Deeply emotional pop ballad about the exhaustion of grief and lost love.
Song Lyrics
කදුළු වලින් පෙම් හසුන ලියන්නට
කදුළු වලින් පෙම් හසුන ලියන්නට
කදුළු නැතේ මා ලග ලදුනේ
කදුළු නැතේ මා ලග ලදුනේ
මෙමට ලදේ ආදරය කලේ
මෙමට ලදේ ආදරය කලේ
කදුළු වලින් පෙම් හසුන ලියන්නට
ඇස කදුලින් බරවී ඇඩුවා
ඒ කදුලේ ඔබ රුව දුටුවා
සිත දැවෙමින් මුළු රැය ගෙවුනා
ඔබ නැති දා තනිකම දැනුනා
මම ඔබට ආදරෙයි සැමදා
කදුළු වලින් පෙම් හසුන ලියන්නට
ලොව මාගෙන් ඔබ ගැන ඇසුවා
මුව ගොලුවී අසරණ වූවා
කියූ වදන් අමතක කරදා
ඇයි ද ගියේ ඔබ මා හැරදා
මම ඔබට ආදරෙයි සැමදා
කදුළු වලින් පෙම් හසුන ලියන්නට
කදුළු වලින් පෙම් හසුන ලියන්නට
කදුළු නැතේ මා ලග ලදුනේ
කදුළු නැතේ මා ලග ලදුනේ
මෙමට ලදේ ආදරය කලේ
මෙමට ලදේ ආදරය කලේ
කදුළු වලින් පෙම් හසුන ලියන්නට
Song Information
Song Title: කදුළු වලින් පෙම් හසුන ලියන්නට (Kandulu Walin Pem Hasuna Liyannata)
Artist: Sathish Perera
Lyrics: Sathish Perera
Genre: Pop / Romantic Ballad
Language: Sinhala
Release Year: 1990s
Song Summary
“Kandulu Walin Pem Hasuna Liyannata” is a classic 1990s pop ballad that captures the final stages of heartbreak, where sorrow has reached a point of emotional exhaustion. The mood is somber and desolate, portraying a narrator who wishes to write a final love letter in tears but finds that he has literally run out of tears to shed. It depicts a state of profound loneliness and social withdrawal, where the narrator feels helpless and “mute” when the world asks about his lost partner.
Song Meaning
The song functions as an exploration of the depletion of grief. The lyrics analyze the narrator’s psychological state, where his eyes were once so full of tears that he could see the beloved’s reflection in them, but now he is left in a “dry” state of misery. Themes of abandonment and broken promises are central; the narrator is haunted by the words they once shared and struggles to understand why he was left behind. By stating “I have no tears left,” Sathish Perera conveys a level of suffering that transcends active crying, moving into a static, permanent pain where the love remains constant even though the means to express the sorrow have vanished.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the main theme of the song?
The song centers on the overwhelming sorrow of a breakup, specifically the point where a person has cried so much that they have no tears left to express their pain.
Who wrote and performed this song?
The song was both written and performed by the late Sathish Perera, a prominent figure in the Sri Lankan pop music industry during the 1990s.
What does the narrator mean by “Kandulu nathe ma laga ladune”?
It translates to “I have no tears left with me, lady,” signifying that his long period of mourning has exhausted his physical ability to cry.
How does the narrator react when others ask about his lover?
He describes becoming “mute” (muwa goluvee) and helpless, unable to explain the separation or the broken promises to the outside world.