Udara Gathi Lyrics by Senaka Batagoda

The things that can happen, at what moment do they happen?
shall we face what comes, and how good is our readiness?
how much is there for us to do, as human beings?
knowing rightly what we do, we ought to act

The ones who think about the future are not those to come, but us,
do now what must be done now, a good thing is always best,
where courage is held, victory comes at every moment,
like a flower, fragrance spreads wherever there is unity

To value right things in the right way falls to every one of us,
to truly live this life, this is what we must recognize,
noble ways always go on ahead, without ever ceasing,
and freedom is a song that soothes the heart

A calm, motivational song, more reflection than story, about living rightly and being ready for whatever comes. It opens with honest questions: things happen when they happen, so are we ready to face what comes? how much is there for us to do as human beings? Its answer is simple and steady, know clearly what you are doing, and act.

The middle is its philosophy of the present. The future is not the business of some later people, it says, but ours, right now, so do now what must be done now, because a good thing is always best. Where courage is held, victory is possible in every moment; and, in its loveliest image, wherever people stand united, fragrance spreads like a flower.

The close names the values it is really after. To value the right things in the right way is everyone’s task, and recognizing that is how you truly live. Noble ways always go on ahead, leading the way, and freedom, it ends, is a song that soothes the heart. Written, composed and sung by Senaka Batagoda, it is a gentle, uplifting song about readiness, doing good in the present, unity, and the quiet freedom of living by noble principles.