Women's Day Song

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY SONG
Lyrics: Pushpa Ramlani Dissanayake -
Program Co-ordinator of the Women & Media Collective
Music : Charitha Priyadharshani Peiris
Sung by 100 well known Sri Lankan female
singers


LET US LIGHT A CANDLE

Let us light a candle in the name of all the mothers
Who nurture the whole world in their warm hands
Let us light a candle in the name all brave women
Who struggle and sacrifice their lives
To build a better a world for their children

Let us light a candle in the name of all daughters
Whose lives are crushed before blooming
Let us light a candle in the name of all infant daughters
Whose embryos were destroyed before they were born

Let us light a candle in the name of all brave women
Who shed their blood and sweat in factories
Work places, farms, homes and in the silicone valley
Let us light a candle in the name of all widows
Whose lives were destroyed by the cruelty of war

Let us light a candle in the name of all grandmothers
Who take care of grand children even when they are feeble
Let us light a candle in the name of all strong women
Who struggle for their rights, for peace and democracy
To build a better world without violence and destruction.

The song together with ten other women's songs written, composed and sung by Sri Lankan women will soon be available on CD and tape produced by the Women and Media Collective.