♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aththaiku pirandhavalae
Aalaagi nindravalae
Paruvam sumandhu varum
Paavaadai thamaraiyae
Thattaam poochi pidithaval
Thaavaniku vandhadheppo
Moondram piraiyae nee
Muzhu nilavaanadheppo
Mounathil nee irundhaa
Yaarai thaan ketpadheppo ooooh
{ Aathangara maramae arasamara ilaiyae
Aalamara kilaiyae adhilurangum kiliyae } (2)
Odakara olavu kaatula oruthi yaaru
Iva vedichu nikura paruthi
Thaavi vandhu sandaiyidum
Andha mugamaa
Thaavaniku vandhadhoru
Nandhavanamaa
Ulla sontham enna vittu pogaadhu
Ada oda thanni uppu thanni aagaadhu
Aathangara maramae arasamara elaiyae
Aalamara kilaiyae adhilurangum kiliyae
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Mamanae unna thaangama
Mathiyil sorum pongama
Paavi naan paruthi maaraa ponenae
Kaagam thaan kathi ponaalum
Kadhavu thaan satham pottaalum
On mugam paaka odi vandhenae
Othaiyil oda karaiyoram
Kathiyae on per sonnenae
Othaiyil odum rayil oram
Kathiyae on per sonnenae
Andha rayil dhooram ponadhum
Neram aanadhum kanneer vittenae
Muthu mama enna vittu pogadhae
En otha usuru pona meendum vaaradhae
Aathangara maramae arasamara ilaiyae
Aalamara kilaiyae adhilurangum kiliyae
Thaavani ponnae sogam thaanaa
Thangamae thazhumbum sogam thaanaa
Paaraiyil chinna paadham sogam thaanaa
Thotta poo ellam sogam thaanaa
Thodaadha poovum sogam thaanaa
Thopula jodi marangal sogam thaanaa
{ Aithaiyum mamanum sogam thaanaa
Aathula meenum sogam thaanaa } (2)
Annamae unnaium ennaium
Thooki valartha thinnaium sogam thaanaa
Maaman ponnae macham paarthu naazhaachu
Un machaanuku mayila pasuvu thodhaachu
Aathangara maramae arasamara ilaiyae
Aalamara kilaiyae adhilurangum kiliyae
Odakara olavu kaatula oruthi yaaru
Iva vedichu nikura paruthi
Thaavi vandhu sandaiyidum
Andha mugamaa
Thaavaniku vandhadhoru
Nandhavanamaa
Ulla sondham enna vittu pogaadhu
Ada oda thanni uppu thanni aagaadhu
Aathangara maramae arasamara ilaiyae
Aalamara kilaiyae adhilurangum kiliyae
Oh girl born to my aunt,
The one who has grown into womanhood,
Carrying her blooming youth,
Oh skirt-clad lotus!
She who used to catch dragonflies,
When did she transition into a half-saree?
You were like a crescent moon,
When did you become a full moon?
If you remain silent,
Whom else can I even ask? Ooooh
{ Oh tree on the riverbank, oh peepal leaf!
Oh banyan branch, oh parrot sleeping in it! } (2)
Who is that girl in the ploughed field by the stream?
She is like ripe cotton bursting open!
Pouncing and picking a fight,
Is that the face?
Stepping into womanhood's half-saree,
Is it a garden of flowers?
The bond deep within will never leave me,
Hey, fresh stream water will never turn into salty sea water!
Oh tree on the riverbank, oh peepal leaf!
Oh banyan branch, oh parrot sleeping in it!
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Oh my uncle, unable to bear missing you,
Unable even to cook rice at noon,
Sinner that I am, I withered away like a cotton plant.
Even if just a crow cawed while flying past,
Even if the door made a faint sound,
I ran outside just to catch a glimpse of your face.
All alone by the bank of the stream,
I shouted out your name!
All alone by the side of the passing train,
I shouted out your name!
Once that train vanished into the distance,
As time ticked away, I wept tears.
Precious uncle, do not leave me,
If my single life leaves me, it will never return.
Oh tree on the riverbank, oh peepal leaf!
Oh banyan branch, oh parrot sleeping in it!
Oh girl in the half-saree, are you in sorrow?
My precious gold, is even the scar filled with sorrow?
Are those tiny feet on the rock filled with sorrow?
Are all the flowers you touched in sorrow?
Is even the untouched flower in sorrow?
Are the pair of trees in the grove in sorrow?
{ Are aunt and uncle filled with sorrow?
Are even the fish in the river in sorrow? } (2)
Oh gentle swan, the raised veranda that cradled,
And brought up both you and me—is it filled with sorrow?
Oh my cousin, it has been so long since I gazed at your mole,
For your cousin, peacocks and cows have become his only company.
Oh tree on the riverbank, oh peepal leaf!
Oh banyan branch, oh parrot sleeping in it!
Who is that girl in the ploughed field by the stream?
She is like ripe cotton bursting open!
Pouncing and picking a fight,
Is that the face?
Stepping into womanhood's half-saree,
Is it a garden of flowers?
The bond deep within will never leave me,
Hey, fresh stream water will never turn into salty sea water!
Oh tree on the riverbank, oh peepal leaf!
Oh banyan branch, oh parrot sleeping in it!
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