♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Enna peru vaikkalaam
Eppadi azhaikkalaam
Chinna chinna kannai kaatti
Sirikkum enga pappaavukku
Enna peru vaikkalaam
Eppadi azhaikkalaam
Annam endru peru vachchaa
Appadiyae nadakkanum
Sornam endru peru vachchaa
Thangam pola jolikkanum
Annam endru peru vachchaa
Appadiyae nadakkanum
Sornam endru peru vachchaa
Thangam pola jolikkanum
Adhanaala enna peru vaikkalaam
Eppadi azhaikkalaam
Chinna chinna kannai kaatti
Sirikkum enga pappaavukku
Azhakaaga seedhaiyinnu idattummaa
Seedhai andru patta kashtamellaam padattumaa
Seedhai andru patta kashtamellaam padattumaa
Female :Aiyyayiyo
Thamayanthinnu peru vachu paattu padikkavaa
Thamayanthinnu peru vachu paattu padikkavaa
En thangaththukkum avalai pola
Saniyan pidikkavaa
En thangaththukkum avalai pola
Saniyan pidikkavaa
Saaviththiri peru vaikkavaa
Saaviththiri peru vaikkavaa
Emadharmanodu sandai podavaa
Emadharmanodu sandai podavaa
Chanthiramathi poruththamaa
Iva thaali melae varuththamaa
Anthari sundhari kamalam bangajam
Azhagi pathmini enbathu pola
Enna peru vaikkalaam
Eppadi azhaikkalaam
Chinna chinna kannai kaatti
Sirikkum enga pappaavukku
Enna peru vaikkalaam
Eppadi azhaikkalaam
Thevarukullae sirantha moovarai
Mayanga vaiththa deviyaval anusayaa
Thevarukullae sirantha moovarai
Mayanga vaiththa deviyaval anusayaa
Antha paavi aval vaazhnaalil
Patta thuyar meththa undu
Pazhangathai ariyaayaa
Paandavar aivarukku
Paththiniyaai vantha antha paanjaaliyin peyar sollu
Bharathththil sandai vara kaaranamaai iruntha
Antha paththiniyai vittu thalli
Veru pazhanthamizh peyar sollu
Bharathththil sandai vara kaaranamaai iruntha
Antha paththiniyai vittu thalli
Veru pazhanthamizh peyar sollu
Enna peru vaikkalaam
Eppadi azhaikkalaam
Chinna chinna kannai kaatti
Sirikkum enga pappaavukku
Enna peru vaikkalaam
Eppadi azhaikkalaam
Kaipidiththa kanavan avan
Kann niraintha seivam endru
Kaalamellaam vaazhntha vantha
Kannagi devi
Needhi kalangaama kandavudan
Kanavanudan saernthu sendra
Karpukkarasi kopperundevi
Aaa….aa…aa….aa…aa…oo…ooo…oo…
Kaipidiththa kanavan avan
Kann niraintha seivam endru
Kaalamellaam vaazhntha vantha
Kannagi devi
Vel pidiththu pormunaiyil
Vettri thedi thantha velnaatchi veera rani
Chorus :Vel pidiththu pormunaiyil
Vettri thedi thantha velnaatchi veera rani
Intha veeramigum maathar magal
Maenmaiyudan vaazhnthiduvaal
Vetri magal tamizhselvi aamaa
Intha veeramigum maathar magal
Maenmaiyudan vaazhnthiduvaal
Vetri magal tamizhselvi aamaa
Tamil selvi engal tamil selvi
Sokka thangaththukku nalla peyar tamil selvi
Tamil selvi engal tamil selvi
Sokka thangaththukku nalla peyar tamil selvi
Tamil selvi tamil selvi tamil selvi
What name shall we give her?
How shall we call her?
Showing her little eyes,
for our smiling baby girl,
What name shall we give her?
How shall we call her?
If we name her Annam (swan),
she must walk gracefully like one.
If we name her Swarnam (gold),
she must shine brightly like gold.
If we name her Annam,
she must walk gracefully like one.
If we name her Swarnam,
she must shine brightly like gold.
So, what name shall we give her?
How shall we call her?
Showing her little eyes,
for our smiling baby girl?
Shall we give her the lovely name Sita?
Should she suffer all the sorrow that Sita suffered back then?
Should she suffer all the sorrow that Sita suffered back then?
Oh no!
Shall I sing giving her the name Damayanti?
Shall I sing giving her the name Damayanti?
Should my precious darling, just like her,
also be struck by misfortune?
Should my precious darling, just like her,
also be struck by misfortune?
Shall we name her Savitri?
Shall we name her Savitri?
Only for her to fight with the God of Death?
Only for her to fight with the God of Death?
Would Chandramathi suit her?
Why bring distress upon her sacred wedding thread?
Anthari, Sundari, Kamalam, Pankajam,
or names like Azhagi and Padmini?
What name shall we give her?
How shall we call her?
Showing her little eyes,
for our smiling baby girl,
What name shall we give her?
How shall we call her?
Goddess Anasuya, who bewildered
the three greatest of the gods...
Goddess Anasuya, who bewildered
the three greatest of the gods...
Even that poor woman, in her lifetime,
suffered so much grief!
Don't you know the ancient story?
Who became the devoted wife
to the five Pandavas, say the name of Panchali!
She was the cause of the great war of Bharata;
set aside that chaste woman,
and tell an ancient Tamil name instead!
She was the cause of the great war of Bharata;
set aside that chaste woman,
and tell an ancient Tamil name instead!
What name shall we give her?
How shall we call her?
Showing her little eyes,
for our smiling baby girl,
What name shall we give her?
How shall we call her?
Seeing the husband whose hand she took
as the living God before her eyes,
who lived devoted all her life,
goddess Kannagi!
Seeing justice fall before her eyes,
she who passed away along with her husband,
Queen Kopperundevi, the jewel of virtue!
Aah... aa... aa... aa... aa... ooh... oo-ooh... ooh...
Seeing the husband whose hand she took
as the living God before her eyes,
who lived devoted all her life,
goddess Kannagi!
Holding a spear on the battlefield,
the brave queen Velu Nachiyar who won victory!
Holding a spear on the battlefield,
the brave queen Velu Nachiyar who won victory!
Like these brave and noble women,
she will live with great honor,
our daughter of victory, Tamil Selvi! Yes!
Like these brave and noble women,
she will live with great honor,
our daughter of victory, Tamil Selvi! Yes!
Tamil Selvi, our Tamil Selvi!
For our pure golden child, Tamil Selvi is a wonderful name!
Tamil Selvi, our Tamil Selvi!
For our pure golden child, Tamil Selvi is a wonderful name!
Tamil Selvi, Tamil Selvi, Tamil Selvi!
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