English should be restored to its rightful place. It is a powerful means of access to knowledge. It should not be the exclusive privilege of a small coterie of our society. In the past English was used to exclude the people from access to power. Those who knew English exercised power. In order to change this monopoly of power our leaders decided to exclude English. This was a great mistake. It could not break the monopoly of power. The only answer to this problem is to wider the access to English. The government should provide the greatest possible opportunities for acquiring competence in it. English is an instrument of modernization. We want English for its instrumental value. English has a role to play in providing a middle ground for Sinhalese and Tamils.
English should be restored - English nevatha thebiya uthuei
to its rightful place - Niveradi sthanayata
It is - Eya venawa
a powerful means - Prabala madyen
of access - Laga veeme
to knowledge - Denumata
It should not be - Eya noviya uthuei
the exclusive privilege - Vishesha varaprasadayak
of a small coterie - Kuda samaja kotasakata
of our society - Apa samajaye
In the past - Atheethayedi
English was used - English bavitha karanu lebuwa
to exclude the people - Behera karannata minisun
from access to power - Balayata pamineemen
Those who knew English - English denagena siti aya
exercised power - Balaye sitiya
In order to change - Venas karannata
this monopoly - Mema ekadikariya
of power - Balaya pilibada
our leaders decided - Ape nayakain theeranaya kala
to exclude English - English behara karannata
This was - Meya una
a great mistake - Loku veraddak
It could not break - Eyata beri una kadannata
the monopoly of power - Balaya pilibada ekadikariya
The only answer - Ekama pilithura
to this problem - Mema getaluwata
is to wider - Pulul kireemai
the access to English - English igeneeme maga
The government should provide - Rajaya sepaiya uthuei
the greatest possible opportunities - Heki ihalama avasthawan
for acquiring competence - Samathkam laba geneema sadaha
in it - Ehi
English is an instrument - English upakaranayaki
of modernization - Naveekaranaye
We want English - Apata english avashyayi
for its instrumental value - Ehi thibena upakaranamaya vatinakama sadaha
English has - English valata thiyenawa
a role to play - Karannata veda kotasak
in providing a middle ground - Madyastha pedesak sepaieemen
for Sinhalese and Tamils - Sinhalayanta menma drsvidayanta
English should be restored - English nevatha thebiya uthuei
to its rightful place - Niveradi sthanayata
It is - Eya venawa
a powerful means - Prabala madyen
of access - Laga veeme
to knowledge - Denumata
It should not be - Eya noviya uthuei
the exclusive privilege - Vishesha varaprasadayak
of a small coterie - Kuda samaja kotasakata
of our society - Apa samajaye
In the past - Atheethayedi
English was used - English bavitha karanu lebuwa
to exclude the people - Behera karannata minisun
from access to power - Balayata pamineemen
Those who knew English - English denagena siti aya
exercised power - Balaye sitiya
In order to change - Venas karannata
this monopoly - Mema ekadikariya
of power - Balaya pilibada
our leaders decided - Ape nayakain theeranaya kala
to exclude English - English behara karannata
This was - Meya una
a great mistake - Loku veraddak
It could not break - Eyata beri una kadannata
the monopoly of power - Balaya pilibada ekadikariya
The only answer - Ekama pilithura
to this problem - Mema getaluwata
is to wider - Pulul kireemai
the access to English - English igeneeme maga
The government should provide - Rajaya sepaiya uthuei
the greatest possible opportunities - Heki ihalama avasthawan
for acquiring competence - Samathkam laba geneema sadaha
in it - Ehi
English is an instrument - English upakaranayaki
of modernization - Naveekaranaye
We want English - Apata english avashyayi
for its instrumental value - Ehi thibena upakaranamaya vatinakama sadaha
English has - English valata thiyenawa
a role to play - Karannata veda kotasak
in providing a middle ground - Madyastha pedesak sepaieemen
for Sinhalese and Tamils - Sinhalayanta menma drsvidayanta
