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JOURNAL R. A. S. CEYLON. [Vol.VIL, Pt. II. 



No. 3. 



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Mamini mamini ma deyya 

 Mamini mamini ma deyya 

 Taravelpita kobeyiyo 

 Taravelpita kobeyiyo 

 Kuturun kuturun kiyannan 

 Kuturun kuturun kiyannan 

 Humbe humbe hunibe humbe. 



Tanini tanini tanane 

 Tanini tanini tanane 



O great man ! great god ! 



O great man ! O great god ! 



The wood pigeons of Taravelpita, 



The wood pigeons of Taravelpita, 



Sing kuturun, kuturun I 



Sing kuturun, kuturun ! 



Humbe, — humbe, — humbe, — humbe. 



Tanini tanini tanane, 

 Tanini tanini tdndne. 



No. 4. * 



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Mamini mamini ma deyya 

 Mamini mamini ma deyya 

 Mam chonda baduvak deka 



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Mokade mokade kirinene 

 E'mma kiyana baduvak nevey 

 Palle talave tibba 

 Matat kiyapan ran kuru nene 

 Nangi dum bona dum kudikkiya 

 [bola nene 



O great man ! great god ! 

 O great man ! great god ! 

 "I have found a fine prize !" 



"What is it, what is it, (my) milk (dear) cousin?" 



44 It is not a thing so easy to tell, 



" It was found on the lower plain !" 



" Tell me too, my golden little cousin." 



" O dear cousin, it is the smoking pipe of my sister !" 



* Originally published by Mr. De Zovsa in the "Ceylon Observer" (October 16th ? 

 1875), to refute the supposition that theVeddas never smoke. — Hon. Sec. 



