♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Chorus
Vaa vaa vaa vaa vaa vaa vaa	Come, come, come, come, come, come, come
Vaa vaa vaa vaa vaa vaa	Come, come, come, come, come, come
Male
{ Kannadasan karaikudi perai cholli oothikudi	Say the name of Kannadasan and Karaikudi and pour a drink
Kunnakudi machana pol paada porendaa } (2)	I am going to sing like brother Kunnakudi (Repeat)
Kannaadi kopaiyila kanna moodi neechaladi	Take a swim with your eyes closed inside a glass cup
Oorugaaya thottukita odi pogum kaaichaladi	If you touch a side of pickle, your fever will run away
Chorus
Bodhai enbadhu oru paambu visam thaan	Intoxication is indeed like a snake's poison
Serndhu kudicha adhu oru socialism thaan	If drunk together, that is socialism itself
Male
Kannadasan karaikudi perai cholli oothikudi	Say the name of Kannadasan and Karaikudi and pour a drink
Kunnakudi machana pol paada porendaa	I am going to sing like brother Kunnakudi
Chorus
Aaaa aaaaa aaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa	Aaaa aaaaa aaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa
Male
Pondati pullainga thollainga illaa idam	A place free from the troubles of wife and children
Indha idam thaanae indha idam illaiyinna	Isn't it this place? If not this place
Saami madam thaanae	Isn't it a saint's ashram?
Mesthiri kalavai kalandhu kudikirarae	The mason mixes his drink and chugs it down
Chorus
Oh hoo oh hoo oh hoo	Oh hoo oh hoo oh hoo
Male
Sithaalu ponna nenachu idikirarae	Thinking of the female site worker, he pounds away
Iyakunar aaru anga paaru polamburaaru	Look over there, director Mysskin is babbling away
Chorus
Nooru milliya adicha bodhai illaiyae	If you drink just a hundred ML, there is no high
Noorai thaandunaa nadaka paadhai illaiyae	If you cross a hundred ML, there is no path left to walk on
Male
Kannadasan karaikudi perai cholli oothikudi	Say the name of Kannadasan and Karaikudi and pour a drink
Kunnakudi machana pol paada porendaa	I am going to sing like brother Kunnakudi
Chorus
Aaaa aaaaa aaaaaa aaaaaaa	Aaaa aaaaa aaaaaa aaaaaaa
Male
Annanum thambiyum ellarum inga	Older brothers and younger brothers, everyone here
Vandha dapaanguthu thaanae	Once they arrive, it is full-on dappankuthu dance
Overa aachudhunnaa vettu kuthu thaanae	If it goes overboard, it leads to violent fights and stabbings
Chorus
Oh hoo oh hoo oh hoo	Oh hoo oh hoo oh hoo
Male
Engaluku thanniyila gandamilla	We face no water-hazard/danger in liquor
Engalukum jaadhi madham rendum illa	We also have neither caste nor religion
Katchikaara machi enna aachi	Hey politician friend, what happened?
Vetti avundhu pochi	The dhoti came untied and fell off!
Chorus
Rotu kadaiyila manusan jollyah paaru	Look at the man making merry at the roadside stall
Setu kadaiyila manaivi thaaliya paaru	Look at his wife's thali (mangalsutra) pledged at the pawnbroker's shop
Male
Kannadasan karaikudi perai cholli oothikudi	Say the name of Kannadasan and Karaikudi and pour a drink
Kunnakudi machana pol paada porendaa	I am going to sing like brother Kunnakudi
Kannaadi kopaiyila kanna moodi neechaladi	Take a swim with your eyes closed inside a glass cup
Oorugaaya thottukita odi pogum kaaichaladi	If you touch a side of pickle, your fever will run away
Chorus
Bodhai enbadhu oru paambu visam thaan	Intoxication is indeed like a snake's poison
Serndhu kudicha adhu oru socialism thaan	If drunk together, that is socialism itself
Male
Kannadasan karaikudi perai cholli oothikudi	Say the name of Kannadasan and Karaikudi and pour a drink
Kunnakudi machana pol paada porendaa	I am going to sing like brother Kunnakudi
Chorus
Oooo oh oh oooo oh oh oooo oh oh ooo ooo oh	Oooo oh oh oooo oh oh oooo oh oh ooo ooo oh
Oooo oh oh oo oh oh oo oo oh oh ooo ooo oh	Oooo oh oh oo oh oh oo oo oh oh ooo ooo oh

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