Kalakata Pera Lyrics
“Kalakata pera e” (කලකට පෙර ඒ): Kalakata Pera (කලකට පෙර ඒ) lyrics, a Sinhala Christian devotional song sung by Unknown Artist, presented here in Sinhala script, Singlish transliteration, English translation and the meaning explained and also listed under Christmas Songs. In Sinhala it is කලකට පෙර ඒ ගී පද.
| SONG | Kalakata Pera |
|---|---|
| SINGER | Unknown Artist |
| GENRE | Hymn |
| CATEGORY | Christian Devotional, Christmas Songs |
| VIEWS | 2 |
| UPDATED |
Kalakata Pera Lyrics Singlish
Kalakata pera e
Kalakata pera e Bethlehemme
Shuddha wu nagare
Jesu melowata bihi wune
Punchi gawa maduwe
Unduwap maase seethala dawasaka madiyam ra yaame
Dewu mau thurule unusuma labamin me lowketa aawe
Seetha sulan rali dasatha hamaddee sathapeelayi unne
Duppath enderu me bawa danagena gawa lena wetha yanne
Mariyathumiyage pembara muhune eliyak dis wuye
Juse thumaa kisidaakath naha dewu anakata pitupawe
Watapita rok wee umba gaamin harakun kagasathi
Rajathun kattuwa bilidu laga watee panduru oppu karathi
Minis samaajaya paapen beraa gannata mehi aawaa
Diwasiwarun boho kalakata pera kee deya in itu woowaa
Kalakata pera eකලකට පෙර ඒ ගී පද
කලකට පෙර ඒ
කලකට පෙර ඒ බෙත්ලෙහෙමේ
ශුද්ධ වූ නගරේ
ජේසූ මෙලොවට බිහි වුණේ
පුංචි ගව මඩුවේ
උඳුවප් මාසේ සීතල දවසක මැදියම් රෑ යාමේ
දෙවු මව් තුරුලේ උණුසුම ලබමින් මේ ලෝකෙට ආවේ
සීත සුළං රැලි දසත හමද්දී සැතපීලයි උන්නේ
දුප්පත් එඬේරු මේ බව දැනගෙන ගව ලෙන වෙත යන්නේ
මරියතුමියගේ පෙම්බර මුහුණේ එළියක් දිස් වූයේ
ජුසේ තුමා කිසිදාකත් නැහැ දෙවු අණකට පිටුපෑවේ
වටපිට රොක් වී උම්බෑ ගාමින් හරකුන් කෑගසති
රජතුන් කට්ටුව බිළිඳු ළඟ වැටී පඬුරු ඔප්පු කරති
මිනිස් සමාජය පාපෙන් බේරා ගන්නට මෙහි ආවා
දිවැසිවරුන් බොහො කලකට පෙර කී දෙය ඉන් ඉටු වූවා
කලකට පෙර ඒKalakata Pera Lyrics English Translation
Long ago, back then,
long ago, back then in Bethlehem,
in the holy city,
Jesus was born into this world,
in a little cattle shed,
in the month of Unduvap, on a cold day, at the midnight hour,
receiving the warmth of the divine mother’s embrace, he came into this world,
as chill winds blew from every side, there he lay asleep,
the poor shepherds, learning of this, go toward the cattle shed
On Mary’s loving face a light was seen to shine,
Joseph never once turned his back on God’s command,
gathering all around, lowing, the cattle call out,
the company of kings fall before the baby and present their gifts,
he came here to save human society from its sin,
what the prophets foretold long ago was fulfilled in this
Long ago, back then
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.
Kalakata Pera Song Meaning and Interpretation
This is a Nativity carol that simply and lovingly tells the whole Christmas story, grounding it in a specific time and place. It begins like an old tale, long ago in Bethlehem, in the holy city, Jesus was born, and sets the scene with tender detail, in a little cattle shed, in the month of Unduvap, the Sinhala name for December, on a cold day at the midnight hour. The baby comes into a cold world but is kept warm in the divine mother’s embrace, lying asleep as chill winds blew from every side.
The song then brings in the cast of the Gospel story one by one. The poor shepherds, learning of this, go toward the cattle shed, the first to hear the good news. On Mary’s loving face a light was seen to shine, and Joseph is honoured for his faithful obedience, he never once turned his back on God’s command. Even the animals belong to the scene, lowing, the cattle call out, and then the company of kings fall before the baby and present their gifts.
Finally the carol states plainly why all this happened, he came here to save human society from its sin, and marvels that what the prophets foretold long ago was fulfilled in this. What the listener is left with is the beloved Christmas story told whole, the cold stable, the sleeping child, the shepherds, Mary and Joseph, the kings and their gifts, all gathered around one purpose, the coming of a long-promised Saviour.
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.