♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Karikalan kaala polae karuthirukuthu kuzhalu
Kuzhalilla kuzhalilla taju mahal nezhalu
Sevaloda kondai polae sevandhirukudhu udhadu
Udhadilla udhadilla mandhiricha thagadu
Yeh paruthi poova polae padhiyudhu un paadham
Paadhamilla paadhamilla pacharisi saadham
Yeh valampuri sangai polae vazhukudhu un kazhuthu
Kazhuthilla kazhuthilla kannadasan ezhuthu
Karikalan kaala polae karuthirukuthu kuzhalu
Kuzhalilla kuzhalilla taju mahal nezhalu
Sevaloda kondai polae sevandhirukudhu udhadu
Aye udhadilla udhadilla mandhiricha thagadu
Aaahhhh aaaa aaaa aaaaaa aaaa aaaaaaahhhhh
Yeh baala valaivu polae ulladhadi mooku
Mooku illa mooku illa mundhiri mundhiri cake-u
Oodhi vecha balloon polae uppiruku kannam
Kannamilla kannamilla velli velli kinnam
Marudhaani kolam pottu mayakudhu thegam
Thegam illa thegam illa thee pidicha megam
Maaraapu pandhalila maraichu vecha solai
Solaiyilla solaiyilla jalli kattu kaala
Karikalan kaala polae karuthirukuthu kuzhalu
Kuzhalilla kuzhalilla taju mahal nezhalu
Sevaloda kondai polae sevandhirukudhu udhadu
Udhadilla udhadilla mandhiricha thagadu
Up and down up and down
Kandavudan vettudhadi kathiri kolu kannu
Kannu illa kannu illa kerangadikira gin-u
Patha vecha mathaapu pol minu minukudhu pallu
Pallu illa pallu illa padhicha vaira kallu
Suruku paiya polae iruku idupu
Idupu illa idupu illa indhiran padaipu
Kannu pada pogudhunu kannathula macham
Macham illa macham illa nee vittu vecha micham
Karikalan kaala polae karuthirukuthu kuzhalu
Kuzhalilla kuzhalilla taju mahal nezhalu
Sevaloda kondai polae sevandhirukudhu udhadu
Udhadilla udhadilla mandhiricha thagadu
Yeh paruthi poova polae padhiyudhu un paadham
Paadhamilla paadhamilla pacharisi saadham
Yeh valampuri sangai polae vazhukudhu un kazhuthu
Kazhuthilla kazhuthilla kannadasan ezhuthu
Your hair is as dark as King Karikalan's charred leg.
That's no hair, no hair! It's the shadow of the Taj Mahal!
Your lips are as bright red as a rooster's comb.
Those aren't lips, not lips! It's a charmed amulet!
Hey, your feet tread softly like cotton blossoms.
Those aren't feet, not feet! They're soft cooked white rice!
Hey, your neck is as smooth as a sacred right-spiraled conch.
That's no neck, no neck! It's lyricist Kannadasan's poetry!
Your hair is as dark as King Karikalan's charred leg.
That's no hair, no hair! It's the shadow of the Taj Mahal!
Your lips are as bright red as a rooster's comb.
Oh, those aren't lips, not lips! It's a charmed amulet!
Ahhh aaa aaa aaaaaa aaa aaaaaahhh
Hey, your nose is shaped like an arching bridge.
That's no nose, no nose! It's a sweet cashew cake!
Your cheeks are puffed up like blown-up balloons.
Those aren't cheeks, not cheeks! They are shining silver bowls!
Adorned with henna patterns, your body casts a spell.
That's no body, no body! It's a cloud caught on fire!
Under the canopy of your saree drape lies a hidden garden...
That's no garden, no garden! It's a raging Jallikattu (bull-taming festival) bull!
Your hair is as dark as King Karikalan's charred leg.
That's no hair, no hair! It's the shadow of the Taj Mahal!
Your lips are as bright red as a rooster's comb.
Those aren't lips, not lips! It's a charmed amulet!
Up and down, up and down!
Your scissor-like eyes cut through me the moment I see you.
Those aren't eyes, not eyes! They are intoxicating gin!
Your teeth sparkle and shine like a lit sparkler.
Those aren't teeth, not teeth! They are studded diamonds!
Your waist is as slender as a drawstring pouch.
That's no waist, no waist! It's a creation of Indra (king of the gods)!
A beauty mark on your cheek so the evil eye won't strike...
That's no beauty mark, no beauty mark! It's a love mark you left behind!
Your hair is as dark as King Karikalan's charred leg.
That's no hair, no hair! It's the shadow of the Taj Mahal!
Your lips are as bright red as a rooster's comb.
Those aren't lips, not lips! It's a charmed amulet!
Hey, your feet tread softly like cotton blossoms.
Those aren't feet, not feet! They're soft cooked white rice!
Hey, your neck is as smooth as a sacred right-spiraled conch.
That's no neck, no neck! It's lyricist Kannadasan's poetry!
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