♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Chorus
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa	Hail Mother, Hail Mother Santoshi!
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa	Hail Mother, Hail Mother Santoshi!
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa	Hail Mother, Hail Mother Santoshi!
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa	Hail Mother, Hail Mother Santoshi!
Chorus
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa	Hail Mother, Hail Mother Santoshi!
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa	Hail Mother, Hail Mother Santoshi!
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa	Hail Mother, Hail Mother Santoshi!
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa	Hail Mother, Hail Mother Santoshi!
Male
Poi vaa magalae poi vaa	Go and return, my daughter, go and return.
Pudhupennaaga urumaari nee vaa	Transform into a new woman and come.
Poi vaa magalae poi vaa	Go and return, my daughter, go and return.
Nam maathaavin varam vaangi nee vaa	Receive the boon of our Mother Santoshi and come.
Male
Iththanai naalaai sumandhu vandha	The burden you have been carrying for so many days,
Sumaiyai irakki vaiththuvidu	Put that heavy load down now.
Eththanai kanavugal neekkandaai	How many dreams you have dreamt,
Ellaam palikkum kilambividu	All of them will come true, depart with confidence.
Chorus
Thaayammaa thunai irukka	With Mother Thaayamma as your support,
Thozhimaargal udanirukka	And your friends by your side,
Pudhu piravi eduthuvidu	Take a reborn, new life.
Poopola malarndhuvidu	Blossom beautifully like a flower.
Male
Thangam vairam chellamena	Calling you gold, diamond, and darling,
Petra thaai unai azhaithiruppaal	The mother who gave birth to you once addressed you fondly.
Angam maari vazhndhavudan	But once your identity changed, living differently,
Avalae kooda veruthirupaal	Even she began to detest you.
Male
Nadhiyil iragaai midhakkum vali	The pain of floating like a feather in a river,
Karaiyil irundhaal theriyathu	Cannot be understood by someone standing on the shore.
Udalai veruthu sumakkum vali	The pain of carrying a body you despise,
Ulagil yaarukkum puriyaadhu….	No one in this world can ever truly understand....
Male
Sittukkuruvi polae nee	Like a tiny sparrow,
Vittu viduthalai aagindraai	You are breaking free into freedom.
Sutrum boomiyellaamum	The whole spinning earth,
Sondhammaakka pogindraai	You are going to claim as your own.
Nee neeyaagiraai	You are finally becoming your true self.
Poi ner aagivaa	Go and return upright with dignity.
Chorus
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa	Hail Mother, Hail Mother Santoshi!
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa	Hail Mother, Hail Mother Santoshi!
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa	Hail Mother, Hail Mother Santoshi!
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa	Hail Mother, Hail Mother Santoshi!
Chorus
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa	Hail Mother, Hail Mother Santoshi!
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa	Hail Mother, Hail Mother Santoshi!
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa	Hail Mother, Hail Mother Santoshi!
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa	Hail Mother, Hail Mother Santoshi!
Male
Pennae pennae kaathirundha	O woman, O woman, the awaited time,
Kaalam vandhadhu gummiyadi	The moment has arrived, clap hands and celebrate!
Kannam muzhuvadhum vetkathaal	With blush across your cheeks,
Kadhaigal pesa paarkkudhadi	Your expressions seem to speak stories.
Male
Unakkum uravugal irukkudhadi	You too have bonds and relationships now,
Unpol ellaam sirikkudhadi	Everyone around you smiles just like you.
Irakkumvaraikkum indha nodi	Until the day you pass away, this precise moment,
Nenjil irukkum nallabadi	Will remain beautifully etched in your heart.
Male
Inbam inbam inbamena	Joy, joy, shouting with pure joy,
Inbathilae moozhgividu	Immerse yourself completely in happiness.
Innum konjam santhosham	If there is even a little more happiness left,
Irunthaal kooda vaangividu	Receive and embrace that too.
Nee neeyaagiraai	You are becoming your authentic self.
Vaa ner aagi vaa	Come, stand tall and true.
Male
Poi vaa magalae poi vaa	Go and return, my daughter, go and return.
Pudhupennaaga urumaari nee vaa	Transform into a new woman and come.
Poi vaa magalae poi vaa	Go and return, my daughter, go and return.
Nam maathaavin varam vaangi nee vaa	Receive the boon of our Mother Santoshi and come.
Male
Poi vaa magalae poi vaa	Go and return, my daughter, go and return.
Pudhupennaaga urumaari nee vaa	Transform into a new woman and come.
Poi vaa magalae poi vaa	Go and return, my daughter, go and return.
Nam maathaavin varam vaangi nee vaa	Receive the boon of our Mother Santoshi and come.
Male
Iththanai naalaai sumandhu vandha	The burden you have been carrying for so many days,
Sumaiyai irakki vaiththuvidu	Put that heavy load down now.
Eththanai kanavugal neekkandaai	How many dreams you have dreamt,
Ellaam palikkum kilambividu	All of them will come true, depart with confidence.
Chorus
Thaayammaa thunai irukka	With Mother Thaayamma as your support,
Thozhimaargal udanirukka	And your friends by your side,
Pudhu piravi eduthuvidu	Take a reborn, new life.
Poopola malarndhuvidu	Blossom beautifully like a flower.
Male
Poi vaa magalae poi vaa	Go and return, my daughter, go and return.
Pudhupennaaga urumaari nee vaa	Transform into a new woman and come.
Poi vaa magalae poi vaa	Go and return, my daughter, go and return.
Nam maathaavin varam vaangi nee vaa	Receive the boon of our Mother Santoshi and come.
Chorus
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa	Hail Mother, Hail Mother Santoshi!
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa	Hail Mother, Hail Mother Santoshi!
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa	Hail Mother, Hail Mother Santoshi!
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa	Hail Mother, Hail Mother Santoshi!
Chorus
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa	Hail Mother, Hail Mother Santoshi!
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa	Hail Mother, Hail Mother Santoshi!
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa	Hail Mother, Hail Mother Santoshi!
Jai jai maathaa sandhoshi maathaa	Hail Mother, Hail Mother Santoshi!

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