1) "ANDAHARAYA" ( අඬහැරය )

Traditional ploughing

This kind of songs are sing in paddy fields of the Sri Lanka.The song style of "Andaharaya" is known as either" Kamath osa" or "Hee haama".The high pitch of this kind of songs are very important to control the bulls,which are used to plough the field.However Sri Lankan rural villagers are very kind enough to respect to the bulls,so they are never beaten with a cane. 
               There are several styles of "Andaharaya" in Sri Lanka.


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ANDAHARAYA 

A song of "ANDAHARAYA" in sinhala.

හෝ............හෝය්
හෝ............හෝය්
ඉදිකටු අමිනිල්ල සකි නුබ දන්නවද රැන මලේ.
හෝ..................
ටිකිරි හිමී.....සකි නුබ දන්නවද ගොන් රජුනේ.....
හෝ...........හෝය්