Its a lovely hymn. Sri Lanka was a Paradise which was ruined by corrupt politicians. Let us try to restore it to its former glory. 🙏
@inpammoses1710
Жыл бұрын
Love this hymn composed by one the old principals of Trinity College Kandy
@2007johanng
3 жыл бұрын
Praise be to Our Lord Jesus Christ.
@aglowinternationalsrilanka7859
3 жыл бұрын
Amen
@ratnp
Жыл бұрын
Amen 🙏🏽
@blackpepper468
18 күн бұрын
Let's make Sri Lanka great again in the name of our Awesome God. What a beautiful country ruined by corruption...but with God by our side SL will thrive ❤
@fredsenior893
2 жыл бұрын
My Granfather would have been so proud to hear such a beautiful version. Its a pity the people at the top dont listen.
@Panini_Edirisinhe
2 жыл бұрын
Dear Fred, Many thanks for that observation. I have referred to him, and said a little more in an attempt to show that bridges must be built. I know that Rev. Senior was a great man who also wrote the "The Call of Lanka". There he shows an awareness of so much of value that existed in Lanka before Europeans arrived here. There are about 70 comments now, all appreciative of this wonderful performance, and all, I'm sure very sincere. However, may I add this observation? Too many of those thanking the Christian God stop short of appealing for greater inclusivity. Let not our various creeds DIVIDE us. I, myself, have an Anglican Christian background, but feel that if we were to lay less stress on Christianity owning everything. I'm not advocating any simplistic syncretism which downplays differences; I'm appealing for acknowledgement of complexity. Let no one feel threatened by it. I think that your grandfather understood that, and so did William Blake. Let other readers do some googling to learn more.
@travisharris6384
Жыл бұрын
To God be the Glory for the things he had done for me :for things Not Done;and the things his has planned for me;for his timing is prefect in each n every way." I LOVE YOU LORD FOR YOUR MERCY NEVER FAILS ME."
@donjoe5940
3 жыл бұрын
No hunan "leader " can provide salvation to mankind except God Almighty. 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
@sweetRobin1962
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome singing, music and videography! A consolidation of work done to glorify God is always a success.. May this rendition bless all who listen and share!
@aglowinternationalsrilanka7859
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, may our land be restored ad blessed.
@thereseelizabeth2153
2 жыл бұрын
Its ablessing that you sing such beautiful song with sweet voice for our beautiful country.May our country be blessed as you sang.
@savithriratnapuli4272
2 жыл бұрын
May Lord Jesus Christ bless the land!
@helenmelder9304
3 жыл бұрын
Only our Almighty God can heal our land and our universe 🙏🙏
@mscharmsjay
3 жыл бұрын
Singing is awesome. May Almighty God bless our country 🙏
@marianjayetileke9407
Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Pray that our beautiful Sri Lanka will move forward in trusting that Our God is alive!
@skanthavelu
2 жыл бұрын
I love how this is sung with the same melody as Dhanno Budhungey. It is so beautiful. Sometimes I sing one Kali bhajan with this same melody and the words fit almost perfectly with the tune.
@SheltonDeAlwis
15 күн бұрын
Wonderfull🎉many thanks ❤good lord 🙏🏻 🙌 bless the choir❤
@donjoe5940
3 жыл бұрын
GREAT!. Grace be with you all. Jehovah is the GREATEST and no one else. 👍🏿👌👏👏👏
@dannymoses1239
3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful singing. Was blessed. May our land be blessed.
@srilankanraja9338
Жыл бұрын
இந்த பதிவை எனக்கு அனுப்பிய திரு.நளின் நண்பனுக்கு மிக்க நன்றி 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹🙏🙏🙏🙏
@rubyrebeccah
2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful Singing ♥️🙏God Bless you All. God have Mercy on Sri lanka . Jesus only you can bless this island. You will hear our prayers.you are a God who answers our prayers. Hallelujah Amen
@christinemendis6713
7 ай бұрын
Lord Jesus heal our beautiful land.
@sushilafernando5341
3 жыл бұрын
God's precious Blessings to a very Talented Choir..Beautiful singing and beautiful Scenes...I enjoyed watching it every minute..Thank you soo much...
@aglowinternationalsrilanka7859
3 жыл бұрын
Thank You.
@chitranijayasekera8817
2 жыл бұрын
Continue to pray for our motherland so it will be blessed again, beautiful singing!
@deanamohamed5795
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful song Glory to God🙌🙌🙌🙏
@romeshjayawardene3551
3 жыл бұрын
Powerful hymn rendered beautifully! Appreciate all the work put in for this
@aglowinternationalsrilanka7859
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, may our land be blessed.
