The Gira Sandesha composed in the 15th century is a typical Sinhala Sandesha or Messenger Poem where a parrot serves as the Messenger. This poem refers to a people known as Baburan: matvana abin kaṅsā kā ralu paralu attana kusum rat mal kanä lā lakulu gatvana maguru leḷavā ädä ädä ravulu sit mena bamana baburan raňga bala yahalu “Have a …
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