A collection of Sri Lankan folk songs, gathered and presented by Shantha Peiris and published in Colombo by M. D. Gunasena & Co. The text is entirely in Sinhala, including the songs themselves, so it will suit readers who are comfortable in the language rather than those relying on English.
Folk song, or jana gi, sits alongside the other strands of Sinhala folk literature, and this book brings together a body of it in one place. An accompanying audio compact disc carries the material in sung form, so the verses can be heard as well as read — something that matters with a tradition that was carried orally long before it was written down.
The appeal is straightforward: it is a working gathering of the verse composed by Sri Lanka's folk poets, assembled for readers who want the songs themselves rather than commentary about them. It will be of use to students of Sinhala literature and folklore, to teachers and performers looking for source material, and to Sri Lankan families abroad who want the songs available to the household in print and in sound.
- Author: Shantha Peiris
- Publisher: M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd
- Language: Sinhala
- ISBN: 9789552120169
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