♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Amman koyil vaasalilae…ae….
Chorus :Vaasalilae….ae….ae….ae…
Male :Thai pongal vaippom poonguyilae…ae…
Chorus :Poonguyilae…ae….ae….ae…
Ooru onnaaga ponga vaikkum naalu
Ippo ohonnu pongi varum paalu
Male :Ini thottaakka thottathellaam ponnu
Namma santhosam nichchayamthaan kannu
Amman koyil vaasalilae…ae….
Chorus :Vaasalilae….ae….ae….ae…
Male :Thai pongal vaippom poonguyilae…ae…
Chorus :Poonguyilae…ae….ae….ae…
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Yaerottum kaiyum yaeththamidum kaiyum
Ingu eppothum muppogamthaan seiyyum
Chorus :Ingu eppothum muppogamthaan seiyyum
Female :Namma kannaana aaththaa kanneduththu paaththaa
Ingu thappaama mummaarithaan peiyyum
Chorus :Ingu thappaama mummaarithaan peiyyum
Adi mekkaala odum antha vaaikkaala kelu
Female :Thennanthopporam paadum chinna mainaava kelu
Male :Intha oor koodi uravaadi isaipaadum thirunaalu
Idhuthaandi thangamani
Amman koyil vaasalilae…ae….
Chorus :Vaasalilae….ae….
Female :Thai pongal vaippom poonguyilae…ae…
Chorus :Poonguyilae…ae…
Ae…..ae…ae…ae…ae…
Ae…..ae…ae…ae…ae…
Paanaiyil vegum pachcharisi vaasam
Adhu engooru vellaamaiya pesum
Chorus :Adhu engooru vellaamaiya pesum
Male :Adi melaaga suththum manja inji koththum
Manam ettooru vattaaraththula veesum
Chorus :Manam ettooru vattaaraththula veesum
Achchi vellanthaan seththu pasu neiyaththaan ooththu
Male :Adi yammaadi raakku pudhu pongalathaan aakku
Female :Ava thaaipola kaappaalae
Pugal serum porul serum
Pudhu vaazhvu kai varum
Amman koyil vaasalilae…ae….
Chorus :Vaasalilae….ae….ae….ae…
Male :Thai pongal vaippom poonguyilae…ae…
Chorus :Poonguyilae…ae….ae….ae…
Ooru onnaaga ponga vaikkum naalu
Ippo ohonnu pongi varum paalu
Male :Ini thottaakka thottathellaam ponnu
Namma santhosam nichchayamthaan kannu
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At the entrance of the goddess temple… oh…
Chorus: At the entrance…. oh…. oh…. oh…
Male: We shall cook the Thai Pongal feast, sweet cuckoo… oh…
Chorus: Sweet cuckoo… oh…. oh…. oh…
The day the whole village comes together to celebrate Pongal
Now the milk boils over gloriously
Male: From now on, whatever we touch will turn to gold
Our happiness is certainly guaranteed, my sweet dear
At the entrance of the goddess temple… oh…
Chorus: At the entrance…. oh…. oh…. oh…
Male: We shall cook the Thai Pongal feast, sweet cuckoo… oh…
Chorus: Sweet cuckoo… oh…. oh…. oh…
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The hands that drive the plow and the hands that work the water-lift
Here will always yield three harvests a year
Chorus: Here will always yield three harvests a year
Female: If our beloved mother goddess casts her loving gaze upon us
Rain will surely fall three times a season without fail
Chorus: Rain will surely fall three times a season without fail
Hey girl, ask that canal flowing in the west
Female: Ask the little myna bird singing by the coconut grove
Male: This is the holy festival day when the village gathers, bonds, and sings songs
This is it, my golden gem
At the entrance of the goddess temple… oh…
Chorus: At the entrance…. oh….
Female: We shall cook the Thai Pongal feast, sweet cuckoo… oh…
Chorus: Sweet cuckoo… oh…
Oh….. oh… oh… oh… oh…
Oh….. oh… oh… oh… oh…
The aroma of raw rice cooking in the pot
Speaks of the rich harvest of my village
Chorus: Speaks of the rich harvest of my village
Male: Hey, the bunch of fresh turmeric and ginger wrapped around the pot
Its fragrance wafts across the surrounding eight villages
Chorus: Its fragrance wafts across the surrounding eight villages
Add block jaggery and pour pure cow ghee
Male: Oh dear Raakku, prepare the fresh Pongal sweet
Female: She will protect us like a mother
Fame will arrive, wealth will arrive
A new prosperity will come into our hands
At the entrance of the goddess temple… oh…
Chorus: At the entrance…. oh…. oh…. oh…
Male: We shall cook the Thai Pongal feast, sweet cuckoo… oh…
Chorus: Sweet cuckoo… oh…. oh…. oh…
The day the whole village comes together to celebrate Pongal
Now the milk boils over gloriously
Male: From now on, whatever we touch will turn to gold
Our happiness is certainly guaranteed, my sweet dear
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