Sri Lanka Matha
Sri Lanka Matha ("Mother Sri Lanka") (; ) is the national anthem of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Matha was composed by Ananda Samarakoon and was originally titled "Namo Namo Matha" ("Salute! Salute! Motherland").

Sri Lanka Matha was first performed at an official ceremony on 4 February 1949 at the Independence Memorial Hall in Torrington Square during the national day ceremony. The anthem was given full constitutional recognition in the 1978 Second Republican Constitution.
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