Kauaʻi ʻōʻō (Official Audio)

In 1987, the final call of the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō was captured, a song of longing, a male’s invitation to a mate who would never come. With his death, the species became extinct, leaving only the echo of its haunting, unreciprocated cry. Inspired by this melody, Desh Gunawardena, founder of Permaculture, composed the music, while Mahela Lokuhapuarachchi penned the lyrics, encapsulating the sorrow and yearning in the bird’s final call. This song serves as a tribute to the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō, a heartfelt rememberance of a beauty now lost.
Permculture · Desh Gunawardena -
Mixing, Mastering and Producing · Desh Gunawardena
Lyrics · Hesara Lokuhapuarachchi · edge-of-demise...
Graphics, Album Cover · Jayali Peiris and Hesara Lokuhapuarachchi
· Lyrics · / waiting-for-a-reply
𝘋𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘺,
𝘏𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘺,
𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴,
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘺.
𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴,
𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺𝘴,
𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴,
𝘠𝘦𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘵.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘢,
𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘦,
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘬𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨,
𝘛𝘰 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦.
𝘖𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘺,
𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦,
𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘐 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳.
𝘐 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴,
𝘠𝘦𝘵, 𝘯𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘺.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺,
𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴.
𝘕𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴,
𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦,
𝘛𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘥𝘶𝘦𝘵,
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦.
.
© 2025 @𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙤𝙨. All Rights Reserved.
#srilanka #srilankanmetal #srilankanprogressive #permculture #permstudios #permstudiossrilanka #permculturesrilanka #srilankanprogressivemetal #srilankanprogressiverock #sriprog