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Kadalila ezhumbura alaigala
Keladi o maanae
Meenavar padugindra avadhigal
Kooridum o maanae
Kadal thanni karikkithu
Kaaranam irukkuthu o maanae
Udal vitta vervaigal
Kadal vanthu kalakkuthu o maanae…
Thaiyyarae
Thaiyyara thaiyyara
Thaiyya thaiyya
Thaiyyarae
Thaiyyara thaiyyara
Thaiyya thaiyya
Poomarangal ethanaiyo
Boomiyila kaaikkuthu
Paaimaranthaan naanga konda
Pattiniya theerkkuthu
Pillaikutti engalukku
Paasa valai veesuthu
Enga sanam meen pidikka
Eera valai veesuthu
Oorai nambi vaazhnthidaamae
Neerai nambi vaazhurom
Kaal pidichu vaazhndhidaamae
Meen pidichu vaazhurom
Maanae… o… maanae… o…
Kadalila ezhumbura alaigala
Keladi o maanae…oooohooo….
Thaiyyarae
Thaiyyara thaiyyara
Thaiyya thaiyya
Thaiyyarae
Thaiyyara thaiyyara
Thaiyya thaiyya
Kudisaikku kulavilakku
Venumunnu maamaa kettirukku
Chorus :Aamaaamaa aamaaamaa
Aamaaamaa
Kulavilakku athukkunnu
Machaan poyi nilava koottivara
Chorus :Aamaaamaa aamaaamaa
Aamaaamaa
Kudisaigalum jolikkuthu thaanaa…
Ippo athisayanthaan
Nadakkuthu thaanaa..aaaa…
Hooo…oo…oo…ooo..ooo…
Thoorakkadal ponavanai
Thaaram ninnu theduvaa
Thoni vanthu serum varai
Aadiyae allaaduvaa
Pethedutha pillaiyudan
Thathalichu vaaduvaa
Neththi pottai kaakka solli
Saamigalai venduvaa
Meenavargal vaazhkkai endrum
Mullu mela vaazhaithaan
Soorakkaathu aatti vaikkum
Chinna thennambaalaithaan
Maanae… ooo…. maanae….oooo….
Kadalila ezhumbura alaigala
Keladi o maanae
Meenavar padugindra avadhigal
Kooridum o maanae
Kadal thanni karikkithu
Kaaranam irukkuthu o maanae
Udal vitta vervaigal
Kadal vanthu kalakkuthu o maanae…
{Thaiyyarae
Thaiyyara thaiyyara
Thaiyya thaiyya
Thaiyyarae
Thaiyyara thaiyyara
Thaiyya thaiyya} (2)
Kadalila ezhumbura alaigala
Keladi o maanae…hooo..oo..ooo
To the waves rising in the sea,
Listen, oh my dear!
The hardships that fishermen endure,
They will tell you, oh my dear.
The seawater tastes salty,
There is a reason for that, oh my dear.
The sweat pouring from our bodies
Flows and mixes into the sea, oh my dear...
Thaiyaare
Thaiyaara thaiyaara
Thaiya thaiya
Thaiyaare
Thaiyaara thaiyaara
Thaiya thaiya
So many flowering trees
Bear fruit on this earth,
Yet it is only our sailboat's mast
That satisfies our hunger.
Our little children
Cast a net of love over us,
While our people, to catch fish,
Cast their wet nets into the waters.
Instead of depending on the townspeople,
We live by trusting the sea.
Without bowing at anyone's feet,
We make a living by catching fish.
Oh my dear... oh... my dear... oh...
To the waves rising in the sea,
Listen, oh my dear... oh-ho-oh...
Thaiyaare
Thaiyaara thaiyaara
Thaiya thaiya
Thaiyaare
Thaiyaara thaiyaara
Thaiya thaiya
For an auspicious lamp to grace our hut,
The uncle made a request.
Chorus: Yes, indeed! Yes, indeed!
Yes, indeed!
And to be that very lamp,
The groom went and brought home the moon itself!
Chorus: Yes, indeed! Yes, indeed!
Yes, indeed!
Now our humble huts glow all on their own...
Now a true wonder
Is taking place on its own... ah...
Ho... oh... oh... oh... oh...
For the man who has gone far out into the ocean,
His wife stands waiting and searching.
Until his boat safely returns to shore,
She trembles and suffers in worry.
Holding the children she gave birth to,
She struggles and aches with anxiety.
Praying to protect the pottu on her forehead (the symbol of her husband's life),
She pleads with the gods.
A fisherman's life is forever
Like a tender banana plant resting on thorns,
Tossed and shaken by fierce storm winds
Like a fragile coconut flower shoot.
Oh my dear... oh... my dear... oh...
To the waves rising in the sea,
Listen, oh my dear,
The hardships that fishermen endure,
They will tell you, oh my dear.
The seawater tastes salty,
There is a reason for that, oh my dear.
The sweat pouring from our bodies
Flows and mixes into the sea, oh my dear...
Thaiyaare
Thaiyaara thaiyaara
Thaiya thaiya
Thaiyaare
Thaiyaara thaiyaara
Thaiya thaiya
To the waves rising in the sea,
Listen, oh my dear... ho... oh...
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