1 February 2020 12:00 am
Seventy-second freedom anniversary felicitation day
Eventful era, enhancing environment, entrancing hard way
Vivify values in nation with varied virtues, visible, vehemently
Epoch making year corruption, oppression, vanquish completely
Novel vision miraculously awakening multitude opportunities
Targets achieved, new milestone sans drastic tragedies
Year of speedy development, schemes towards a brighter future
Seven decades ago, dominion status gained in non-violence
Every Sri Lankan heart soaring in true spirit great independence
Collectively commemorate, celebrate this golden year of independence
Overcome sky-high hardships, sins forgiven for coexistence
Nationwide lets extricate from social, political party discrimination
Dawn of memorable day, lets enfold in brotherhood inclination
Fourth February freedom day, renewed hopes, stirring history
Recalling moment, Sri Lankan hearts, fluttered in unending unity
Ensure true spirit of independence steadily, slowly, secularly boom
Excitement in current regime, overthrowing hidden gloom
Dedication, determination from mantle of leadership correct way
Outstanding seventy-second historic national special day
May year twenty-twenty endow mankind strong and secular motherland
Democracy dominant, dominion disasters never again to cast shadows
Astonishingly to diverse ethnic groups, unwavering justice in their meadows
Year 2020 blessed with peace, progress, prosperity in motherland shores
Kumari Kumarasinghe Tennakoon,
Kelaniya