Batticaloa (Tamil: மட்டக்களப்பு, Maṭṭakkaḷappu; Sinhalese: මඩකලපුව, Madakalapuwa) is a major city in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, and its former capital. It is the administrative capital of the Batticaloa District. The city is the seat of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka and is a major commercial city. It is on the east coast, 69 miles (111 km) south by south east of Trincomalee, and is situated on an island. Pasikudah is popular tourist destinations, with beaches and flat year-round warm-water shallow-lagoons.
Batticaloa is a Portuguese derivation. The original name of the region being the Tamil "Matakkalappu" (translation: Muddy Swamp). According to Mattakallappu Manmiyam (மட்டக்களப்பு மான்மியம்) the word Mattakkallpu consists Tamil words "Mattu" (மட்டு) Matta-derived from "Mattam" (மட்டம்) means 'flat' and geographical name KaLappu. Mukkuwa named this place as KaLappu-Mattam or boundary of lagoon later it became Matta-Kallappu or Flat Lagoon. Also, Batticaloa has a nickname, "Land of the singing fish" (Tamil: மீன் பாடும் தேன் நாடு) due to musical sounds that related to fish or aquatic creature in the Batticaloa Lagoon near the Kallady Bridge. BBC Radio 4 able to recorded the mysterious sound in Batticaloa Lagoon. The sound was broadcast by Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation in 1960s with the help of Rev. Fr. Lang, a Catholic priest.
Batticaloa may refer to:
so patiently they wait
for the given birth date
while buying clothes
and dipers
through modern technology
they watch so carefully
the growing little
fingers
good night miracle
of love
sleep tight, I'll sing
you a lullaby
after nine months
in the womb
you were finally
born in June
a new member in
the family
at the fire they sit
you're lying in
the cribb
rocked by mom and daddy
good night miracle
of love
sleep tight, I'll sing
you a lullaby
cause when you sleep
you look like an angel
you look like
an angel to me
oh when you sleep
you look like an angel
you look like an
angel to me
a fever since yesterday
new teeth are on
their way
the growing pains
have started
every minute that
you live
s a miracle God gives
the heavens are
delighted
good night miracle
of love
sleep tight, I'll
sing you a lullaby
oh when you sleep
you look like an angel
you look like an angel
to me
oh when you sleep
you look like an angel
you look like an
angel to me
oh when you sleep
our hardened hearts
melted like wax
the day you came into
our lives
enchanted by your
laughing cracks
and very soon you'll
be baptised
miracle of love,
sleep tight
I'll sing you a lullaby
cause when you sleep
you look like an angel
you look like
an angel to me
oh when you sleep
you look like an angel
you look like
an angel to me
oh when you sleep