P2. Maha Sayure - මහ සයුරේ

Acknowledgements Sinhala Lyrics Composition – Vidura Abeynayake Melody and Music Composition – Ananda Waidyasekara Original English Lyrics – Lionel Bopage Vocals – Lionel Bopage Voice Recording - Pughouse Studios, Victoria, Australia The Indian Ocean earthquake that occurred twenty years ago, on Dec 26, 2004, led to the Boxing Day tsunami. It was the worst natural disaster in Sri Lanka’s history and caused more than 30,000 deaths and displaced one and a half million people from their homes. The entire family of my sister Latha Bopage, her husband M T Bandulasena, and their two children Prabhani and Nilupulee were killed. I recorded this vocal track a few days ago in memory of them. In general, the song depicts what happened during the tsunami. It reflects the fact that the memories of our loved ones remain in our hearts until the day we die.