♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Thambi thambi..	Brother, brother..
Thambi Thambi	Brother, brother
Thambi Thambi..	Brother, brother..
Thambi Thambi	Brother, brother
Male
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go
Male
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go
Male
Vaazhkai ennum vattathula	In this circle called life
Edhuvum mela nirpathilla	Nothing stays on top forever
Odum dhinasari ootathula	In the fast-paced daily rush
Unmainu paatha edhuvum illa	If you look closely, nothing is real
Male
Meiyum poiyum jodi illai	Truth and falsehood are not a pair
Jodi serndha thappum illa	But there is no harm if they join together
Yaarum unmaiya solvathilla	Nobody speaks the truth
Solliya pala per indru illa	And many who spoke it are not around today
Male
Thambi Thambi..	Brother, brother..
Thambi Thambi	Brother, brother
Thambi Thambi..	Brother, brother..
Thambi	Brother
Male
Vela illa velaiyila	In times of unemployment
Moolai podum thittam idhu	This is the scheme cooked up by the brain
Unmai urangum nerathula	When truth is fast asleep
Soodhu kavvum neram idhu	This is the time deceit engulfs everything
Male
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go
Male
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go
Male
Oota ulla kaathadi..	A paper kite with a hole..
Mela pogadhu	Will not fly high
Luck vandhu unna..	Luck will not come..
Veetula thedathu	Searching for you at your home
Paatu paadum koottam	The crowd that sings songs
Thotha edukum oottam	Will run away if they face defeat
Venum vaazha naatam	If you have the desire to live well
Podu dhinusa thittam	Devise a unique plan
Male
Address vandha machanuku	Once my pal gets an address
Aapu vaikka poren	I am going to set a trap for him
Anga oru vela thedi	I will search for a job there
Settle aaga poren	And I am going to get settled
Aatha.. solli vaiyi..	Mother.. tell him..
Un pillaiye en kuda anupi vai	Send your son along with me
Male
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go
Male
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go
Male
Avanuku vela senju naanga rendu perum	Working for him, the two of us
Onna manna thalaiyila soap seepu ellam pottu	Inseparable as thick friends, applying soap and using a comb on our hair
Apudi epudi powder katti	Applying face powder like this and that
Apdi adichu tie katti	Dressing up sharp and tying a necktie
Sernthu kaalaiyila velaikku povom	Together we will go to work in the morning
Aatha varattuma	Mother, shall I take leave now?
Male
Thambi thambi..	Brother, brother..
Thambi Thambi	Brother, brother
Thambi Thambi..	Brother, brother..
Thambi Thambi	Brother, brother
Male
Vaazhkai ennum vattathula	In this circle called life
Edhuvum mela nirpathilla	Nothing stays on top forever
Odum dhinasari ootathula	In the fast-paced daily rush
Unmainu paatha edhuvum illa	If you look closely, nothing is real
Meiyum poiyum jodi illa	Truth and falsehood are not a pair
Jodi serndha thappum illa	But there is no harm if they join together
Male
No job illatti	If there is no job
No work thambi	There is no work, brother
Udane vela onnu thedikittu	Search for a job immediately
Ange inge parandhu	Flying here and there
Odu odu odu	Run, run, run!
Male
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go
Come na come..	If it comes, let it come..
Come naati go	If it doesn't come, let it go

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