@qldkalpage
2 жыл бұрын
Blessed Land. The Jewel of the Indian Pcean
@senakaweeraratna741
Жыл бұрын
The popular song 'Danno Budunge Sri Dharmaskanda' is a Buddhism themed rendition drawn from the play 'Siri Sangabo' produced by the celebrated Sinhalese playwright John de Silva in 1903. He crafted the lyrics and the melody was composed by an Indian musician from Bombay named, Visvanath Laugee. Maestro W.D. Amaradeva has also reiterated it some time back in a radio panel discussion on "Parani Rasanga” or the popular songs of the past era. Musicians Victor Ratnayaka and Professor Sunil Ariyaratna have both said with vehemence that the original tune of the song was composed by Visvantha Laugee and the Christian hymn which has been extracted from the Danno Budunge tune was recorded by the Church some where in the 1950s. Professor Sunil Ariyaratne’s seminal research on the beginnings and development of Nadagam & Noorthi Gee in Sri Lanka has been published in a volume of several parts that deals with our old Sinhalese hit songs in 30s and 40s era, says critic Janaka Perera. Vishvanath Lauji, composed classic melodies for John de Silva's dramas namely Sirisangabo, Ramayana, Shakuntala, Sri Wikrama Rajasingha, and Ratnavali during the period between 1903 -1909. A considerable number of songs in his dramas are still popular among dramatists, musicians, and singers as well as the hoi polloi to-date, observes Janaka Perera.
Congratulations on a beautiful presentation of this very stirring "Hymn for Sri Lanka". For me it brings back memories of when I sang this hymn as a six year old (1946) as a student of Presbyterian Girls School, Dehiwela. The choir is excellent and the pianist brings out the beauty of the words by skillful accompaniment. God Bless Sri Lanka.
@evelynwijeratnam3630
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome.. Let this be a declaration for our nation.
@johnandelizabethmerritt
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful very proud of our younger generation. How we miss our Motherland. God bless Sri Lanka.
@shakilapeiris9742
2 жыл бұрын
Beautifully sung! I got goosebumps !! Praise be to Almighty!!
@kaynuraatapattu9516
3 жыл бұрын
Really beautiful harmonies , beautiful piano accompaniment, very outstanding!❤
@aglowinternationalsrilanka7859
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@kanchanaperera4743
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful singing and may God bless you for sharing it. Brings back memories when I sang this at school assembly. We need more of this in Srilanka these days..... May Jesus guide those in authority and may all her sons and daughters attain righteousness to bring out our motherland from the crisis it is in.....
@dushyanthaabeyegunawardene9570
3 жыл бұрын
Rayanthi your piano playing is superb.
@ryanthiekumarasinghe4126
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Dushyantha 🙏
@srilankanraja9338
Жыл бұрын
அருமை.❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🇱🇰🙏🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰💪💪💪👍👍👍👌👌👌
@AngelaWilliamsbloas
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful and inspirational.
@ClydeCasiechitty
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome rendition of this timeless hymn which is very timely given the crisis mother Lanka is facing right now. Outstanding singing and videography.
@mercyponniah3321
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful singing. Praise God.
@dushyanthaabeyegunawardene9570
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome singing and the Videography is superb.
@rudolphjayetileke9311
3 жыл бұрын
I feel for the Motherland.....
@mrknesiah
3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful arrangement
@rvan8680
Жыл бұрын
So beautiful
@LanilMarasinghe
Жыл бұрын
This is awesome 🔥🔥🔥🔥
@ruankadasanayaka7508
2 жыл бұрын
Nice song my mother and I love this song 🎵 a lot
@daviddhassiah1657
Жыл бұрын
Rev Walter Senior was the Vice Principal of Trinity College Kandy at that time
@sharmaliefernando3132
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful singing. Praise the Lord. 🙏🏻
@sarojinisinnetamby2901
3 жыл бұрын
👍❤ awesome 👌
@senakaweeraratna741
Жыл бұрын
Hymn for Ceylon " The next to consider in this historical piece is the Christian Hymn, “Hymn for Ceylon”. This was written in 1923 by the Rev. Walter Stanley Senior. The notion that Danno Budunge was influenced by Hymn for Ceylon is clearly false as DB was composed long before Hymn for Ceylon. It is, in fact, the converse; Hymn for Ceylon borrowed the melody from DB. Rev. Senior came to SL in 1906. By that time Sirisangabo nurtiya had been shown in Ceylon for at least 3 years. WSS wrote the Hymn for Ceylon at a much later stage. Devar Surya Sena composed music for this song in the 1950s using the Danno Budunge melody, slightly modified to suit Church singing. Reverend Walter Stanley Senior. (10 May 1876 - 23 February 1938) He was an English scholar, poet and member of the Church Missionary Society and was popularly known as the "Bard of Lanka. Reverend Senior came out to Ceylon in 1906 and served as Vice Principal of Trinity College Kandy from (1906-1916). When the then Principal of Trinity, Rev. A. G. Fraser, was looking for talent in the English Universities to come and serve at Trinity College, he came across Senior who belonged to a set of brilliant men, including the late Dr Kenneth Saunders from Emmanuel College, Cambridge, N. P. Campbell, also a Balliol man recognised as a great scientist, and J. P. R. Gibson, later Principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge. In