♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Female
Kannoonjal aadi irunthaal	If she swung on the eye-swing
Kanjana maalai manam magizhinthaal	Kanchanamalai's heart rejoiced
Kannoonjal aadi irunthaal	If she swung on the eye-swing
Male
Kannaamoochi aattam aadiththaan	By playing a game of hide and seek
Ivan avalai vendraano	Did he win her over?
Inai aakki kondaano..oohooo	Did he make her his partner?
Female :Kannamoochi aattam aadithaan	Female: By playing a game of hide and seek
Yaar yaarai vendraaro	Who won over whom?
Naam kettaal solvaaro…oo..hooo	If we ask, will they tell?
Male
Adadaa adadaa	Oh my, oh my
Kanpadum jodithaanae	They are a eye-catching couple indeed
Female :Pirikkum valimai	Female: The power to separate
Kondathu antha aadithaanae	Belongs to that month of Aadi
Chorus
Baby if you wanna	Baby if you wanna
Play hide and seek	Play hide and seek
Better be at your best	Better be at your best
So don’t be a freak	So don't be a freak
Do you wanna play it	Do you wanna play it
Do you feel the heat	Do you feel the heat
Just a freaky game of hide and seek	Just a freaky game of hide and seek
Male
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Male
Inthirano eesan thaano	Is he Indra or Lord Shiva?
Santhirano saagasa varano	Is he the Moon or an adventurous hero?
Mandhiraththil maangaayai	With magical powers, a mango
Veezhththiduvaano	Will he make it fall?
Female
Kambeeraththil kamsam thaano	Is he Kamsa in majesty?
Thanthiraththil kannanum ivano	Is he Krishna in clever trickery?
Arjunan azhagellaam	All the beauty of Arjuna
Vaarivanthaano	Did he gather and bring along?
Chorus
Maalai ittuk kootti sella	To put a garland and take her away
Vanthomadaa	We have come, dear friend
Male :Intha kaatchi kann paarkka	Male: Seeing this sight with eyes
Thaangathadaa	Is unbearable, friend
Chorus
Theedhum nandrum	Good and evil
Pirar thara vaaraa	Do not come from others
Nodhalum thanidhalum enna	What is suffering and its relief?
Chorus
Baby if you wanna	Baby if you wanna
Play hide and seek	Play hide and seek
Better be at your best	Better be at your best
So don’t be a freak	So don't be a freak
Do you wanna play it	Do you wanna play it
Do you feel the heat	Do you feel the heat
Just a freaky game of hide and seek	Just a freaky game of hide and seek
Male
Thuppaakkiyai thudaichu vachen	I wiped and kept the gun ready
Laththik kanba suththam senjen	I cleaned the lathi stick
Ketta paiyan vaasaththa	The scent of a bad boy
Naan moppam pidichen	I caught a whiff of
Chorus
Ullangaigal arikkum arikkum	My palms are itching, itching
Vittaa tholai urikkum urikkum	If left unchecked, they will skin you alive
Aiyaavoda oru paarvai	One glance from Sir
Aththanaiyum erikkum	Will burn everything down
Male
Patchi onnu sollip pochi	A little bird told me
Kacherikku	To the musical concert
Chorus :Kattu poda povaydaa	Chorus: You will go to be bound and treated
Puthoorukkae ae…ae…hoo	To Puthur itself!
Male
Kannaamoochi aattam aadiththaan	By playing a game of hide and seek
Ivan avalai vendraano	Did he win her over?
Inai aakki kondaano..hoo oo	Did he make her his partner?
Kannamoochi aattam aadithaan	By playing a game of hide and seek
Yaar yaarai vendraaro	Who won over whom?
Naam kettaal solvaaro…oo..hooo	If we ask, will they tell?
Chorus
{Baby if you wanna	{Baby if you wanna
Play hide and seek	Play hide and seek
Better be at your best	Better be at your best
So don’t be a freak	So don't be a freak
Do you wanna play it	Do you wanna play it
Do you feel the heat	Do you feel the heat
Just a freaky game of hide and seek} (2)	Just a freaky game of hide and seek} (2)

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