A collection of Sinhala folk verse — jana kavi — compiled by Kalpa Eranda and published by M. D. Gunasena & Co. The book gathers both the widely known categories of folk poem and types that are far less commonly encountered, setting them together in one volume.
Folk verse occupies its own place within the broader body of Sinhala oral tradition, distinct from written literary poetry, and this compilation is directed in particular at school students who want to widen what they know of it. That purpose shapes the book: it is put together as a working introduction to the range of the form rather than as a scholarly edition.
One point for buyers outside Sri Lanka. The book is written entirely in Sinhala, including the verses themselves and the surrounding material. There is no English text and no translation, so reading it requires Sinhala. For readers who have the language, or for households abroad keeping a child's Sinhala alive, it is a straightforward way to put a spread of traditional verse within reach.
M. D. Gunasena & Co. is a long-established Colombo publishing house with a substantial list of Sinhala-language educational and general titles.
- Author: Kalpa Eranda
- Publisher: M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd
- Language: Sinhala
- ISBN: 9789552124051
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