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Ariyawansa Ranaweera (ආරියවංශ රණවීර)

ප්රතිමා මත කපුටෝ - නොහොත් අපේ කාලයේ වීරයෝ

  • 1 නිතර ම සිනාසෙන යුවතියකට | Translations: de
  • 2 ප්රතිමා මත කපුටෝ - නොහොත් අපේ කාලයේ වීරයෝ | Translations: de
  • 3 රාහුලො ජාතො | Translations: de
  • 4 තොරන් හා පුවක් කොටන් | Translations: de
Language: sinhala
Translations: german (KRÄHEN AUF DENKMÄLERN oder HELDEN HEUTZUTAGE)
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ප්රතිමා මත කපුටෝ - නොහොත් අපේ කාලයේ වීරයෝ

"කපුටනි කියන්න  
කී දෙනෙක් ද  
නගරයෙ වීරයෝ?" 
නොදන්නෙමු  
හරියට 
වැඩිවෙයි ගණන​ 
දින දින 
සංකා නොමවෙන් 
මිතුර  
අමතක නොකර​ 
කිසිවිට​ 
සලකමු! 
පුදමු! 
උන්හට  
අපට පිළිවන්  
එකම විදියෙන් 

© Ariyawansa Ranaweera
Audio production: Goethe Institut, 2015
Categories: identity (collective), cities & urban life

Translations:

Language: german

KRÄHEN AUF DENKMÄLERN oder HELDEN HEUTZUTAGE

Sagt
Krähen
In dieser Stadt
Wieviele 
Helden gibt es?

Das wissen wir nicht
Genau
Tag für Tag
Werden es mehr.

Aber keine Sorge
Freund.
Wir vergessen
Keinen 
Von ihnen!
Wir werden
Allen
Respekt erweisen

Auf unsere Art. 

Ins Deutsche übertragen von Barbara Köhler
Poets Translating Poets - VERSschmuggel mit Südasien, organisiert vom Goethe Institut in Zusammenarbeit mit der Literaturwerkstatt Berlin, 2015
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Ariyawansa Ranaweera

ආරියවංශ රණවීර

photo © Goethe-Institut / Natalie Soysa
* , Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
lives in: Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

Ariyawansa Ranaweera, born in 1942, is a prolific poet, translator and a freelance critic from the South of Sri Lanka. He writes in both, Sinhala and English. He is acclaimed for his deft and simple use of language and to bring concepts to life from landscapes considered ordinary.
He completed his Bachelors from the Peradeniya University and Masters from the Kelaniya University. He cemented his passion for Literature during his time in Public Service.

 photo © Goethe-Institut / Natalie Soysa
Ariyawansa has published more than 40 books in Sinhala, out of which 15 are his collections of poetry. He has won the State Literary Award several times for poetry, best poetry translations and translation of prose works. Besides this he has won several other awards for poetry and drama from other notable institutes. Recently he was awarded the D. Lit (Honourary) degree from the Sabaragamuwa National University, in recognition of his contribution to Sinhala Literature. 

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  • americanu kaviyete perewadenak

    [a preface to American poetry]

    Kottawa : Sara Printers & Publishers, 1995

  • Sanskruthiya ha godsillakaranaya

    sanskruthika ha sahithyaika rachana

    Sarasavi Prakashakayo, 2004

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