It was originally performed by Nirasha Perera and Victor Silva for the Sri Lankan film Ganga Addara.
Nimal Mendis wrote the song for Sumitra Peries' film 'Ganga Addara' .
The song became a hit and was recorded by Neela Wickramasinghe and T.M Jayaratne which became a highly successful cover version.
The song was recorded in 1979 at the Joe-Neth studio and arranged by Sarath Fernando.
Nirasha Perera was joined by children from the Sangamitta Balika Vidyalaya, Borella on the chorus.