In this second episode, Jonathan takes you on a sonic journey through the life of Lankans in the crisis. Last autumn, they visited their family there and recorded soundbites of how their relatives and people in Lanka are experiencing economic despair, painting a bittersweet picture of a people, albeit pessimistic, showing resilience through their love for music and their sense of humour.
The chorus of the song “Obath Mamath” by Jagath Wickramasinghe, sung and played by Jonathan’s cousins and brother, translates to this:
“You and I, sitting in this world, why are we crying?
You and I, instead of thinking of us as two, let’s think of us as one
Let’s make tomorrow’s world a healthy one for everyone
Let’s make tomorrow’s world a healthy one for everyone”
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