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SEVENTY-SECOND FREEDOM DAY

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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