Niya Pela Sindalay Lyrics
“Niya pela sindalayi daatha paanne” (නිය පෙළ සිඳලයි දෑත පාන්නේ), Niya Pela Sindalay (නිය පෙළ සිඳලයි) lyrics: a Sinhala song about a father sung by Victor Rathnayake, with words by Sisira Dissanayake, presented here in Sinhala script, Singlish transliteration, English translation and the meaning explained. In Sinhala it is නිය පෙළ සිඳලයි ගී පද.
| SONG | Niya Pela Sindalay |
|---|---|
| SINGER | Victor Rathnayake |
| LYRICIST | Sisira Dissanayake |
| CATEGORY | Father |
| VIEWS | 1 |
| UPDATED |
Niya Pela Sindalay Lyrics Singlish
Niya pela sindalayi daatha paanne
Thurulata gannata aadarayen
Dalipatha sindalayi kopula paanne
Muwa sipa gannata aadarayen
Maw nathi yaame maa ura mandale
Dethol howayi kiri suwanda soyaa
Dahadiya suwandak danuni da puthune
Deranata muhuwana nuba wenuwen
Nidi nathi yaame maa laya thurule
Kalum geneyi mudu sinaha papaa
Unusum susumak danuni da puthune
Pawanata muhuwana nuba wenuwenනිය පෙළ සිඳලයි ගී පද
නිය පෙළ සිඳලයි දෑත පාන්නේ
තුරුළට ගන්නට ආදරයෙන්
දැලිපත සිඳලයි කොපුල පාන්නේ
මුව සිප ගන්නට ආදරයෙන්
මව් නැති යාමේ මා උර මඬලේ
දෙතොල් හොවයි කිරි සුවඳ සොයා
දහදිය සුවඳක් දැණුනි ද පුතුනේ
දෙරණට මුහුවන නුඹ වෙනුවෙන්
නිදි නැති යාමේ මා ළය තුරුලේ
කැලුම් ගෙනෙයි මුදු සිනහ පපා
උණුසුම් සුසුමක් දැණුනි ද පුතුනේ
පවනට මුහුවන නුඹ වෙනුවෙන්Niya Pela Sindalay Lyrics English Translation
Trimming the row of nails, showing the hands,
to take you into my arms, with love,
filing the nail-edge, showing the cheeks,
to kiss your face, with love
In the motherless hours, upon my shoulder,
lips seek out the scent of milk,
did you catch a scent of sweat, my son,
you who are merging into the earth?
In the sleepless hours, in the embrace of my heart,
bringing glimmers, blooming a soft smile,
did you feel a warm sigh, my son,
you who are merging into the wind?
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.
Niya Pela Sindalay Song Meaning and Interpretation
A profoundly moving song in the voice of a father caring, alone, for his infant child. Every small gesture is tenderness: he trims the row of nails and files the edges so his hands and cheeks are soft enough to take you into my arms and to kiss your face, with love. A parent making his own body gentle for a baby.
The ache underneath surfaces in the phrase the motherless hours. He holds the baby to his shoulder where lips seek out the scent of milk, a mother’s milk that is not there, and asks, heartbreakingly, did you catch a scent of sweat, my son, you who are merging into the earth? The line suggests the child, too, is slipping away, merging back into the earth.
The last verse repeats the pattern into the sleepless nights: cradled at his heart, the baby brings glimmers and a soft smile, and the father asks whether the child felt a warm sigh, now merging into the wind. Sung by Dr. Victor Rathnayake to words by Sisira Dissanayake, it is a devastatingly tender song about a father’s love for a motherless child who is slipping from him into earth and wind, love poured out in the smallest, softest acts of care.
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.