College Anthem
English
LYRICS : MISS DOROTHY ANGHIE
Every Aloysian heart, past as well as present, warms at the very name of Dorothy Anghie. She was helping in every department of the College, besides being a regular and a well beloved teacher. Her many beautiful poems have been collected into a booklet, and her talent as a musician too, was known. She was given many English Anthems that had been so far produced, and out of this sorry lot she produced this one, which met with the unanimous approval of the College Anthem Board. Though she is no more with us, yet she lives and continues to inspire S.A.C. in this beautiful and expressive Anthem.
MUSIC : FR STROMER SIDICINUS. S.J.
This Jesuit hails from a small village in the Diocese of Teano, not far from Capua; hence the name Sidicinus. Teano’s Minor Seminary welcomed him at the age of 11, where he began his musical career. He continued his musical studies at the Papal Seminary in Posillipo, from where he joined the Society of Jesus, in June 1933. He came to the Mission of Galle, where he has been working since 1938 in the midst of youth. except for a short spell of 5 years. Music and singing have been part and parcel of his Apostolate amidst the musical youth of Lanka. The lively melody that inspires the Aloysians, as their Anthem, comes from the music that ever flows in his soul.
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Sinhala
LYRICS : REV FR MOSES PERERA Mis. Ap.
A pioneer in Sinhala religious hymns, he has been spearheading the latest movement in the Church in Ceylon to make Catholicism at home in this dear land of ours. His flawless and fluent ‘hela’ Sinhala is musical in its purity and simplicity. As he says of him-self : ‘I am no composer of music : I have only music in me. Anyone who reads my compositions in the spirit I have chosen the words and the beats will know how to arrange the music suitable to capture my soul’s music.’ The wonderful spirit which he has filled our anthem with, shows in unmistakable fashion that Fr Moses is an intimate friend of the College.
MUSIC : Sangeetha Visharada SUNIL SANTHA
Sunil needs no introduction, specially in Galle, where he was teaching before left for India to qualify in music. The call of, music sounded deep down in his heart, after spending three years, first at the Shanthi Nikethan, and then in Lucknow, he returned to Ceylon. For eight beautiful years he captured Lanka with his lovely melodies and sweet voice. Everyone sang with him. But later, for the sake of a principle, he set aside the brilliance that was his, and now lives, away from the limelight. Working with his uncle, he produced a lovely set of hymns, and then our anthem.
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