♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaaaaa…. aaaaaa…. aaaaaa….
Aaaaaa…. aaaaaa….aaaaaa….
Kammangkoozhu karuvadu
Kaada mutta thean koodu
Thena maavu varach soru
Pulicha keera kollu charu
Nandu natha eliyodu
Sutta kozhi kariyodu
Inda kaatu mosalodu
Uppu kanda rusiyodu
Kaadu mazha suthiduvom
Kallu manna kothiduvom
Raa vaana vettai aada
Raanthala tha yeanthiduvom
Kolli mazha mottu adi
Sooriyana thottu adi
Ettu dhesa aathura adi
Kaatu yaana sethara adi
Eley
Ey elei jakka d
Ey ajuku jakka d
Ey jamuku lakka di
Ey vaale
Ey vaale makka di
Ne jinuku jikka d
Ne jilla makka di
Eley
Ey elei jakka d
Ey ajuku jakka d
Ey jamuku lakka di
Ey vaale
Ey vaale makka di
Ne jinuku jikka d
Ne jilla makka di
Aaaaaa…. aaaaaa…. aaaaaa….
Aaaaaa…. aaaaaa…. aaaaaa….
Konda oosi marudhani
Thanga thodu thirugani
Sangu maala lolaku
Nethi sutti pullaku
Otha kallu mookuthi
Otti yaana oosi mani
Retta sada savuri mudi
Saandhu pottu kannu mai
Katti vacha malli kodi
Suthi vacha alli kodi
Pattu sela katti vantha
Paasi mani pavala kodi
Sendhu vaazhum mootha kudi
Kodi sanam paatha kudi
Thevai illa mettu kudi
Vaazha oru paatu padi
Eley
Ey elei jakka d
Ey ajuku jakka d
Ey jamuku lakka di
Ey vaale
Ey vaale makka di
Ne jinuku jikka d
Ne jilla makka di
Athiri… puthiri…
Sithari… sithari…
Kathari… kathari…
Uthari…uthari…
Kathari… kathari…
Musical chair
Musical chair
Suthuravan ellarum
Very very bad
Yaru inga jeichalum
Romba romba sad
Pera pulla paati thaatha
Mummy and dad
Mummy mummy mummy
Mummy mummy mummy
Naanga ella dummy
Ada moola konjam kammi…
Full set uh erunthaalum
Adika maattom rummy…
Aaaaaa…. aaaaaa…. aaaaaa….
Haan..
Kuchi meesa kona meesa
Kurumbu kaara poona meesa
Vandi mai uh kona meesa
Varanja vacha vettu meesa
Katta meesa kutta meesa
Vettaruva kathi meesa
Kaala maatu kombu meesa
Katta bomman kokki meesa
Singa meesa kongu meesa
Sillu vandu koombu meesa
Sirutha meesa parutha meesa
Seekrama velutha meesa
Nalla meesa vella meesa
Color adicha kalla meesa
Lollu meesa mullu meesa
Kotti pona koruva meesa
Aaaaaa…. aaaaaa…. aaaaaa….
Aaaaaa…. aaaaaa…. aaaaaa….
Ah ah ah... Ah ah ah... Ah ah ah...
Ah ah ah... Ah ah ah... Ah ah ah...
Pearl millet porridge and dried fish,
Quail eggs and wild honeycombs,
Foxtail millet flour and dried grain rice,
Sour greens and horse gram soup,
With crabs, snails, and field mice,
With roasted chicken meat,
With wild forest rabbits,
With the rich taste of salted dry meat,
We will roam the hills and forests,
We will dig through the rocks and earth!
When night falls, to go hunting,
We will carry our glowing lanterns!
Beat the drum on Kolli Hills,
Strike it high to touch the sun,
Strike it till all eight directions shake,
Strike it till the wild elephants scatter!
Hey!
Hey ele jakka di!
Hey ajukku jakka di!
Hey jamukku lakka di!
Hey sassy girl!
Hey mischievous girl!
You sparkling beauty!
You pride of the whole district!
Hey!
Hey ele jakka di!
Hey ajukku jakka di!
Hey jamukku lakka di!
Hey sassy girl!
Hey mischievous girl!
You sparkling beauty!
You pride of the whole district!
Ah ah ah... Ah ah ah... Ah ah ah...
Ah ah ah... Ah ah ah... Ah ah ah...
Hairpins and fresh henna,
Gold earrings with screw pins,
Conch shell necklace and hanging ear-drops,
Forehead pendant and septum ring,
Single-stone nose stud,
Waist belt and needle-thin beads,
Twin braids tied with false hair,
Scented bindi and kohl in the eyes,
Strands of woven jasmine,
Bundles of wrapped water lilies,
Dressed up in a silk saree,
With beaded chains and coral strings!
An ancient clan living together,
A people sung by millions,
We have no need for high society,
Just sing a song to celebrate life!
Hey!
Hey ele jakka di!
Hey ajukku jakka di!
Hey jamukku lakka di!
Hey sassy girl!
Hey mischievous girl!
You sparkling beauty!
You pride of the whole district!
Athiri... puthiri...
Sithari... sithari...
Kathari... kathari...
Udhari... uthari...
Kathari... kathari...
Musical chairs,
Musical chairs!
Everyone spinning round and round
Is very, very bad!
Whoever ends up winning here,
It is very, very sad!
Grandchild, grandma, grandpa,
Mummy and Dad!
Mummy, Mummy, Mummy,
Mummy, Mummy, Mummy,
We are all just dummies,
With very little brains...
Even if we have a full set in hand,
We won't declare in rummy!
Aaa... aa... aa...
Haan!
Stick moustache, crooked moustache,
Mischievous cat-whisker moustache,
Axle-grease blackened moustache,
Neatly drawn, sharp-trimmed moustache,
Broad moustache, stubby moustache,
Moustache sharp like a sickle blade,
Horn-curled bull moustache,
Kattabomman-style hooked moustache,
Lion moustache, Kongu-region moustache,
Beetle-antenna moustache,
Slender moustache, heavy bushy moustache,
Moustache that turned gray too fast,
Honest moustache, pure white moustache,
Dyed moustache that hides the truth,
Cheeky moustache, prickly moustache,
Thinning, patchy scraggly moustache!
Ah ah ah... Ah ah ah... Ah ah ah...
Ah ah ah... Ah ah ah... Ah ah ah...
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