the absence of Rev Fraser, Senior also deputised as Acting Principal for a short period. He retired to England, and one of his greatest desires, namely, to see Ceylon and some of his numerous friends before his death, was gratified when he was able to spend a short holiday in the Island two years before his death, already a very sick man who knew that the end was not far off. A few months before his death, he said: “The idea has come to me that I should like my ashes, for I contemplate cremation rather than burial, to be interred in St. Andrew’s Churchyard, Haputale.” His gravestone at St Andrew's is a testament to his life, bearing the plain legend “He Loved Ceylon” preceded by the opening lines from his poem, Lanka from Piduruthalagala: Here I stand in spirit, as in body once I stood Long years ago, in love with all the land, this peerless land of beauty's plenitude. The pulpit of the Trinity College Chapel is dedicated to his name. A common vein in many of his finest pieces is an appreciation of the diversity and beauty that is Sri Lanka. Rev Senior also has the distinction of being the author of the famous Hymn for Ceylon as well as the Hymn of Trinity College, Kandy and that of St. John's College, Jaffna. His best-known work, however, is the soul-stirring epic titled The Call of Lanka, which many consider to be arguably the finest poem dealing with Sri Lanka ever written. The tune of the Hymn for Ceylon is another adaptation from the DB tune composed by John de Silva. The music for the Hymn for Ceylon was composed in 1950 by Devar Surya Sena. The tune is the same as that of the original tune of Danno Budunge except for the 5th and 6th lines which were altered by Devar Surya Sena. When it is sung in full harmony, it sounds wonderful. According to Devar Surya Sena, Walter Senior gave him the words of his ‘Hymn for Ceylon’ (O father thou has promised the isles shall wait for thee), and suggested, “Someday you’re going to write a tune for this Bertie.” Later, “on my return from England…In a flash the thought came that the much loved melody of ‘Danno Budunge’, adapted slightly, would fit the metre…I…married the words to the tune, harmonising the melody in four parts”. Mahendra (Speedy) Gonsalkorale. January 2019
@aglowinternationalsrilanka7859
Жыл бұрын
thank you for the detailed history of the Hymn. much appreciated.
@anneligwinner5943
2 жыл бұрын
💌J'adore ' beautiful people and country * thankful *
@jh4803
3 жыл бұрын
Simply beautiful!. Thanks for sharing.
@Panini_Edirisinhe
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent singing, yes! Why not add a little more information. The inspired words are by W.S. Senior. An Englishman, and a priest. A good man. His remains lie in the churchyard in Haputale. I'm typing this in Bandarawela, less than ten miles away. And the MUSIC? Danno Budunge. There are Sinhalese words to it. That song celebrates the serene city of Anuradhapiura. That much I'm sure of. I shall stop now, because I don't want any inaccuracies to creep in.
@xreannex
5 ай бұрын
amen
@ruscell776
2 жыл бұрын
A song I love to listen to
@samrajkingsindustries806
2 жыл бұрын
Well sung. God bless all of you.
@donaldrosa1518
2 жыл бұрын
Very inspiring. Well done. Rosas
@jayawathiweerasingha9769
3 жыл бұрын
🌹🌹🌷🌻🌻🌹🌹 thanks god
@aglowinternationalsrilanka7859
3 жыл бұрын
👐
@HariKrishnan-jt8bv
3 жыл бұрын
Good work...
@aglowinternationalsrilanka7859
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@roshmalcabraal3262
2 жыл бұрын
Simply amazing
@dilmifernando3466
3 жыл бұрын
Lovely Attempt! In love with the rich accompaniment and accompanist deserves more credit! Singers are great but it could have much better with a proper final audio mix down ... Good luck!
@aglowinternationalsrilanka7859
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@irojanesh4920
3 жыл бұрын
I believe you Lord. I know you could bless my Motherland.
@lakmalpriyadarshana4055
2 жыл бұрын
Wow
@prosperabeywardene2701
2 жыл бұрын
Super performance , singing, music, choreography so good, one big error who has .given the avice to have the lotus flowers and buds , is it to please the president and the ruling party, that didn't add colour to this event ,
@gaminiwijesinghe5657
3 жыл бұрын
Better they give the words so that others also sing this song.
@aglowinternationalsrilanka7859
3 жыл бұрын
The lyrics of the song is on the video. thanks for your concern.
@Panini_Edirisinhe
2 жыл бұрын
I have made some comments off the cuff. What I have said is sincere, but may be inadequate. Please make improved comments. I would also like to ask a favour of those reading my comments. If you find any inaccuracies, please point them out.
@@sambritten04 Thanks. I agree with you that the origins of this music ought to be acknowledged. That would emphasise that more than one community contributed to this inspiring rendition. All that contributes to such inclusivity must be encouraged.
@musicbychance6011
Жыл бұрын
@@sambritten04 yes true most of the people don''t know it
@verushkathilakaratne970
3 жыл бұрын
Wow
@jayasinghejeanipa8402
3 жыл бұрын
wow.great..god.bless
@chitranganiperera2709
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome voices lovely song for our mother lanka, nice pictures
@kumardesilvayoutubechannel6493
3 жыл бұрын
Fabulous harmonising of individual voices fusing into a perfect whole !
@kumardesilvayoutubechannel6493
3 жыл бұрын
Bravo ladies !!!!!!!!!!
@dewsinibemmulla3010
3 жыл бұрын
@@kumardesilvayoutubechannel6493 thank you Uncle Kumar.
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