♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kalla manna kalla manna aadalaam
Naadu pudikka naadu pudikka odalaam
Tyre vandi otiyae
Veedu poiyi seralaam
Kichu kichu thaambaalam
Kiya kiya thaambaalam
Pachchai kudhirai thaandum podhum
Kunibavan dhaanae
Enga ooru mempaalam
Kalla manna kalla manna
Naadu pudikka naadu pudikka
Vilaiyaatukku panjam
Gramaathula suththmaa
Chorus :Illai….
Velai vaasi kavalai
Engallukku ennaikkumae
Chorus :Illai…..
Mannu dhaanae
Chorus :Soru…
Elai dhaanae
Chorus :Keerai…
Kallu dhaanae
Chorus :Poriyal…
Ada eppadi enga
Samaiyal
Naanga manala kumichaa
Veedu dhaan
Touseraa pudichaa
Rayilu dhaan
Burrrunnu ottuvom
Bike-u dhaan
Sarrrunnu adipom
Break dhaan…
Horn adichu vara maatiyaa (Dialogue)
Heyyyyy…
Maiyai kondae
Meesai theetalaam
Male :Kuchi kooda
Thuppaakiyaai aagalaam
Kidaippadhil inbam kaanavae
Male :Ada engakitta yosanai ketkalaam
Amma kuththu aanandham
Enga soththu sandhosham
Enga thevai romba sirisu dhaan
Aanaa karpanaiyo romba perusu dhaan
Athili buththili maha suha
Paal parangi raatmaa pootmaa
Chee sal
Naam ochiyaan
Dhinam paadiyae
Ada nila poochi
Vaa aadalaam
Thaithakaadhai yai
Ada nondiyae
Vaa uppu vaikka
Naamum pogalaam
Killu…
Male :Mookku killi killalam
Chorus :Nee thallu…
Male :Kallan yaaru thedalaam
Chorus :Paaru…
Vannaam podhi odalaam
Chorus :Nee aeru…
Kaakka kunju aagalaam
Paththu viral serndhaa
Peeppee dhaan
Chorus :Kaali lottaa engallukku
Kaappi dhaan
Vervai vaasam
Sokku dhaan
Chorus :Dhinam aadinaa illai
Seekku dhaan
Girra…girra
Domma..domma
Avva..avva
Fu fu fu…uffuuu
Pappu saadham
Kaiyil kadaiyalaam
Nandu oora
Kichchu kichchu moottalaam
Kalla piraandhu
Varudhu adikkalaam
Sirchchu sirchchu
Meendum aadalaam
Kichu kichu thaambaalam
Kiya kiya thaambaalam
Pachchai kudhirai thaandum podhum
Kunibavan dhaanae
Enga ooru mempaalam
Kichu kichu thaambaalam
Kiya kiya thaambaalam
Pachchai kudhirai thaandum podhum
Kunibavan dhaanae
Enga ooru mempaalam
Uffuuu
Let's play Kalla Manna (a village tag game)!
Let's run to capture territories!
Rolling our old tyre carts,
We can make our way back home!
Kichu Kichu Thaambaalam,
Giya Giya Thaambaalam,
When we leap over each other in leapfrog,
The friend who bends down
Is our village's own flyover bridge!
Kalla Manna, Kalla Manna,
Capture the territory, capture the land!
A shortage of games
In our village is absolutely...
Chorus: None at all!
Worries about work and living costs,
For us, there are...
Chorus: None at all!
The dirt on the ground...
Chorus: ...is our cooked rice!
Fallen leaves...
Chorus: ...are our greens!
Pebbles and stones...
Chorus: ...are our stir-fry dishes!
Hey, how do you like our...
...cooking?
If we heap up the sand,
It's a home of our own!
If we hold onto each other's shorts,
It's a train on the tracks!
We zoom along with a 'vroom',
On our imaginary bike!
We screech to a halt,
Slamming on the brakes!
Can't you honk your horn when coming? (Dialogue)
Hey!
With just a dab of kohl,
We can draw a moustache!
Male: Even a tiny wooden stick
Can turn into a gun!
To find joy in whatever you have,
Male: Hey, you can come ask us for tips!
Hand-pounding games are pure delight,
Our only treasure is happiness!
Our needs are very small,
Yet our imagination is so very grand!
Athili Puthili Maha Suha,
Paal Parangi Raatma Bootma,
See Sal,
Naam Osiyaan,
Singing these rhymes every day,
Hey, little firefly,
Come, let's play!
Thatha-gadhai-yai,
Hey, hopping on one leg,
Come, let's play piggyback salt-bag,
We too can join!
Pinch...
Male: We can pinch each other's noses!
Chorus: Push along...
Male: Let's search for who the thief is!
Chorus: Look here...
We can tumble like a laundry bundle!
Chorus: Climb on up...
We can perch like baby crows!
When ten fingers interlock,
It's a trumpet pipe!
Chorus: An empty steel tumbler to us
Is piping hot coffee!
The scent of our sweat
Is pure joy!
Chorus: If you play every day, there is
No illness at all!
Kra... Kra...
Domma... Domma...
Avva... Avva...
Phoo, phoo, phoo... Uffoo!
Lentil rice,
We can mash in our hands!
Like a crawling little crab,
We can tickle, tickle!
The sneaky hawk,
Is swooping in to catch us!
Laughing and giggling,
We can play all over again!
Kichu Kichu Thaambaalam,
Giya Giya Thaambaalam,
When we leap over each other in leapfrog,
The friend who bends down
Is our village's own flyover bridge!
Kichu Kichu Thaambaalam,
Giya Giya Thaambaalam,
When we leap over each other in leapfrog,
The friend who bends down
Is our village's own flyover bridge!
Uffoo!
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