♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Female
Aaththoram karuppu maadu pachcha pulla maeinchuputtu	Have you seen the black cow by the riverbank grazing on green grass,
Vella paala sorakkiratha paaththiyaa	and secreting white milk? Have you seen it?
Aaththoram karuppu maadu pachcha pulla maeinchuputtu	Have you seen the black cow by the riverbank grazing on green grass,
Vella paala sorakkiratha paaththiyaa	and secreting white milk? Have you seen it?
Female
Sevappu seval aasa vachchu	A red rooster fell in love,
Karuththarichcha karuppukkozhi	and the black hen that became pregnant,
Vella mutta poduratha kettiyaa paaththiyaa	lays a white egg—did you hear about it, did you see it?
Kettiyaa…aa….paaththiyaa…aa…	Did you hear? Did you see?
Female
Aaththoram karuppu maadu pachcha pulla maeinchuputtu	Have you seen the black cow by the riverbank grazing on green grass,
Vella paala sorakkiratha paaththiyaa	and secreting white milk? Have you seen it?
Aaththoram karuppu maadu pachcha pulla maeinchuputtu	Have you seen the black cow by the riverbank grazing on green grass,
Vella paala sorakkiratha paaththiyaa	and secreting white milk? Have you seen it?
Female
Sevappu seval aasa vachchu	A red rooster fell in love,
Karuththarichcha karuppukkozhi	and the black hen that became pregnant,
Vella mutta poduratha kettiyaa paaththiyaa	lays a white egg—did you hear about it, did you see it?
Hoi kettiyaa…aa….paaththiyaa…aa…	Hey, did you hear? Did you see?
Female
Sooriyanum chandhiranum enna jaadhi enna madham	What caste or religion do the sun and moon belong to?
Bhoomikkaaga vaanaththula kaayuthu	Yet they shine in the sky for the benefit of the Earth.
Ooththedukkum aaththu thanni	The gushing water of the river
Jaathi madham paarpathilai	does not observe caste or religion;
Aasaiyodu dhesamengum outhu	it flows with desire across the entire land.
Female
Therinjukka venum neeyum purinjukka venum	You must know this, you must understand this,
Thuru pudikkaama puththiya thodachchukka venum	you must wipe your intellect clean so it does not rust.
Aaan jaadhi penn jaadhi rendaeythaan undaiyyaa	Sir, there are only two true castes: male and female!
Thedhiya paaththukka maalaiya maaththikka	Pick a date and exchange flower garlands!
Female
Aaththoram karuppu maadu pachcha pulla maeinchuputtu	Have you seen the black cow by the riverbank grazing on green grass,
Vella paala sorakkiratha paaththiyaa	and secreting white milk? Have you seen it?
Aaththoram karuppu maadu pachcha pulla maeinchuputtu	Have you seen the black cow by the riverbank grazing on green grass,
Vella paala sorakkiratha paaththiyaa	and secreting white milk? Have you seen it?
Female
Sevappu seval aasa vachchu	A red rooster fell in love,
Karuththarichcha karuppukkozhi	and the black hen that became pregnant,
Vella mutta poduratha kettiyaa paaththiyaa	lays a white egg—did you hear about it, did you see it?
Yov kettiyaa…aa….paaththiyaa…aa…	Hey man, did you hear? Did you see?
Female
Vatta nilaa vaanaththula	When the round moon comes and stands
Vanthu nikkum neraththula	in the sky,
Kadalum kooda veri eduhthu ponguthu	even the ocean surges up with frenzy.
Odi vanthu thaenedukkum	For the millions of bees that rush in to sip nectar,
Kodi kodi vandukkaaga	for their sake, all the flowers in the garden
Thottaththula pookkalellaam yaenguthu	long eagerly.
Female
Enna bayam unakku engitta enna kadha irukku	What fear do you have? What story do you have with me?
Kottamadippatharkku kaivasam thittam pala irukku	There are many plans on hand to humble your arrogance.
Poi vesham podaathae vennaanu odaathae	Do not wear false guises, do not run away saying no.
Oththiga paaththukka melaththa vaasikka	Try out a rehearsal to play the wedding drums!
Female
Aaththoram karuppu maadu pachcha pulla maeinchuputtu	Have you seen the black cow by the riverbank grazing on green grass,
Vella paala sorakkiratha paaththiyaa	and secreting white milk? Have you seen it?
Female
Sevappu seval aasa vachchu	A red rooster fell in love,
Karuththarichcha karuppukkozhi	and the black hen that became pregnant,
Vella mutta poduratha kettiyaa paaththiyaa	lays a white egg—did you hear about it, did you see it?
Female
Kettiyaa…aa….paaththiyaa…aa…	Did you hear? Did you see?
Ada kettiyaa…aa….paaththiyaa…aa…	Oh, did you hear? Did you see?
Kettiyaa…aa….paaththiyaa…aa…	Did you hear? Did you see?
Hoi kettiyaa…aa….paaththiyaa…aa…	Hey, did you hear? Did you see?

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