Sitha Hari Ma Enathura Lyrics
“Sitha haree maa enathuraa oba balaa sitiyaa” (සිත හැරී මා එනතුරා ඔබ බලා සිටියා), Sitha Hari Ma Enathura (සිත හැරී මා එනතුරා) lyrics: a Sinhala Christian devotional song sung by Unknown Artist, presented here in Sinhala script, Singlish transliteration, English translation and the meaning explained. Many know it simply as Sitha haree, and in Sinhala it is සිත හැරී මා එනතුරා ගී පද.
| SONG | Sitha Hari Ma Enathura |
|---|---|
| SINGER | Unknown Artist |
| GENRE | Hymn |
| CATEGORY | Christian Devotional |
| VIEWS | 1 |
| UPDATED |
Sitha Hari Ma Enathura Lyrics Singlish
Sitha haree maa enathuraa oba balaa sitiyaa
Keles bara maa iwath nodamaa sip walanda gaththaa
Piyaanani maa asaranayi asaranayi asaranayi wanna anukampaa
Sathuta sampatha soya soyaa ehima wanaseelaa
Ekama sampatha obama pamanayi maa watha gaththaa
Piyaanani maa asaranayi asaranayi asaranayi wanna anukampaa
Nethata kandulali mathu une agata gini danilaa
Piyaanan mage sitata nagune dilindek wudaa
Piyaanani maa asaranayi asaranayi asaranayi wanna anukampaaසිත හැරී මා එනතුරා ගී පද
සිත හැරී මා එනතුරා ඔබ බලා සිටියා
කෙලෙස් බර මා ඉවත නොදමා සිප වැළඳ ගත්තා
පියාණනි මා අසරණයි අසරණයි අසරණයි වන්න අනුකම්පා
සතුට සම්පත සොය සොයා එහිම වැනසීලා
එකම සම්පත ඔබම පමණයි මා වැටහ ගත්තා
පියාණනි මා අසරණයි අසරණයි අසරණයි වන්න අනුකම්පා
නෙතට කඳුලැලි මතු උනේ ඇඟට ගිනි දැනිලා
පියාණන් මගේ සිතට නැගුනේ දිළින්දෙක් වූදා
පියාණනි මා අසරණයි අසරණයි අසරණයි වන්න අනුකම්පාSitha Hari Ma Enathura Lyrics English Translation
Until I turned my heart and came back, you stood watching for me,
and without casting off sin-laden me, you kissed and embraced me
Father, I am helpless, helpless, helpless, have compassion on me
Seeking happiness and wealth, I went and ruined myself out there,
and I understood at last that the only wealth is you alone
Father, I am helpless, helpless, helpless, have compassion on me
Tears rose up in my eyes, my body burned as if on fire,
and it struck my heart, my Father, the day I became a pauper
Father, I am helpless, helpless, helpless, have compassion on me
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 Hari Ma Enathura Song Meaning and Interpretation
This is a hymn of repentance and homecoming, and it retells, in the first person, the story Jesus made famous in the parable of the prodigal son. Its opening line is pure grace: “until I turned my heart and came back, you stood watching for me.” Like the father in the parable who watched the road and ran to meet his returning son, God is pictured waiting, hoping, looking out for the wanderer. And the welcome is unconditional, “without casting off sin-laden me, you kissed and embraced me.” There is no lecture, only an embrace.
Each verse ends with the same broken, heartfelt refrain, “Father, I am helpless, helpless, helpless, have compassion on me.” It is the cry of someone who has stopped pretending to be strong or deserving and can only throw themselves on mercy.
The verses tell how he learned his lesson, exactly as the prodigal did. “Seeking happiness and wealth, I went and ruined myself out there,” chasing everything except the one thing that mattered, until “I understood at last that the only wealth is you alone.” The final verse is the moment of true awakening, when “it struck my heart, my Father, the day I became a pauper,” the day of losing everything became the day of coming to his senses. What the listener is left with is the deep comfort at the centre of the gospel, that no matter how far we wander or how much we waste, the Father is already watching the road, ready to run, to kiss, to embrace, and to have compassion on the helpless one who finally turns for home.
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.