♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oosiela kaatukulla
Othayila porapulla
Maman niyabagathil
Yara thedi ingu
Paatu nee padicha
Karisal kaatu pennae
En avanai kandayaa
Kavidhai pesum kannae
En avanai kandayaa
En iruvizhi naduvinil
Irupavan evano
Avanai kandayaa
En irudhaya narambinai
Aruthavan evano
Avanai kandayaa
Konjam kanavu koduthavan
En thookam thirudi sendraan
Ennai thannil inaithavan
Indru yeno thaniyae sendraan
Karisal kaatu pennae
En avanai kandayaa
Kavidhai pesum kannae
En avanai kandayaa
Ooo ooh orumurai paarthaal
Uyirvarai verthen
Asaivathil aasai
Athigam ennai thindraanae
Ooo ooh avan matum ingae
Oru nodi vandhaal
Arai dajjan pillai
Petru kaiyil tharuvenae
Avan malligai udhadugal pudikum
Avan maarbin mudigal pudikum
Ayyo sandhana niramo pudikum
Konjam saaikindra nadayum pudikum
En avanuku matum
Yaanai bazhathil
Ezhu madangaachae
Avan oruviral theendi
Norungidavae naan
Uyirai valarthenae
Karisal kaatu pennae
En avanai kandayaa
Kavidhai pesum kannae
En avanai kandayaa
Ooo ooh varsangal ellam
Nimisangal aaga
Avan varuvaan endru
Kaathirundhen
Ooo ooh avan kural ketkum dhisaigalil ellam
Pudhu pudhu kolam potu vaithen
En thaavani vayadhugal pochae
Oru aayiram valar pirai aache
Andha raatchasan yen varavillai
Innum pookudai saaindhida illai
En irubadhu pogum
Ezhuvadhum aagum
Avanai vidamaten
En madiyinil orunaal
Thalai vaithu thoongum
Azhagai naan paarpen
Karisal kaatu pennae
En avanai kandayaa
Kavidhai pesum kannae
En avanai kandayaa
Konjam kanavu koduthavan
En thookam thirudi sendraan
Ennai thannil inaithavan
Indru yeno thaniyae sendraan
In the needle-leaf forest,
All alone, young girl,
Lost in memories of your man,
Searching for whom did you come here
And sing your song?
O girl of the dry black-soil land,
Have you seen my man?
O eyes that speak poetry,
Have you seen my man?
The one who lives
Right in the center of my eyes,
Have you seen him?
The one who snapped
The strings of my heart,
Have you seen him?
He gave me a little dream,
And stole away all my sleep.
He bound me to himself,
Yet why did he walk away all alone today?
O girl of the dry black-soil land,
Have you seen my man?
O eyes that speak poetry,
Have you seen my man?
Oh, when he looked at me just once,
I broke into a sweat down to my soul.
With every move he made,
His desire consumed me completely.
Oh, if only he would come here
For just a single moment,
I would bear half a dozen children
And place them in his arms!
I love his jasmine-soft lips,
I love the hair on his chest,
Oh, I love his sandalwood skin,
I love his slight, swaying swagger.
My man alone possesses
The strength of an elephant,
Multiplied seven times over!
Just to be shattered by the touch of his single finger,
I have kept this life of mine
Alive and nurtured!
O girl of the dry black-soil land,
Have you seen my man?
O eyes that speak poetry,
Have you seen my man?
Oh, hoping that years
Would pass like minutes,
Believing he would return,
I kept waiting.
Oh, in every direction his voice could be heard,
I drew fresh, new kolam patterns (floor patterns).
The half-saree days of my youth have passed,
A thousand waxing moons have come and gone.
Why hasn't that heartless rogue returned?
Yet my canopy of flowers has not bowed.
My twenties may pass,
And I may turn seventy,
But I will never give up on him!
One day, as he rests his head
And sleeps upon my lap,
I will gaze upon his handsome face!
O girl of the dry black-soil land,
Have you seen my man?
O eyes that speak poetry,
Have you seen my man?
He gave me a little dream,
And stole away all my sleep.
He bound me to himself,
Yet why did he walk away all alone today?
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