♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ketti melam kottura kalyaanam
Thanga thaali kattura kalyaanam
Poo vilangu maattura kalyaanam
Enna kalyaanamadi kalyaanam
Unga kalyaanamadi kalyaanam
Ketti melam kottura kalyaanam
Thanga thaali kattura kalyaanam
Poo vilangu maattura kalyaanam
Enna kalyaanamadi kalyaanam
Unga kalyaanamadi kalyaanam
Vethilai paakku vachu
Adhilae oorai varavazhaichu
Vethilai paakku vachu
Adhilae oorai varavazhaichu
Kuthu vilakku vachu
Naduvae kolam varanju vachu
Kuthu vilakku vachu
Naduvae kolam varanju vachu
{Maavilai pandhalil maappillai paiyan
Maalaiyiduvaanaam
Vanna chaelai anindhaval
Maalai koduthavan kaalai thoduvaalaam} (2)
Indha yaemaalikkum komaalikkum
Kalyaanamaam kalyaanam
Indha yaemaalikkum komaalikkum
Kalyaanamaam kalyaanam
Enna kalyaanamadi kalyaanam
Unga kalyaanamadi kalyaanam
Ketti melam kottura kalyaanam
Thanga thaali kattura kalyaanam
Poo vilangu maattura kalyaanam
Enna kalyaanamadi kalyaanam
Unga kalyaanamadi kalyaanam
Manjalai poosikkittu
Kaalilae minji aninjikittu
Anji nanadhukittu
Maamiyaar sonnadhai kaettukittu
Veettu chirai thanil koottu kuyilena
Pennum iruppaalaam
Aval kannum kalangida kattiya kanavan
Aatti padaippaanaam
Andha konaangikkum poongodikkum
Kalyaanamaam kalyaanam
Enna kalyaanamadi kalyaanam
Unga kalyaanamadi kalyaanam
Pattu siragadikkum
Naanoru chittu kuruviyadi
Kattu kadangaamal malaiyil
Kottum aruviyadi
Paadi parakkavum aadi thiriyavum
Aasai pirakkumadi
Andhi maalai azhagilum solai azhagilum
Inbam irukkumadi
Vanna mayilgalukkum
Mandhigalukkum
Kalyaanamaam kalyaanam
Vanna mayilgalukkum mandhigalukkum
Kalyaanamaam kalyaanam
Enna kalyaanamadi kalyaanam
Unga kalyaanamadi kalyaanam
Ketti melam kottura kalyaanam
Thanga thaali kattura kalyaanam
Poo vilangu maattura kalyaanam
Enna kalyaanamadi kalyaanam
Unga kalyaanamadi kalyaanam
A wedding with the loud beat of wedding drums,
a wedding where the golden thali (sacred wedding thread) is tied,
a wedding that locks you in handcuffs of flowers!
What a wedding, my friend, oh what a wedding!
It is your wedding, my friend, your wedding!
A wedding with the loud beat of wedding drums,
a wedding where the golden thali (sacred wedding thread) is tied,
a wedding that locks you in handcuffs of flowers!
What a wedding, my friend, oh what a wedding!
It is your wedding, my friend, your wedding!
Setting out betel leaves and areca nuts,
inviting the whole town to gather,
setting out betel leaves and areca nuts,
inviting the whole town to gather,
lighting the traditional oil lamp,
drawing a kolam (decorative floor pattern) in the center,
lighting the traditional oil lamp,
drawing a kolam (decorative floor pattern) in the center,
under the mango-leaf canopy, the young groom
will put on the wedding garland, they say!
Dressed in a colorful saree,
she will touch the feet of the man who garlanded her, they say!
Between this fool and this clown,
it is a wedding, what a wedding!
Between this fool and this clown,
it is a wedding, what a wedding!
What a wedding, my friend, oh what a wedding!
It is your wedding, my friend, your wedding!
A wedding with the loud beat of wedding drums,
a wedding where the golden thali (sacred wedding thread) is tied,
a wedding that locks you in handcuffs of flowers!
What a wedding, my friend, oh what a wedding!
It is your wedding, my friend, your wedding!
Smearing turmeric on her skin,
wearing toe-rings on her feet,
walking with timid and cautious steps,
listening to everything her mother-in-law says,
like a caged bird inside the prison of a home,
the poor woman will live, they say!
And bringing tears to her eyes, the husband who wed her
will boss her around and torment her, they say!
Between that buffoon and this flower-like girl,
it is a wedding, what a wedding!
What a wedding, my friend, oh what a wedding!
It is your wedding, my friend, your wedding!
Flapping my silky wings,
I am a little sparrow, my friend!
Unchecked and running free,
I am a waterfall cascading from the hills, my friend!
To fly around singing and roam about dancing
is the longing in my heart, my friend!
In the beauty of the twilight and the lush green grove,
lies pure joy, my friend!
For the colorful peacocks
and the foolish monkeys,
it is a wedding, what a wedding!
Between colorful peacocks and foolish monkeys,
it is a wedding, what a wedding!
What a wedding, my friend, oh what a wedding!
It is your wedding, my friend, your wedding!
A wedding with the loud beat of wedding drums,
a wedding where the golden thali (sacred wedding thread) is tied,
a wedding that locks you in handcuffs of flowers!
What a wedding, my friend, oh what a wedding!
It is your wedding, my friend, your wedding!
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