In Pictures: Singing fishermen of Kaluwankerny, Batticaloa

By Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai

Related feature: Batti @ dusk: When I saw you……

Fisher folk of Kaluwankerny, in Batticaloa district sing a fisherman’s song, while pulling the fishing net from the sea to the shore at mid day.They keep pulling the fishing net until the end of it reaches the shore with the fish caught.

[Hear the song and the wind at the shore]

It was very hot, they were either wearing a straw hat or turban. The women covered their head with a piece of cloth or a towel. They were barefoot on the burning sand at noon. They said that they are used to it.

The beauty of them is that one begins and the other continues. They move backwards. The words rhymes, and the steps are kept accordingly on the hot sand.

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Fresh Calamari or Cuttle fish
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3 Comments

  1. Dushy,
    Since when you settled down in Batticaloa

  2. Ilaya Seran Senguttuvan says:

    Dushy:

    Charming. Will be nice to know the lyrics they
    sing.

    ISS

  3. Dilkusha says:

    The photos and the fisherman’s song moved me more than all the political articles I have read. Also your previous article on Batticaloa. I have never visited Batty but maybe one day when I return …….I must.

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