♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Adi rakkayee
Mookaaye kupaaye
Sevappee kasthoori meenakshi
Thangappal karaiya
Thangamagalukkum
Vaadhyaar aiyaavukkum
Thai maasam kalyaanam
Nellu kutha vaangadiyo……
Sutha chamba pacha nellu
Kuthathaa venum
Muthu mutha pacharisi
Allathaa venum
Mullai velli pola annam
Pongathaa venum
Namma veetu kalyaanam
Idhu namma veetu kalyaanam…
Sutha chamba pacha nellu
Kuthathaa venum
Muthu mutha pacharisi
Allathaa venum
Mullai velli pola annam
Pongathaa venum
Namma veetu kalyaanam
Idhu namma veetu kalyaanam…
Pathodu onnu
Palagaaram panna
Saththaaga maavidinga
Chorus :Oh oiyya
Kallodu umiyum
Seraama paathu
Pakkuvama idinga
Panju panjaaga
Varanum paniyaaram
Velli noolaaga
Varanum idiyappam
Panju panjaaga
Varanum paniyaaram
Velli noolaaga
Varanum idiyappam
Idhuthaanae
Kalyaana virundhendru
Oorae paaratta venum
Sutha chamba pacha nellu
Kuthathaa venum
Muthu mutha pacharisi
Allathaa venum
Mullai velli pola annam
Pongathaa venum
Namma veetu kalyaanam
Idhu namma veetu kalyaanam…
Laali lalli laali lali……..
Laali laali lali lali
Laali lali
Lali laali laali lali lali
Maapillai ponnu
Manavarai kaana
Ponaalae kolamidunga
Chorus :Oh oiyya
Maavilai thennai
Ilanguruthaaga
Veedengum aadavidunga
Valli maanaga
Varanum manaponnu
Thanga velaaga
Varanum maapillai
Chorus :Valli maanaga
Varanum manaponnu
Thanga velaaga
Varanum maapillai
Idhuthaanae
Kalyaana virundhendru
Oorae paaratta venum
Sutha manjal
Pattusela kattathaan venum
Muthu mutha malligai poo
Soodathaan venum
Sutha manjal
Pattusela kattathaan venum
Muthu mutha malligai poo
Soodathaan venum
Mullai velli pola ponnu
Minnathaan venum
Namma veetu kalyaanam
Idhu namma veetu kalyaanam
Namma veetu kalyaanam
Idhu namma veetu kalyaanam
Namma veetu kalyaanam
Idhu namma veetu kalyaanam
Hey Raakkaayi!
Mookkaayi, Kuppaayi,
Sivappi, Kasthoori, Meenakshi!
Sweet and glowing like golden milk,
For our golden girl
And the respected schoolteacher,
The wedding is in the month of Thai (January-February)!
Come on girls, let's pound the paddy!
The pure Samba raw paddy,
We must pound it well!
Pearls of raw white rice,
We must scoop up by the handful!
Cooked rice white as jasmine and silver,
Must boil and overflow!
It is a wedding in our family!
This is a wedding in our own home!
The pure Samba raw paddy,
We must pound it well!
Pearls of raw white rice,
We must scoop up by the handful!
Cooked rice white as jasmine and silver,
Must boil and overflow!
It is a wedding in our family!
This is a wedding in our own home!
Eleven different types of sweets,
To make all the snacks and treats,
Pound the flour with all your strength!
Chorus: Oh oyya!
Making sure little stones and husk
Do not get mixed in,
Pound it with care!
As soft as cotton wool,
The paniyaram cakes must turn out!
Like fine threads of silver,
The idiyappam strings must turn out!
As soft as cotton wool,
The paniyaram cakes must turn out!
Like fine threads of silver,
The idiyappam strings must turn out!
This is truly...
...what a wedding feast should be!
The whole village must sing our praise!
The pure Samba raw paddy,
We must pound it well!
Pearls of raw white rice,
We must scoop up by the handful!
Cooked rice white as jasmine and silver,
Must boil and overflow!
It is a wedding in our family!
This is a wedding in our own home!
Laali lalli laali lali...
Laali laali lali lali...
Laali lali...
Lali laali laali lali lali...
As the bridegroom and bride
Walk up to the wedding altar,
Draw festive kolam (rice-flour patterns) on the ground!
Chorus: Oh oyya!
With mango leaves and coconut fronds,
Tender green shoots,
Let them sway all over the house!
Graceful as the gentle deer Valli,
The bride must walk in!
Like a radiant golden spear,
The groom must arrive!
Chorus: Graceful as the gentle deer Valli,
The bride must walk in!
Like a radiant golden spear,
The groom must arrive!
This is truly...
...what a wedding feast should be!
The whole village must sing our praise!
A pure yellow
Silk saree she must wear!
Pearl-like jasmine flowers,
She must wear in her hair!
A pure yellow
Silk saree she must wear!
Pearl-like jasmine flowers,
She must wear in her hair!
Like jasmine and shining silver,
The bride must glow with joy!
It is a wedding in our family!
This is a wedding in our own home!
It is a wedding in our family!
This is a wedding in our own home!
It is a wedding in our family!
This is a wedding in our own home!
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