This popular Sinhala verse announces the arrival of the Sinhala 'avurudda'. The 'erabadu' flowers are in bloom by April. So are the yellow 'ehela' flowers.
And then there is the 'koha' (cuckoo) whose
constant sharp voice from the early part of April is yet another signal that the dawn of 'avurudda' is
pretty close.
Priyan woke up to the sound of the koha bird singing . It was Avurudu time and Priyan lingered in bed and thought of yesterday, the Avurudu day and all its activities. It was nice to hear the birds singing in his aunt’s garden in a large suburb of Colombo where Priyan was
spending his April
holidays. More so, Aunt’s son, his cousin, Lalin too was there.