Sri Lanka Matha
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The "Sri Lanka Matha" (English: "Mother Sri Lanka"; Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා මාතා, romanized: Śrī Lańkā Mātā; Tamil: ஸ்ரீ லங்கா தாயே, romanized: Srī Laṅkā Tāyē) is the national anthem of Sri Lanka. "Sri Lanka Matha" was composed by Ananda Samarakoon and was originally titled "Namo Namo Matha" ("Salute! Salute! Motherland").[1]
Quick Facts English: Mother Sri Lanka, Also known as ...
English: Mother Sri Lanka | |
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Sri Lanka Matha | |
National anthem of Sri Lanka | |
Also known as | ශ්රී ලංකා මාතා ஸ்ரீ லங்கா தாயே |
Lyrics | Ananda Samarakoon (Sinhala) M. Nallathambi (Tamil), 1940 |
Music | Ananda Samarakoon |
Adopted | 1951 |
Audio sample | |
2017 U.S. Navy Band instrumental version | |
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"Sri Lanka Matha" was first performed at an official ceremony on 4 February 1949 at the Independence Memorial Hall in Torrington Square during the national day ceremony. The anthem was given full constitutional recognition in the 1978 Second Republican Constitution.[2]