A Sinhala-language title from Godage International Publishers, a Colombo house that publishes across Sinhala and English. The whole text is in Sinhala script, so this is a book for readers who are comfortable in the language — there is no English translation within it.
The title refers to raban pada: the verses associated with the rabana, the shallow frame drum played in Sri Lankan homes and villages, most familiarly during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year when a large rabana is set on a stand and several players sit around it. The verses that go with the drumming are short, rhythmic and traditionally passed on by ear rather than from the page, which makes printed collections of them useful to anyone trying to learn or teach them.
Samarakoon Pathiraja is credited as the author.
It will suit Sinhala readers with an interest in folk verse and traditional performance, students and teachers of Sinhala language and culture, and Sri Lankan families abroad who want the New Year verses in print rather than relying on memory. Buyers who do not read Sinhala should note that the book will not be accessible to them.
- Author: Samarakoon Pathiraja
- Publisher: Godage International Publishers
- Language: Sinhala
- Pages: 84
- ISBN: 9789553023537
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