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Waiting for the Jaffna train

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Feb 27, 2010
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Ceylon/Lanka is our respected motherland

A good land endowed with environmental benefits

A Land where precious gemstones and beautiful sceneries cover our minds

When we pronounce the word Jaffna the taste of honey oozes

Jaffna, where the palmyra fruit and the tobacco leaves grow together

– Translation (by writer) of the opening lines of Tamil song, “Ilangai …

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