♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Haei….yaa…..dingiri dingaalae	Hey... yeah... dingiri dingaale
Meenaatchi dingiri dingaalae	Meenakshi, dingiri dingaalae
Ulagam pora pokka paaru thangamae thillaalae	Look at the way the world is heading, my darling, thillaalae
Haa dingiri dingaalae meenaatchi dingiri dingaalae	Haa dingiri dingaalae Meenakshi dingiri dingaalae
Ulagam pora pokka paaru thangamae thillaalae	Look at the way the world is heading, my darling, thillaalae
Male
Adhigamaaga padichchu padichchu moolai kalangi pochchu	Studying too much and overthinking has confused people's minds
Anukundaithaan pottukittu azhinju pogalaachchu	They are dropping atomic bombs and heading toward destruction
Adhigamaaga padichchu padichchu moolai kalangi pochchu	Studying too much and overthinking has confused people's minds
Anukundaithaan pottukittu azhinju pogalaachchu	They are dropping atomic bombs and heading toward destruction
Arivillaama adakkiputta mirugaminnu sonnom	We thought animals were mindless and suppressed them
Antha mirugamellaam nammai paaththu	Now all those animals look at us
Sirikkuthenna seivom	And laugh at us, what shall we do?
Male
Ulagam pora pokka paaru thangamae thillaalae	Look at the way the world is heading, my darling, thillaalae
Dingiri dingaalae meenaatchi dingiri dingaalae	Dingiri dingaalae Meenakshi dingiri dingaalae
Dingiri dingaalae meenaatchi dingiri dingaalae	Dingiri dingaalae Meenakshi dingiri dingaalae
Ulagam pora pokka paaru thangamae thillaalae	Look at the way the world is heading, my darling, thillaalae
Male
Aiyaa varava paaththu veettil yaenguranga ammaa	The wife at home longs for her husband's return
Antha aiyaa ingae kummaalanthaan poduraaru chumma haahaann	While the husband is out here making merry frivolously, haha
Aiyaa varava paaththu veettil yaenguranga ammaa	The wife at home longs for her husband's return
Antha aiyaa ingae kummaalanthaan poduraaru chumma	While the husband is out here making merry frivolously
Appan paattan aashthiyellaam sigarettaaga maari	All the ancestral property inherited from parents and grandparents
Aiyaa vaayil pugaiyuthu paar i am very sorry	Is turned into cigarette smoke blowing from his mouth, I am very sorry
Male
Ulagam pora pokka paaru thangamae thillaalae	Look at the way the world is heading, my darling, thillaalae
Dingiri dingaalae meenaatchi dingiri dingaalae	Dingiri dingaalae Meenakshi dingiri dingaalae
Chorus :Dingiri dingaalae meenaatchi dingiri dingaalae	Chorus: Dingiri dingaalae Meenakshi dingiri dingaalae
Ulagam pora pokka paaru thangamae thillaalae	Look at the way the world is heading, my darling, thillaalae
Dingiri dingaalae meenaatchi dingiri dingaalae	Dingiri dingaalae Meenakshi dingiri dingaalae
Ulagam pora pokka paaru thangamae thillaalae	Look at the way the world is heading, my darling, thillaalae
Male
Kariyum koottum sorum thinna maattaar intha mainar	This wealthy playboy won't eat traditional curry, koottu, or rice
Kaanju pona rotti thundum soup-pum ivaru dinner	A piece of dry bread and soup is his dinner
Kariyum koottum sorum thinna maattaar intha mainar	This wealthy playboy won't eat traditional curry, koottu, or rice
Kaanju pona rotti thundum soup-pum ivaru dinner	A piece of dry bread and soup is his dinner
Kurukku vazhiyil panaththai saerkka intha manushan aasa	This man desires to accumulate money through shortcut means
Kudhirai vaalil kondu poyi kattiduvaar kaasa	He goes and ties his money to a horse's tail in gambling
Male
Ulagam pora pokka paaru thangamae thillaalae	Look at the way the world is heading, my darling, thillaalae
Dingiri dingaalae meenaatchi dingiri dingaalae	Dingiri dingaalae Meenakshi dingiri dingaalae
Chorus :Dingiri dingaalae meenaatchi dingiri dingaalae	Chorus: Dingiri dingaalae Meenakshi dingiri dingaalae
Ulagam pora pokka paaru thangamae thillaalae	Look at the way the world is heading, my darling, thillaalae
Dingiri dingaalae meenaatchi dingiri dingaalae	Dingiri dingaalae Meenakshi dingiri dingaalae
Ulagam pora pokka paaru thangamae thillaalae	Look at the way the world is heading, my darling, thillaalae
Male
Kannum kannum pesikkuthu mookkum mookkum muttuthu	Eyes talk with eyes, noses bump into each other
Ponnum aanum jodi pottu kaiyai kaalai aattuthu	A woman and a man pair up and shake their hands and legs in dance
Kannum kannum pesikkuthu mookkum mookkum muttuthu	Eyes talk with eyes, noses bump into each other
Ponnum aanum jodi pottu kaiyai kaalai aattuthu	A woman and a man pair up and shake their hands and legs in dance
Kandavanga mandaiyellaam thalaththoda aaduthu	The heads of everyone watching move to the rhythm
Kaalu kaiyi udambellaam thookki thookki poduthu	Their legs, hands, and whole bodies toss around in rhythm
Male
Ulagam pora pokka paaru thangamae thillaalae	Look at the way the world is heading, my darling, thillaalae
Dingiri dingaalae meenaatchi dingiri dingaalae	Dingiri dingaalae Meenakshi dingiri dingaalae
Chorus :Dingiri dingaalae meenaatchi dingiri dingaalae	Chorus: Dingiri dingaalae Meenakshi dingiri dingaalae
Ulagam pora pokka paaru thangamae thillaalae	Look at the way the world is heading, my darling, thillaalae
Dingiri dingaalae meenaatchi dingiri dingaalae	Dingiri dingaalae Meenakshi dingiri dingaalae
Ulagam pora pokka paaru thangamae thillaalae	Look at the way the world is heading, my darling, thillaalae
Male
Hahaa haahhaa hahaa haahhaa	Haha haahhaa haha haahhaa
Male
Aa….Dingiri dingaalae meenaatchi dingiri dingaalae	Ah... Dingiri dingaalae Meenakshi dingiri dingaalae
Ulagam pora pokka paaru thangamae thillaalae	Look at the way the world is heading, my darling, thillaalae
Chorus :Dingiri dingaalae meenaatchi dingiri dingaalae	Chorus: Dingiri dingaalae Meenakshi dingiri dingaalae
Ulagam pora pokka paaru thangamae thillaalae	Look at the way the world is heading, my darling, thillaalae
Male :Hahaa haahhaa	Male: Haha haahhaa

Lyrics & meaning

Song interpretation

Poetic devices

Monaich-chodugal (Initial Alliteration)

Satire and Irony

Refrain (Madakku/Thandagam)

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