"Death is the longest part of a man," said a folk poem.
He gathered a great many of Sinhalese folk poems by travelling around the country and tried to develop a unique style.
A large body of folk tales and folk poems existed in the past.
He says the language in question came from an old folk poem.
This is a folk poem with no known author.
Hundreds of old folk poems, stories and their like have been collected since the 1820s into a collection that might be the largest in the world.
Each of the movements are based on popular folk poems originating from different countries.
Since the book includes some important folk poems, many readers considered it a folk songbook.
It is more likely an old folk poem or song, perhaps even sung as a round.
Such instruments are mentioned in folk poems or songs.