Feb 2021
To Mahakanadarawa with love (ii)
You bring me
The elegance
Your exquisite
Calm me down
You nurture the
Fields of mine
You make my
People full of bliss
You stand for
My security at night
Alongside the moon
You take care of
Elephants roaming
Overnight
You give my stupa
A majestic look at night
Really, a majestic look
You hide no water
Though there's drought
In dry September
You, the Guardian
Of mine, stand for me
Forever
The trust I kept on you
Is absolute
You bring me
The elegance
Your exquisite
Calm me down
You nurture the
Fields of mine
You make my
People full of bliss
You stand for
My security at night
Alongside the moon
You take care of
Elephants roaming
Overnight
You give my stupa
A majestic look at night
Really, a majestic look
You hide no water
Though there's drought
In dry September
You, the Guardian
Of mine, stand for me
Forever
The trust I kept on you
Is absolute
Mahakanadarawa Wewa is a large reservoir built during the Anuradhapura kingdom by damming the Kanadara Oya which is the main triburory of the Malwathu Oya river. This reservoir has been called Kana Wapi or Kanadiyadora. This was built by king Mahasen (276-303). It is reported that king Sena II (853-887) had built a weir at a place called Kattaththa and diverted water to Kanadara Oya through a 12 kilometer canal to increase the supply of water to Mahakanadarawa Wewa. Capacity is 36,250 acre feet (44,713,717 Cubic meters). Length of the dam is 2.8 Km.
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