♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Iraivaaa… en iraivaa	Oh God… my God
Ennai thedi en manam	Searching for myself, my mind
Porkalam aanadhae	Has turned into a battlefield
Male
Iraivaaa… en iraivaaa	Oh God… my God
Endhan iru kaalgalae	My two feet
Paadhaiyae meyudhae	Are straying off the path
Male
Enai padaithavan	The one who created me
Nee thaan aiyaa	Is you, my Lord
Uyir valarthathum	The one who nurtured my soul
Nee thaan aiyaa	Is you, my Lord
Male
Enai sabithavan	The one who cursed me
Nee thaan aiyaa	Is you, my Lord
Uyir erithal	The burning of my soul
Thangaathaiyaa	Is unbearable, my Lord
Chorus
{Enai sabithavan	{The one who cursed me
Nee thaan aiyaa	Is you, my Lord
Uyir erithal	The burning of my soul
Thangaathaiyaa	Is unbearable, my Lord
Chorus
Nan vazhava	Should I live
Nan veezhava	Should I fall
En seivadhu	What should I do
Nee sollu vaa} (2)	You tell me, come} (2)
Chorus
Vaa vaa vaa vaa	Come, come, come, come
Vaa vaa vaa vaa	Come, come, come, come
Male :Iraivvaa	Male: Oh God
Chorus :Vaa vaa vaa vaa	Chorus: Come, come, come, come
Vaa vaa vaa vaa	Come, come, come, come
Vaa vaa vaa vaa	Come, come, come, come
Vaa vaa vaa vaa	Come, come, come, come
Female
Uyirae en uravae	My soul, my relation
Unai vittu povadhum	Leaving you behind
Savadhum ondruthan	Is the same as dying
Female
Iravae en pagalae	My night, my day
Ini varum naalellam	All the coming days
Un vizhi munbu thaan	Only before your eyes
Female
Pizhai enum	Without the grief
Thuyar theendamalae	Called error touching us
Thunai irundhidum	Being my companion
En kaadhalae	My love
Female
Ilakkanam edhum	Without considering
Paaramale	Any formal rules
Adaikalam naan	I take refuge
Un marbilae.	On your chest.
Chorus
{Uyir vidum varai	{Until life leaves me
Unnodu than	I am only with you
Unai vittal udal	If I leave you, my body
Mannodu than	Is only with the soil
Chorus
Naan enbathu	Does 'I' mean
Naan mattuma	Just me alone?
Nee koodathan	You are there too
Ododi vaa} (2)	Run and come} (2)
Female
Kaadu malai	Forests and mountains
Thaandalam	We can cross
Kaalgal ranam aagalam	Feet may get wounded
Female
Thooya perum	Of pure, great
Kaadhalin	Love's
Azham varai pogalam	Depths we can go
Female
Naan virumbi adaiyum	My desired, acquired
Pon silaiyae silaiyae	Golden statue, statue
Nee virumbi aniya	For you to fondly wear
Nan siragae siragae	I am the wings, wings
Chorus
{Uyir vidum varai	{Until life leaves me
Unnodu than	I am only with you
Unai vittal udal	If I leave you, my body
Mannodu than	Is only with the soil
Chorus
Naan enbathu	Does 'I' mean
Naan mattuma	Just me alone?
Nee koodathan	You are there too
Ododi vaa} (2)	Run and come} (2)
Chorus
Vaa vaa vaa vaa	Come, come, come, come
Vaa vaa vaa vaa	Come, come, come, come
Vaa vaa vaa vaa	Come, come, come, come
Vaa vaa vaa vaa	Come, come, come, come
Chorus
Uyir vidum varai	Until life leaves
Uyir vidum varai	Until life leaves
Unai vittal udal	If I leave you, my body
Unai vittal udal	If I leave you, my body
Chorus
Naan enbathu	Does 'I' mean
Naan mattuma	Just me alone?
Nee koodathan	You are there too
Ododi vaa	Run and come

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