最早在1951年11月22日,这首歌被Edwin Wijeyeratne先生为首的一个委员会用作锡兰国歌,最初被译作M. Nallathamby。
这首歌的第一行最初是“Namo Namo Matha, Apa Sri Lanka(南无南无母亲,我们的斯里兰卡)”。这句歌词在20世纪50年代出现了一些争议。于是,在1961年,在未经作者同意情况下,政府改变了歌词的第一行,成为“Sri Lanka Matha, Apa Sri Lanka”。原作者萨马拉堪由于这个突然的变化,受到了打击,结果自杀。
1978年,第二版受宪法承认。
^Prabhu, R. K. (1967). 《自由之歌-世界各国国歌选集》(Songs of freedom: An anthology of national and international songs from various countries of the world). Bombay: Popular Prakashan. 第一百三十八页。
^Bandaranayake, Senake. Ivan Peries paintings, 1938-88. Colombo: Tamarind Publications. 1996. ISBN 9559458000. page 155
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