NO. 61. — 1908.] KANDYAN MUSIC. 



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Below I quote some Sanskrit tunes from Sangita Parijita, 

 a book on ancient Hindu music, by Ako Bala. Some of these 

 tunes are used by Sinhalese singers under the name of Sattas- 

 waradA, the end of the second and fourth lines of songs. They 

 are used mostly with those known as Muddarappada Sindu : — 



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Below I quote one sloka from each of the works Surya 

 Sataka and Vrittamdldkhydwa, composed in Sanskrit, with 

 the object of teaching how to modulate the voice in reciting 

 verses : — 



From Surya Sataka : — 



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