The Sinhala folk poetry

The folk poetry used by the ancient people to quench their thirst and fatigue has been created in various fields and professions. These folk poems can be described as the self-creation of the villager. The works of learned poets as well as folk poets are found in almost every literature. This is also the nature of Sinhala literature. Educated poets create by adhering to the rules of standard expression and the beautiful rules of voting. This expert poetic style is exemplified in many ancient works, from poems such as Silumina, Sasadavatha, Muvadevudavatha to Sandesha Kavya, Upadesha Kavya, which are considered to be the genre of poetry. Folk poetry originated among ordinary villagers who had no formal education. It is said that folk poetry reveals the thoughts and wishes of a certain community as well as their beliefs, values, livelihood, religious nourishment and rural aesthetics. Folk poetry is considered a genre of folklore. This is because these creations have been passed down from generation to generation among the common people over a period of time. Various folk poetry genres such as Pal Kavi, Paru Kavi, Nelum Kavi, Pathal Kavi are written today but we have inherited these because they have been passed down by word of mouth and have been preserved from generation to generation. There are also several books of written folk poetry among Sinhala folk poems. To Yasodara, Vesanthara Jataka Kavya, Tunsaranaya are. We also hear about famous folk poets such as Gajaman Nona, Ranchagoda Lamaya and Andare. Folk poetry differs from scholarly poetry in that it is composed for the learned because of the characteristics of authenticity, repetition, empathy, and restraint found in folk poetry. Paddy farming was the main source of livelihood and the simple agricultural society was the source of folk poetry. We can see various forms of folk poetry such as Goyam Kavi, Nelum Kavi, Pal Kavi, Kurakkan Kavi etc. These were created by combining fields, hay and plants. A scene of village women planting seedlings, planting weeds or harvesting is a beautiful experience that awakens the mind of the village poet. This is how it has been turned into an interesting poem by an innately talented folk poet.

දුම්බර කෙතේ වැට බැඳලා රැකුම් බැලුම් 

මහවැලි ගගේ දිය ඇදලා කෙතට ගිලුම්

බොළඳ ලියන් කර ඔසවා බලන බැලුම්

තුන්පත් රටාවයි දුම්බර කෙතේ නෙළුම් 

Fences in the Dumbara field are guarded

Water from the Mahaweli River plunges into the field

Baby Lian and Raising Balloons

The three-leaf pattern is the lotus in the Dumbara field

The field is the center of the self-sufficient economy of the villagers. Field work is festive. The fields not only provide rice to alleviate the hunger of the villagers but also drive away their misery and misery and bring satisfaction. This poem tells the story of how the villager saw the beauty of the field.

කෙතක ගොයම් පැළ නිල දිලිසෙන වා

විටෙක ඉඳන් මල් උයන්    තනන     වා

කෙතක ඉඳන් මල් මාල ගොතන     වා

මලක බඹරු බස් වට නද දෙන        වා

Let the stalks of the field shine

Let's build flower gardens from time to time

Let's make flower garlands from a field

Let the flower wasp roam around the bus