind lets everything go
A mind like a spinning wheel,
a mind that can find no beginning, no end,
if it can become a refuge to a helpless person,
to someone with no one at all,
that mind shines forever, that mind
A mind that scatters like the wind,
a mind as still as a mountain,
if I cannot stop the thoughts that fly off to infinity,
then, when I look at it, this mind isn’t even mine
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.
Sitha Song Meaning and Interpretation
A calm, philosophical song, almost Buddhist in temper, meditating on the nature of the mind itself, the sitha. It opens on the mind’s contradictions: it scatters like the wind and yet can be still as a mountain, and if he cannot stop the thoughts that fly off to infinity, then, he realises, this mind is not even his own, an insight into how little we truly govern our own thinking.
The middle draws out the difference between outer effort and inner peace. However hard the body toils, if the heart wins no joy from it, you can end up stranded and alone in the middle of a scorching desert. The mind laughs on the day of union and weeps on the day of parting, swinging with circumstance, and yet, whatever anyone says or does, one day it simply lets everything go. Nothing it clings to lasts.
The close finds the mind’s true worth. Like a spinning wheel with no beginning or end, restless and searching, it is nonetheless capable of one shining thing: if it can become a refuge for a helpless person, for someone who has no one, then that mind shines forever. Sung by Senaka Batagoda, it is a serene, reflective song about the wild, ungovernable, impermanent mind, and the one thing that redeems it, its power to be a shelter for another.
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.