♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Chorus
Naa nana nana naa naa	[Vocalizing rhythm]
Naana naanananaa naana naanananaa	[Vocalizing rhythm]
Naa nana nana naa naa	[Vocalizing rhythm]
Naana naanananaa	[Vocalizing rhythm]
Male
Chinna chinnathaai pennae	Bit by bit, oh girl,
En nenjil mutkkalaal theithaai	You rubbed my heart with sharp thorns.
En viliyai vaal kondu veesi	Wielding a sword against my eyes,
Ilam manathil kaayangal thanthaai	You inflicted wounds upon my tender heart.
Male
Thunbam mattum en uravaa	Is sorrow my only relative?
Unnai kaadhal seiythathae thavaraa	Was loving you my ultimate mistake?
Uyirae…ae..ae…	Oh my life...
Uyirae…ae..ae….	Oh my life...
Male
Kaadhal seithaal paavam	To love someone is a sin,
Pennmai ellaam maayam	All of womanhood is just an illusion.
Unmai kanden unnaal pennae	I realized this truth because of you, girl.
Penngal kannil sikkum	All men caught in the gaze of women,
Aangal ellaam paavam	Are truly pitiful,
Unmai kanden unnaal pennae	I realized this truth because of you, girl.
Chorus
Naa nana nana naa naa	[Vocalizing rhythm]
Naana naanananaa naana naanananaa	[Vocalizing rhythm]
Naa nana nana naa naa	[Vocalizing rhythm]
Naana naanananaa	[Vocalizing rhythm]
Male
Kaadhal verum megam endren	I thought love was merely a passing cloud,
Adai malaiyaai vanthaai	But you arrived like a torrential downpour.
Malaiyodu nanainthida vanthen	I stepped out to get drenched in the rain,
Nee theeyai moottinaai	Yet you ignited a burning fire instead.
Moliyaaga irunthenae	I existed merely as words,
Unnaal isaiyaaga malarnthenae	Because of you, I blossomed into music.
Male
En uyirodu kalanthaval neethaan	You were the one who merged into my soul,
Hey pennae	Hey girl,
Kanavaagi kalainthathum yeno	Why did it shatter into pieces like a dream?
Sol kannae	Tell me, my dear.
Male
Mounam pesiyathae	Silence itself spoke,
Unakku athu theriyalayaa…	Didn't you perceive that?
Kaadhal vaarthaigalai	The subtle words of love,
Kangal ariyalaiyaa…	Couldn't your eyes understand them?
Chorus
Naa nana nana naa naa	[Vocalizing rhythm]
Naana naanananaa naana naanananaa	[Vocalizing rhythm]
Naa nana nana naa naa	[Vocalizing rhythm]
Naana naanananaa	[Vocalizing rhythm]
Male
Kaadhal seithaal paavam	To love someone is a sin,
Pennmai ellaam maayam	All of womanhood is just an illusion.
Unmai kanden unnaal pennae	I realized this truth because of you, girl.
Penngal kannil sikkum	All men caught in the gaze of women,
Aangal ellaam paavam	Are truly pitiful,
Unmai kanden unnaal pennae	I realized this truth because of you, girl.
Chorus
{Thom thom thomtha thomtha	[Rhythmic percussion beats]
Thomtha thomtha thom thom	[Rhythmic percussion beats]
Thom thom thomtha thomtha	[Rhythmic percussion beats]
Thomtha thomtha thom thom	[Rhythmic percussion beats]
Thom thom} (2)	[Rhythmic percussion beats]
Thom thom thom	[Rhythmic percussion beats]
Male
Thunai indri thaniyaai sendren	I walked alone without any companion,
En nilalaai vanthaai	You arrived into my life like my shadow.
Vidai thedum maanavan aanaen	I became a student searching for answers,
En vidaiyum neeyena	Believing that you were my answer.
Vanthaayae en valiyil	You crossed into my path,
Kaadhal thanthaayae unn moliyil	You bestowed love upon me in your language.
Male
En nenjil kaadhal vanthu	When love blossomed in my heart,
Naan sonnen	I confessed it to you,
Unn kaadhal veror manathil	Only to find your love belongs to someone else's heart,
Ennai nonthaen	And I grieved deeply over myself.
Male
Kangal ullavarai	As long as eyes exist in this world,
Kaadhal alivathillai	Love will never perish.
Penngal ullavarai	As long as women exist in this world,
Aangal jeipathillai	Men will never emerge victorious.
Chorus
Naa nana nana naa naa	[Vocalizing rhythm]
Naana naanananaa naana naanananaa	[Vocalizing rhythm]
Naa nana nana naa naa	[Vocalizing rhythm]
Naana naanananaa	[Vocalizing rhythm]
Male
Kaadhal seithaal paavam	To love someone is a sin,
Pennmai ellaam maayam	All of womanhood is just an illusion.
Unmai kanden unnaal pennae	I realized this truth because of you, girl.
Penngal kannil sikkum	All men caught in the gaze of women,
Aangal ellaam paavam	Are truly pitiful,
Unmai kanden unnaal pennae	I realized this truth because of you, girl.
Chorus
Naa nana nana naa naa	[Vocalizing rhythm]
Naana naanananaa naana naanananaa	[Vocalizing rhythm]
Naa nana nana naa naa	[Vocalizing rhythm]
Naana naanananaa	[Vocalizing rhythm]

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