♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Kilavi kattum pasuvu paadu	Look at the plight of the cow tied by the old woman,
Veera vanakkam pottom paaru	Look, we paid our brave salute!
Ulagam pottrum thiyaaga thaaikku	To the sacrificial mother praised by the world,
Ooru sanathain veera vankkam	Here is the brave salute of the village people,
Ooru sanathain veera vankkam	Here is the brave salute of the village people.
Male
Vidhachi vitta mulachiduvaannu	Fearing that if buried, she might sprout back,
Erichidave thittam pottom	We planned to cremate her instead.
Ericha kizhaviya ezhundhuvaannu	Thinking the cremated old woman might rise again,
Phoenix ah picture vechom	We put up a picture of a Phoenix for her.
Male
Naalu ooru koodudhu paarda aa	Look, people from four villages are gathering! Ah!
Naalu ooru koodudhu paarda	Look, people from four villages are gathering!
Naatukalaigal nadakudhu joraa	Traditional folk arts are happening grandly.
Aayakalaigl arupthinaalil	Among the sixty-four traditional art forms,
Adaipadatha item onnu	An unclassified special item is happening:
Male
Sabai naduvae line man nindru	Standing in the middle of the crowd, the lineman
Shock adikka sagasam seidhaar	Performed stunts that gave everyone a shock!
Male
Kadamai seiya kakki police	To perform his duty, the khaki policeman
Uniformil midukkaai vandhaar	Arrived in grand style in his uniform.
Padhukaakka vandha kanaga	Kanaga, who came for protection duty,
Vandha idhathil kaadhalil vilundha	Fell in love right at the spot she came to.
Male
Kaaval police kaadhal seiya	As the guard policeman fell in love,
Paara police maangaai erindhaar	The sentry policeman got distracted throwing mangoes.
Male
Karakattathil manasa tholachaar	He lost his heart to the Karakattam dance performance.
Male
Kilavi kattu pasuva paadu	Look at the plight of the cow tied by the old woman,
Veera vanakkam pottom paaru	Look, we paid our brave salute!
Male
Bore adicha malaiyarasikki	When Malayarasu felt bored,
Purani kadhaigal pushpa solla	Pushpa started telling gossip stories.
Naalvar thooka attack paandi	As four people carried his palanquin, Attack Paandi
Arasa nilaiyil asandhu paduthaar	Slept soundly like a king!
Male
Ulaga thalaivar thirandu vandhu	World leaders gathered together
Veerammakku perumai seiya	To honor grandmother Veeramma.
Editha alamu paatti	Grandmother Alamu stepped up
Veerammavin arumai sonnaar	And spoke about the greatness of Veeramma.
Male
Calculator shanmugam annan	Calculator Shanmugam brother
Manda theya kanakku poda	Is calculating until his brain fries.
Cut adicha school pasanga	School kids who bunked classes
News channel tiktok seidhaar	Made TikTok videos for news channels.
Male
Disturb aana shanmugam annan	Shanmugam brother, getting annoyed,
Reportera viratti adichaaar	Chased and beat up the news reporter!
Male
Moonu roova mixtureukaaga	Just for a three-rupee mixture snack,
Sagala rendum ragala seidhaar	Both brothers-in-law created a huge riot!

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