♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Oosiela kaatukulla	In the sharp needle-like wind,
Othayila porapulla	Girl walking all alone,
Maman niyabagathil	In remembrance of your beloved uncle,
Yara thedi ingu	Searching for whom here,
Paatu nee padicha	Did you sing a song?
Female
Karisal kaatu pennae	Oh girl of the black-soil land,
En avanai kandayaa	Have you seen my man?
Kavidhai pesum kannae	Oh eyes that speak poetry,
En avanai kandayaa	Have you seen my man?
Female
En iruvizhi naduvinil	The one who dwells right between my eyes,
Irupavan evano	Whoever he may be,
Avanai kandayaa	Have you seen him?
Female
En irudhaya narambinai	The one who severed the strings of my heart,
Aruthavan evano	Whoever he may be,
Avanai kandayaa	Have you seen him?
Female
Konjam kanavu koduthavan	The one who gave me a few dreams,
En thookam thirudi sendraan	Stole my sleep and walked away.
Ennai thannil inaithavan	The one who joined me to himself,
Indru yeno thaniyae sendraan	Why did he leave me alone today?
Female
Karisal kaatu pennae	Oh girl of the black-soil land,
En avanai kandayaa	Have you seen my man?
Kavidhai pesum kannae	Oh eyes that speak poetry,
En avanai kandayaa	Have you seen my man?
Female
Ooo ooh orumurai paarthaal	Ooh, if he looks at me just once,
Uyirvarai verthen	I sweat all the way down to my soul.
Asaivathil aasai	Desire in his movements,
Athigam ennai thindraanae	Has consumed me immensely.
Female
Ooo ooh avan matum ingae	Ooh, if only he came here,
Oru nodi vandhaal	For just a single second,
Arai dajjan pillai	Half a dozen children,
Petru kaiyil tharuvenae	I would bear and place in his hands.
Female
Avan malligai udhadugal pudikum	I love his jasmine-soft lips,
Avan maarbin mudigal pudikum	I love the hair on his chest,
Ayyo sandhana niramo pudikum	Oh my, I love his sandalwood complexion,
Konjam saaikindra nadayum pudikum	I love his slightly tilted walk.
Female
En avanuku matum	Only for my man,
Yaanai bazhathil	With the strength of an elephant,
Ezhu madangaachae	Has grown sevenfold.
Avan oruviral theendi	To crumble upon the touch of his single finger,
Norungidavae naan	I have nurtured my life.
Uyirai valarthenae	Oh girl of the black-soil land,
Female
Karisal kaatu pennae	Have you seen my man?
En avanai kandayaa	Oh eyes that speak poetry,
Kavidhai pesum kannae	Have you seen my man?
En avanai kandayaa	Ooh, turning all these long years,
Female
Ooo ooh varsangal ellam	Into mere fleeting minutes,
Nimisangal aaga	Hoping that he would come,
Avan varuvaan endru	I kept waiting.
Kaathirundhen	Ooh, in all directions where his voice could be heard,
Female
Ooo ooh avan kural ketkum dhisaigalil ellam	I drew brand new decorative patterns.
Pudhu pudhu kolam potu vaithen	The years of my half-saree youth have passed,
Female
En thaavani vayadhugal pochae	A thousand waxing moons have gone by.
Oru aayiram valar pirai aache	Why hasn't that beloved monster come yet?
Andha raatchasan yen varavillai	The flower basket hasn't tipped over yet.
Innum pookudai saaindhida illai	My twenties will pass,
Female
En irubadhu pogum	Even as I turn seventy,
Ezhuvadhum aagum	I will never give up on him.
Avanai vidamaten	One day upon my lap,
Female
En madiyinil orunaal	He will place his head and sleep,
Thalai vaithu thoongum	And I will gaze at that beauty.
Azhagai naan paarpen	Oh girl of the black-soil land,
Female
Karisal kaatu pennae	Have you seen my man?
En avanai kandayaa	Oh eyes that speak poetry,
Kavidhai pesum kannae	Have you seen my man?
En avanai kandayaa	The one who gave me a few dreams,
Female
Konjam kanavu koduthavan	Stole my sleep and walked away.
En thookam thirudi sendraan	The one who joined me to himself,
Ennai thannil inaithavan	Why did he leave me alone today?
Indru yeno thaniyae sendraan

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