Marcelline Jayakody
| Fr. Marcelline Jayakody | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
3 June 1902 Sri Lanka |
| Died | 15 January 1998 (aged 95) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Other names | Malpale upan Pansale Piyathuma, Modern Gonsalvez |
| Education | Roman Catholic Boys School in Madampe, St. Joseph's College, St. Aloysius Seminary, Borella. |
| Occupation | Catholic priest, musician, lyricist, author, journalist and patriot |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Fr. Marcelline Jayakody (3 June 1902 ─ January 15, 1998) was a Sri Lankan Catholic priest, musician, lyricist, author and journalist [1] and an exponent of indigenous culture.
Passion Play of Duwa
Fr. Jayakody served as the head priest in Duwa in 1939. Duwa is the Passion Play Village of Sri Lanka.[2] Originally, the play used traditional puppets as actors for the Duwa Passion play. Jayakody wrote the original script for a Passion play, influenced by Fr. Jacome Gonsalves, and composed new hymns to the traditional "Pasan".[3] He next introduced live male and female actors instead of puppets. Eventually there were over 250 live actors taking the place of puppets in his adaptation of Dorothy L. Sayers's The Man Born to be King [Dukprathi Prasangaya in Sinhala].[4] The Duwa passion play was considered as the greatest Passion show in Asia at that time.[5]
Awards
- In 1979 his poetry book Muthu (pearls) won the National State Literary Award (the first Catholic priest to have won a state award).
- In 1982 he was honoured with the title "Kalasuri" by the State, and "Kithu Nandana Pranamaya" by the Catholic Church for his contributions to arts and culture for over six decades.
- In 1983 he won the "Ramon Magsaysay Award" considered the Asian Nobel Prize, (along with $US20,000 a Medal and a Citation) in Manila, Philippines in the category of Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts (JLCCA) as appeared on the List of Ramon Magsaysay Award winners.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Fr. Marcelline Jayakody – vibrant Catholic priest and patriot". dailynews. 2003. Retrieved 3 June 2003.
- ↑ "Duwa is The Passion Play Village". passionplay.lankasites. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
- ↑ "In commemoration of Rev. Fr. Marceline Jayakoddy". passionplay.lankasites. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- ↑ "Dabbling with mystic themes". sundayobserver. 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
- ↑ "Duwa Passion play' at Bishop's". sundaytimes. 2000. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
References
- "'Christmas, a season of goodwill and celebrations'". sundayobserver.lk. 2005.. Retrieved 2005-12-25.
- "'Pansale Piyathuma'- 103 years old". sundaytimes. 2005.. Retrieved /2005/08/21.
- "'Pansale Piyatuma' at the age of 95". sundaytimes. 1997.. Retrieved /19977/06/01.
- "A legend in his own lifetime". sundayobserver. 2004.. Retrieved /2004/05/23.
- "A singer – with style". sundayobserver. 2007.. Retrieved /2007/06/03.
- "Birth centenary of Fr. Marcelline Jayakody". passionplay.lankasites. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- "Carols and their impact on Sri Lanka". Sunday Observer.2004.. Retrieved /2004/12/19.
- "Christmas Carols in Sri Lanka". dailynews. 2007.. Retrieved /2007/12/25.
- "CITATION for Marcelline Jayakody". rmaf.org..
- "Could Fr. Marcelline Jayakody be called 'Modern Fr. Jacome Gonsalvez'?". island.. 2001.. Retrieved /2001/01/08.
- "D. F. Kariyakarawana 60 'Not Out' in journalism". island. 2006.. Retrieved 2006/05/14.
- "Fifty Years after Rekava...: Rekava – The Line of Density (1956)". sundayobserver.lk. 2006. .
- "Glimpses of genuine socialism". Sunday observer. 2006.. Retrieved /2006/12/03.
- "Inspiring life sketch of Fr. Mercelline Jayakody". dailynews. 2007.. Retrieved /2007/09/05.
- "Latha Icon & national treasure". dailynews. 2008.. Retrieved /2008/11/4.
- "Pahan Ridma': Choral music on CD". sundaytimer.. 2007.. Retrieved /2007/06/24.
- "Sunil Santha songs – something to treasure". Sundaytimes. 2008. Archived 15 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009/11/1.
- "The Father in the temple". dailymirror. 2010.. Retrieved /2010/02/01.
- "True propagator of Dhamma". dailynews. 2010.. Retrieved /2010/10/14.
- "Two eminent Sri Lankans in the field of arts were born in the first week of June.". sundaytimes. 2007. . Retrieved /2007/06/03.
External links
- Marcelline Jayakody at the Internet Movie Database
- Malpale Upan Pansale Piyatuma
- The 1983 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts CITATION for Marcelline Jayakody
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