♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Aarcottu saalaiyilae	On Arcot Road
Ambedkar silai aruginilae	Near the Ambedkar statue
Hundered beet melae	On 100 Feet Road
Car-u poguthu bus poguthu	Cars are passing, buses are passing
Cycle poguthu auto poguthu	Bicycles are passing, autorickshaws are passing
Adhu poguthu idhu poguthu	That is passing, this is passing
Male
Sayanthiram anju manikku	At five o'clock in the evening
Jimkaana kudhirai polae	Like a horse from the Gymkhana
Amsaa varuvaadaa ava amasamaa…aa..varuvaadaa	Amsa comes walking, friend, she comes in style...
Male
Puttaa puttaa podava katti	Wearing a dotted saree
Pottu onnu neththil vachchi	Placing a bindi on her forehead
Puttaa puttaa podava katti	Wearing a dotted saree
Pottu onnu neththil vachchi	Placing a bindi on her forehead
Male
Alukki kulukki nadanthu varaa amsaa	Swaying gracefully, Amsa comes walking
Ava enkittaeyae uttuputtaa kapsaa	She fed me a big cooked-up story
Alukki kulukki nadanthu varaa amsaa	Swaying gracefully, Amsa comes walking
Ava enkittaeyae uttuputtaa kapsaa	She fed me a big cooked-up story
Male
One way thaandaa machchi oneay thaandaa	It's a one-way street, my friend, a one-way
Ava enakku mattum eppothum my way thaandaa	For me alone, she is always my way, my friend
One way thaandaa machchi oneay thaandaa	It's a one-way street, my friend, a one-way
Ava enakku mattum eppothum my way thaandaa	For me alone, she is always my way, my friend
Male
Puttaa puttaa podava katti	Wearing a dotted saree
Haei haei haei haei	Hey hey hey hey
Pottu onnu neththil vachchi	Placing a bindi on her forehead
Puttaa puttaa podava katti	Wearing a dotted saree
Aa…..aa….aa….aa…	Aa... aa... aa... aa...
Pottu onnu neththil vachchi	Placing a bindi on her forehead
Male
Alukki kulukki nadanthu varaa amsaa	Swaying gracefully, Amsa comes walking
Ava enkittaeyae uttuputtaa kapsaa	She fed me a big cooked-up story
Male
Thanni adichchidaththaan	Just to drink alcohol
Soda mattum paththaathu	Soda alone is not enough
Thanni adichchidaththaan	Just to drink alcohol
Soda mattum paththaathu	Soda alone is not enough
Aiyittam venumdaa machi	We need a side dish, my friend
Aiyittam venumdaa	We need a side dish
Male
Pombalaiya mayakkidaththaan	To charm a woman
Meter mattum pothaathu	Style alone is not enough
Pombalaiya mayakkidaththaan	To charm a woman
Meter mattum pothaathu	Style alone is not enough
Matter venumdaa maamu matter venumdaa	Substance is needed, uncle, substance is needed
Male
Aattam potta anaivarukkum	For everyone who shows off and dances
Aaradithaan sontham	Only six feet of earth belongs to them in the end
Muttai potta kozhikku	For the hen that laid the egg
Briyani panjam	There is a shortage of biryani
Male
Oosi munai kaadhukullae….ae…	Through the eye of a needle...
Ottagamthaan pogum	A camel will pass
Haei haei…..a….aa….haeiiiiii	Hey hey... a... aa... hey!
Male
Oosi munai kaadhukullae	Through the eye of a needle
Ottagamthaan pogum	A camel will pass
Oosippona thaththuvamum samayaththukku aagum	Even an expired philosophy comes in handy when needed
Nee old-u naan young-ku en kaiyilathaan old mung-ku	You are old, I am young, and in my hand is Old Monk
Male
One way thaandaa machchi oneay thaandaa	It's a one-way street, my friend, a one-way
Ava enakku mattum eppothum my way thaandaa	For me alone, she is always my way, my friend
One way thaandaa machchi oneay thaandaa	It's a one-way street, my friend, a one-way
Ava enakku mattum eppothum my way thaandaa	For me alone, she is always my way, my friend
Male
Auto odidaththaan wheelu mattum pothaathu	For an auto to run, wheels alone are not enough
Auto odidaththaan wheelu mattum pothaathu	For an auto to run, wheels alone are not enough
Road venumdaa maamu road venumdaa	A road is needed, uncle, a road is needed
Male
Aayul koodidaththaan marunthu mattum pothaathu	To increase lifespan, medicine alone is not enough
Aayul koodidaththaan marunthu mattum pothaathu	To increase lifespan, medicine alone is not enough
Manasu venumdaa nalla manasu venumdaa	A heart is needed, a good heart is needed
Male
Kamban veettu thariyum kavithai nallaa paadum	Even the loom in Kamban's house sings poetry well
Deva-voda car-rum gaanaa kettu aadum	Even Deva's car dances upon hearing Gaana music
Enna ava yaeththi vachchaa…aa….	She built up my expectations so high...
Haei haei a….aa……hoi hoi hoiyyo	Hey hey a... aa... hoi hoi hoiyyo
Enna ava yaeththi vachchaa ettadukku maadi	She built my expectations as high as an eight-story building
Jaadhi sandai size paaththu maaththikittaa moodi	Looking at the scale of caste fights, the cap was changed
Antha lady kundu paadi enna kavuththupputtaa kedi	That dangerous lady turned out to be a fraud and duped me
Male
Puttaa puttaa podava katti	Wearing a dotted saree
Pottu onnu neththil vachchi	Placing a bindi on her forehead
Puttaa puttaa podava katti	Wearing a dotted saree
Pottu onnu neththil vachchi	Placing a bindi on her forehead
Male
Alukki kulukki nadanthu varaa amsaa	Swaying gracefully, Amsa comes walking
Ava enkittaeyae uttuputtaa kapsaa	She fed me a big cooked-up story
Alukki kulukki nadanthu varaa amsaa	Swaying gracefully, Amsa comes walking
Ava enkittaeyae uttuputtaa kapsaa	She fed me a big cooked-up story
Male
One way thaandaa machchi oneay thaandaa	It's a one-way street, my friend, a one-way
Ava enakku mattum eppothum my way thaandaa	For me alone, she is always my way, my friend
One way thaandaa machchi oneay thaandaa	It's a one-way street, my friend, a one-way
Ava enakku mattum eppothum my way thaandaa	For me alone, she is always my way, my friend

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