♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
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Male
{Dhevadhaasu kadhaiya pola	Like the story of Devadas,
En kadhai aachu	My story has become.
Oru thaera pola enadhu vaazhkka	Like a temple chariot, my life
Theruvil ninnaachu} (2)	Has come to a halt in the middle of the street.
Male
Naan ver yedhum puriyaama	Like the story of Devadas,
Ponen pinnaala	My story has become.
Oru vilangaadha kadhaiyaachu	Like a temple chariot, my life
Ellaam pennaala	Has come to a halt in the middle of the street.
Male
Thambi ponna nambaadha	Without understanding anything else,
Nambinaa en gadhi thaan	I went behind her.
Nitham ponna ennaadha	It became an incomprehensible story,
Kettadhu nimmadhi thaan	All because of a woman.
Male
Andha dhevadhaasu kadhaiya pola	Younger brother, do not trust a woman;
En kadhai aachu	If you trust, you will suffer my fate.
Oru thaera pola enadhu vaazhkka	Do not constantly dream of a woman;
Theruvil ninnaachu	What was destroyed was peace of mind.
Male
Pulli vachu paarvaiyila	Like that Devadas story,
Thoondi onnu poduvaa	My story has become.
Alli vacha koondhalila	Like a temple chariot, my life
Aambalaiya mooduvaa	Has come to a halt in the middle of the street.
Aasai ennum raagathila	With a calculated, dotting look,
Paattu onnu paaduvaa	She will cast a hook.
Aambalainga maattunadhum	In her richly gathered hair,
Aatta pola ottuvaa	She will cover up a man.
Male
Buthiya oda vidaama	In the melody called desire,
Katti pottu	She will sing a song.
Nenjila paasam anbellaam	Once men get trapped,
Vetti pottu	She will drive them like a sheep.
Ada puriyaadha pudhiraachu	Without letting wisdom run free,
Ponnu nenappu	Tying it down firmly,
Dhenam adha paathu azhinjaachu	The affection and love in the heart,
Namma pozhappu	Severing and throwing them away,
Male
Andha dhevadhaasu kadhaiya pola	Ah, it became an unsolvable puzzle,
En kadhai aachu	The thought of a woman.
Oru thaera pola enadhu vaazhkka	Watching that daily, ruined
Theruvil ninnaachu	Has become our livelihood.
Male
Naan ver yedhum puriyaama	Like that Devadas story,
Ponen pinnaala	My story has become.
Oru vilangaadha kadhaiyaachu	Like a temple chariot, my life
Ellaam pennaala	Has come to a halt in the middle of the street.
Male
Thambi ponna nambaadha	Without understanding anything else,
Nambinaa en gadhi thaan	I went behind her.
Nitham ponna ennaadha	It became an incomprehensible story,
Kettadhu nimmadhi thaan	All because of a woman.
Male
Ponnukku edam koduthaa	Younger brother, do not trust a woman;
Pora vazhi maathuvaa	If you trust, you will suffer my fate.
Kannaiyum marachu vechu	Do not constantly dream of a woman;
Kaattu vazhi verattuvaa	What was destroyed was peace of mind.
Saami andha sivaperumaan	If you give room to a woman,
Thaliyila yerunaa	She will change the path you walk.
Sanniyaasam vaanga vechu	Covering your eyes,
Boomiya thaan thedunaa	She will chase you onto a wild forest path.
Male
Dhasaradhan pombalaiyaalae	Even God Shiva himself,
Sattam pottaan	When a woman stepped on his head,
Raamanum raajiyamellaam	Made him take up asceticism
Vittupputtaan	And wander across the earth.
Ada ponnaala ulagengum	Dasaratha, because of a woman,
Nitham kalagam	Enacted a law,
Ava kannaala manamengum	And Rama gave up his entire kingdom
Kettu kalangum	And left it behind.
Male
Andha dhevadhaasu kadhaiya pola	Ah, because of women across the world,
En kadhai aachu	There is daily conflict.
Oru thaera pola enadhu vaazhkka	Through her eyes, everywhere in the heart,
Theruvil ninnaachu	It gets ruined and distressed.
Male
Dhevadhaasu kadhaiya pola	Like that Devadas story,
En kadhai aachu	My story has become.
Oru thaera pola enadhu vaazhkka	Like a temple chariot, my life
Theruvil ninnaachu	Has come to a halt in the middle of the street.
Male
Naan ver yedhum puriyaama	Like the story of Devadas,
Ponen pinnaala	My story has become.
Oru vilangaadha kadhaiyaachu	Like a temple chariot, my life
Ellaam pennaala	Has come to a halt in the middle of the street.
Male
Thambi ponna nambaadha	Without understanding anything else,
Nambinaa en gadhi thaan	I went behind her.
Nitham ponna ennaadha	It became an incomprehensible story,
Kettadhu nimmadhi thaan	All because of a woman.
Male
Andha dhevadhaasu kadhaiya pola	Younger brother, do not trust a woman;
En kadhai aachu	If you trust, you will suffer my fate.
Oru thaera pola enadhu vaazhkka	Do not constantly dream of a woman;
Theruvil ninnaachu	What was destroyed was peace of mind.
Male
Dhevadhaasu kadhaiya pola	Like that Devadas story,
En kadhai aachu	My story has become.
Oru thaera pola enadhu vaazhkka	Like a temple chariot, my life
Theruvil ninnaachu	Has come to a halt in the middle of the street.

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