♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
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Aviya eviya ellarum kelunga	Listen everyone, those people and these people!
Ankottum injottum povathe nillunga	Don't go here and there, stand still and listen!
Male
Aviya eviya ellarum kelunga	Listen everyone, those people and these people!
Ankottum injottum povathe nillunga	Don't go here and there, stand still and listen!
Male
Appachi katha cholla poraynnn….	Grandpa is going to tell a story now...
Eeeeee moppitu vodakkama paaru	Eeee, observe attentively without turning away!
Vettothe edukkama kelum oye	Listen without making a fuss, hey!
Male
Oi oi	Oi oi!
Male
Inja nadakkum vekalathey	Don't do your antics here,
Own kutthukarankitta	To your own companion,
Chellu… chellu…	Go and tell... go and tell...
Kumbaari kum… kum…	Kumbaari kum... kum...
Male
Aviya eviya ellarum kelunga	Listen everyone, those people and these people!
Ankottum injottum povathe nillunga	Don't go here and there, stand still and listen!
Male
Inje valey inje valey	Come here, come here!
Inje valey inje valey	Come here, come here!
Ley… ley…	Hey... hey...
Male
Inje valey inje valey	Come here, come here!
Inje valey inje valey	Come here, come here!
Makka leyyy…	Oh people...
Male
Povaleyyy…	Come on, people...
Male
Merukkuthadi	It shines brightly,
Yen moopaan chotthudaaa…	It's the property of my village elder...
Kalakkumattai	The dried palm frond stalk,
Panayeri ketthudaaa…	It's the pride of the palm climber...
Male
Karamadiye izhuthu	Pulling the heavy fishing net,
Neeyum paaruvaley	You come and look, my friend,
Vallam thalley pookum	Floating on top of the boat,
Naanga singamapaleyy…	We are the lions of Singamapatti...
Male
Thakkoolu polavey	Just like a key,
Iduppa chutti irukkum	Bound tightly around the waist,
Kuduvaikkulla	Inside the small pot,
Akkaniya nee paaru	Look at the sweet palm sap (Akkani),
Male
Pattayila nee kudicha	If you drink it from a palm leaf cup,
Thala kerangum makka	Your head will spin, my people!
Panam kizhangu	The palmyra tuber,
Odambukku marunthu	Is a medicine for the body,
Male
Neraaliela choinda ittu	Roasted in a flame made of dry leaves,
Sloppiye menna pidichu	Chewing and holding the soft fibrous parts,
Uppum molavum	Salt and chili powder,
Peratti chuttu thinnuvombaley	Mixed together, roasted, and eaten, my friend!
Male
Nooru muttan kizhanga mayakki	Boiling a hundred tubers until soft,
Kilathi meenucurry veethi veravi	Mixing it with spicy Kilathi fish curry,
IR8 chorai penanji addippomely	We will mash it with IR8 rice and feast on it!
Male
Appavume vaarandai	Every weekend,
Anthi panai yerade	He climbs the palm tree in the evening,
Vepralam eduthengi	Longing impatiently,
Palanchi vellam kuidppan	He drinks the fermented sweet toddy,
Male
Maampattai adichondu	Sipping with a piece of mango bark,
Murukkaan murukki kerangeyound	Chewing betel leaf and getting dazed,
Sevarmutti vizhunthondu	Bumping against the walls and falling,
Thallaikellam vilychuombaley	We used to play and make noise!
Male
Kumbaari…	Kumbaari...
Yea Kumbaari…	Yeah Kumbaari...
Male :Kumbaari…	Male: Kumbaari...
Male :Kudichondu attam kattiyadi	Male: Drank and danced around, my friend!
Male
Aviya eviya ellarum kelunga	Listen everyone, those people and these people!
Ankottum injottum povathe nillunga	Don't go here and there, stand still and listen!
Male
Maadu vetty panni vetty	Slicing beef, slicing pork,
Maasam kazhichu thotthu narangi	After months pass, playing marble games,
Kanne pothi kilikinty	Blindfolding and playing hide-and-seek,
Vatdu kalichi mulluchavitty	Playing top games, stepping on thorns,
Male
Ennadey thangappa	Hey Thangappa,
Enga porey	Where are you going?
Male
Koolodey veettuku porendey	I'm going to Koolu's house!
Male
Maapilai payalukka thoppan yaaru	Who is the father of the bridegroom lad?
Male
Parmpila parmesvaran kotthanaru	Parmesvaran the mason from Parambu!
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Ola prampil irukkavechu	Making everyone sit on woven palm leaf mats,
Arivettiyil choreduthu	Serving rice from wooden containers,
Vettymurichan curryye	Spicy sliced meat curry,
Veetti tharuvaanga	They will serve it lavishly at home,
Male
Mokkumuttaa thinnupputtu	Eating until stuffed to the throat,
Vai sevakka vettilai ittu	Chewing betel nut until the mouth turns red,
Manassara vazhthivitthu	Blessing wholeheartedly,
Varum ooi…	They will return, oh yes!
Male
Kadakkarayil irunthu onena	Sitting together at the seashore,
Kunukku vachu chetthu kalichu	Playing traditional shell games,
Thayam orutty adupuli attam	Rolling dice and playing tiger-and-goat game,
Aduvompaley	We will play, my friend!
Male
Kapadiyadi catchi kalichu	Playing kabaddi matches,
Kolathila kuluchi kollanga parichi	Bathing in the pond and picking green leaves,
Andiya thiruvi aaman kadayila vippompely…	Cracking cashews and selling them at Aaman shop...
Male
Chakkutta chattyapuram	At Chakkutta Chattyapuram,
Murunkutti naakuni aithikkoni arangi	Descending into Murunkutti and Naakuni stream bends,
Keeleshuuuu…	Sliding down...
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Thallum pullum kalichound	Playing pushing and pulling games,
Kanne ketti vitdondu	Blindfolding each other,
Thotthu kalippom vaariyaley	We will play games together, come friends!
Thovethuuu…	Thovethuuu...
Male
Kumbaari yea kumbaari	Kumbaari yeah Kumbaari!
Kumari tamila nalla kettiya nee	Are you well-versed in the language of Kanyakumari Tamil?
Kumbaari naaa	Kumbaari means...
Mumariyil nanbanda…	A true friend through thick and thin...
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Makka yelleppadi illertunthuuu	Oh people, right from the beginning...
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Maakkaa	Oh folks!

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