♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Come on lady	Come on lady
Have no fear	Have no fear
There is nothing baddy	There is nothing baddy
When i am here	When i am here
Its day or night	Its day or night
I am your light	I am your light
Just say my name and	Just say my name and
Enter the game	Enter the game
Male
Kaattu vazhipora ponnae	O girl walking down the forest path
Kavalappadaadhae..	Do not worry..
Kaattupuli vazhimarikkum	Even if a wild tiger blocks your path
Kalangi nirkkaadhae..	Do not stand bewildered..
Male
Kaattu vazhipora ponnae	O girl walking down the forest path
Kavalappadaadhae..	Do not worry..
Kaattupuli vazhimarikkum	Even if a wild tiger blocks your path
Kalangi nirkkaadhae..	Do not stand bewildered..
Male
Mambattiyaan pera	If you invoke Mambattiyaan's name
Chonnaa puli udhavum paaru	Look, even the tiger will come to your aid
Mambattiyaan pera	If you invoke Mambattiyaan's name
Chonnaa puli udhavum paaru	Look, even the tiger will come to your aid
Male
Come on lady	Come on lady
Have no fear	Have no fear
There is nothing baddy	There is nothing baddy
When i am here	When i am here
Its day or night	Its day or night
I am your light	I am your light
Just say my name and	Just say my name and
Enter the game	Enter the game
Male
Yei	Hey!
Ettuthalai vetti vachaan	He severed eight evil heads
Sandhaiyila kotti vachaan	And dumped them in the open market square
Kodumaiya kattivachaan	He chained up all injustice
Verenna micham vachaan	What else did he leave behind?
Male
Mullumela thaam	On a bed of sharp thorns
Paduthaan	He slept himself
Ezhaikkellaam poo virichaan	While laying out a flower bed for the poor
Aththimala paarai innum	Even today, the rock on Athi Mountain
Pesuvadhavan pera	Echoes and speaks his name
Andha aththimala paarai innum	Even today, that rock on Athi Mountain
Pesuvadhavan pera	Echoes and speaks his name
Male
Kannaaththaa vaazha	Kannatha came to live her life
Vandhaa	She came
Mambattiyaan kooda vandhaa	She came along with Mambattiyaan
Thaalikkava aasappattaa	She yearned to tie the sacred thread of marriage
Thunbathukku vaakkappattaa	But was betrothed to sorrow instead
Sorgathukku serndhu vara	To journey together into heaven
Utharavu vaangipputtaa	She claimed her ultimate permission
Male
Enna kadhaiyaachi	Oh, what became of her tragic tale?
Ava iduppodinja naaththu	She became like a snapped, withered sapling
Emmaa enna kadhaiyaachi	Oh my, what became of her tragic tale?
Ava iduppodinja naaththu	She became like a snapped, withered sapling
Male
Thangam pola varnamadi	Her radiance was like pure gold
Ullikotta sornamadi	She was precious gold from Ullikottai
Pathupera paatha padi	Whatever ten judging eyes might say
Pathini thaan mathapadi	She remained a pure and devoted wife at heart
Male
Mambatiyaan saagayila	When Mambattiyaan met his end
Thaan usura vittavadi	She sacrificed her own breath too
Maadhaviya porantha	Though born with the charm of Madhavi
Ava kannagiya iranthaa	She died with the righteous purity of Kannagi
Maadhaviya porantha	Though born with the charm of Madhavi
Ava kannagiya iranthaa	She died with the righteous purity of Kannagi
Male
Come on lady	Come on lady
Have no fear	Have no fear
There is nothing so bad	There is nothing so bad
When i am here	When i am here
Its day or night	Its day or night
I am your light	I am your light
Just say my name and	Just say my name and
Enter the game	Enter the game

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