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My own songs, written between experiments and deadlines, and covers of songs I love.

A song for my thesis submission

Guitar and voice · Home recording · April 2026

Marking my PhD submission: the solitude, the doubt and the quiet determination to keep going, recorded as a rough guide on the same setup I wrote my thesis on.

Hada Salena Na Dallai (හද සැලෙනා නා දල්ලයි)

Cover · Vocals

My cover of this Sinhala classic, with a new piano arrangement.

Original song
Deepika Priyadharshani (artist), Kularathna Ariyawansa (lyrics), Suresh Maliyadde (melody)
Cover vocals
Samangi Wadinambi Arachchi
Piano and arrangement
Pehan Randipa
Recorded by
Ashan N Perera
Mixed and mastered by
Thejan Wadinambi Arachchi

All rights belong to the original artists and owners of the song. This is a non-commercial cover and I claim no copyright over the original.

Neka Uyan Wathu Madin (නෙක උයන් වතු මැදින්)

Cover · Vocals · September 2022

My cover of this Sinhala classic, premiered on YouTube in September 2022.

Original song
Pradeepa Dharmadasa and Amarasiri Peiris (artists), Kapila Kumara Kalinga (lyrics), Rohana Weerasinghe (melody)
Cover vocals
Samangi Wadinambi Arachchi
Guitars
Thejan Wadinambi Arachchi
Recorded, mixed and mastered by
Ashan N Perera

All rights belong to the original artists and owners of the song. This is a non-commercial cover and I claim no copyright over the original.

Sundara Rathriyak Metharam (සුන්දර රාත්‍රියක් මෙතරම්)

Cover · Vocals

My cover of this Sinhala song, with guitar by Thejan.

Original song
Chamara Weerasinghe (artist), Prof. Sunil Ariyarathne (lyrics), Dr. Rohana Weerasinghe (melody)
Cover vocals
Samangi Wadinambi Arachchi
Guitar
Thejan Wadinambi Arachchi
Recorded, mixed and mastered by
Thejan Wadinambi Arachchi

All rights belong to the original artists and owners of the song. This is a non-commercial cover and I claim no copyright over the original.