♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Female
What do I have	What do I have
Just for you… but a song	Just for you... but a song
But I can sing for you	But I can sing for you
What else can I give you	What else can I give you
More than the song	More than the song
The song of my soul	The song of my soul
I dont think of you	I don't think of you
Bcos I never ever miss you	Because I never ever miss you
I dont need anything	I don't need anything
But I have you	But I have you
Female
Kaakka kaakka karuppu paaru	Look, the crow is black
Kaakka muttai karuppillae	The crow's egg is not black
Kaakka kaakka karuppu paaru	Look, the crow is black
Kaakka muttai karuppillae	The crow's egg is not black
Female
Kaakka koodu	A crow's nest
Maraththu melae	High upon the tree
Kuyilu kutti thoonguthae	A little cuckoo is sleeping
Kaaka en…. kadha kettu	Crow, listening to my story
Mettu katti kuyilum paatu solluthae	Composing a tune, the cuckoo sings a song
Female
Ram bam bam bam bam bam	Ram bam bam bam bam bam
Pam pam pam	Pam pam pam
Kaththi paaththathu	That crow tried shouting
Antha ka ka ka	That crow (ka ka ka)
Paattu enna ingu lae sa cha	Is music easy here? Not at all
Paattu enna ingu lae sa cha	Is music easy here? Not at all
Female
Kaakka kaakka karuppu paaru	Look, the crow is black
Kaakka muttai karuppillae	The crow's egg is not black
Female
Oru maina story kettathaalae	Because a maina heard a story
Oru maina love aanathu	A maina fell in love
Male :O o o ooo…	Male vocalization (O o o ooo...)
Female
Manasukkul pootti vechchathaalae	Because it locked it inside its heart
Thoongaamae thindaathuthu	It struggles without sleeping
Male :Aah hoo aah hoo	Male vocalization (Aah hoo aah hoo)
Female
Irukka mudiyala	Unable to stay
Parakka mudiyala	Unable to fly
Thavikkuthu kedanthu	Lying there in distress
Ah irandukkum naduvula	Ah, trapped right in between
Pada pada padavena	Fluttering rapidly
Parakkuthu paranthu	It flies around
Female
Paavamaaga paarkkuthippo maina	The maina now looks pitiable
Kaavalukku yaarum illa naina	There is no one to guard it, my friend
Paatu puriyutha	Do you understand the song?
Female
Ram bam bam bam bam bam	Ram bam bam bam bam bam
Pam pam pam	Pam pam pam
Kaththi paaththathu	That crow tried shouting
Antha ka ka ka	That crow (ka ka ka)
Paattu enna ingu lae sa cha	Is music easy here? Not at all
Female
Kaakka kaakka karuppu paaru	Look, the crow is black
Kaakka muttai karuppillae	The crow's egg is not black
Kaakka koodu	A crow's nest
Maraththu melae	High upon the tree
Kuyilu kutti thoonguthae	A little cuckoo is sleeping
Kaaka en…. kadha kettu	Crow, listening to my story
Mettu katti kuyilum paatu solluthae	Composing a tune, the cuckoo sings a song
Female
Ram bam bam bam bam bam	Ram bam bam bam bam bam
Pam pam pam	Pam pam pam
Kaththi paaththathu	That crow tried shouting
Antha ka ka ka	That crow (ka ka ka)
Paattu enna ingu lae sa cha	Is music easy here? Not at all
Paattu enna ingu lae sa cha	Is music easy here? Not at all
Female
Kaakka kaakka karuppu paaru	Look, the crow is black
Kaakka muttai karuppillae	The crow's egg is not black
Male
Ahaaa…hmmm…asathitae	Aha... hmmm... you amazed me
Ufff….	Ufff...
Female
Ta na ta na tarana ta na….	Ta na ta na tarana ta na...
Hey tha na tharana tha na….	Hey tha na tharana tha na...
Ta na ta na tarana na na	Ta na ta na tarana na na
Ta na ta na tharana na	Ta na ta na tharana na
Female
Hey thaana thaana tharana thaana	Hey thaana thaana tharana thaana
Thaana thaana tharana na	Thaana thaana tharana na
Hey thaana thaana tharana thaana	Hey thaana thaana tharana thaana
Thaana thaana tharana na	Thaana thaana tharana na
Female
Turraaaaa…hmmmmm	Turraaaaa... hmmmmm
Thunai onnu thedi	Searching for a companion
Koovi koovi	Calling out again and again
Kuyil onnu thindaaduthu	A cuckoo is struggling
Ta ra ta ra..tha tha ra ra ra ra	Ta ra ta ra.. tha tha ra ra ra ra
Female
Thaniyaaga paattu	Singing a song alone
Paadi paadi	Singing again and again
Paatonnu undaanathae	A song was born
Ra ra ..re ra ra rara raa	Ra ra.. re ra ra rara raa
Female
Mozhi enna puriyala	Does not understand the language
Padikkavum theriyala	Does not know how to read either
Maruguthu kuyilu	The cuckoo grieves in confusion
Oh varuvathum theriyala	Oh, it doesn't know what is coming
Povathum theriyala	It doesn't know what is going
Koovuthu raiyulu	The train whistles as it moves
Female
Chakku bukku	Chakku bukku sound of the train
Thaalam podum raiyulu	The train keeps the rhythm
Thandavaalam thaavidaama odum	Running without jumping off the tracks
Routu puriyutha	Do you understand the route?
Female
Ram bam bam bam bam bam	Ram bam bam bam bam bam
Pam pam pam	Pam pam pam
Kaththi paaththathu	That crow tried shouting
Antha ka ka ka	That crow (ka ka ka)
Paattu enna ingu lae sa cha	Is music easy here? Not at all
Female
Kaakka kaakka karuppu paaru	Look, the crow is black
Kaakka muttai karuppillae	The crow's egg is not black
Kaakka koodu maraththu melae	A crow's nest high upon the tree
Kuyilu kutti thoonguthae	A little cuckoo is sleeping
Kaaka en…ooo	Crow, my... ooo
Kadha kettu…ooo	Listening to the story... ooo
Mettu katti kuyilum paatu solluthae	Composing a tune, the cuckoo sings a song
Female
Ram bam bam bam bam bam	Ram bam bam bam bam bam
Pam pam pam	Pam pam pam
Kaththi paaththathu	That crow tried shouting
Antha ka ka ka	That crow (ka ka ka)
Paattu enna ingu lae sa cha	Is music easy here? Not at all
Paattu enna ingu lae sa cha	Is music easy here? Not at all
Female
Kaakka kaakka karuppu paaru	Look, the crow is black
Kaakka muttai karuppillae	The crow's egg is not black
Kaakka koodu maraththu melae	A crow's nest high upon the tree
Kuyilu kutti thoonguthae	A little cuckoo is sleeping
Ka ka ka ….	Crow's caw (ka ka ka)...

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