♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Manisha manisha pol iruppaala	Will she look like Manisha Koirala?
Madhuri dixit pol sirippaala	Will she smile like Madhuri Dixit?
Male
Manisha manisha pol iruppaala	Will she look like Manisha Koirala?
Madhuri dixit pol sirippaala	Will she smile like Madhuri Dixit?
Male
Sollunga sollunga maappillai	Tell us, tell us, groom-to-be!
Neenga sollunga sollunga maappillai	You tell us, tell us, groom-to-be!
Sollunga sollunga maappillai	Tell us, tell us, groom-to-be!
Neenga sollunga sollunga maappillai	You tell us, tell us, groom-to-be!
Male
Raagini padmini saroja devi-a	Is she Ragini, Padmini, or Saroja Devi?
Pramila manjula anjali devi-a	Is she Pramila, Manjula, or Anjali Devi?
Aval kannasaivil kanchana	Is she Kanchana in the glance of her eyes?
Pinnasaivil kalpana	Is she Kalpana in the movement of her waist?
Punnagaiyil vijaya-vo	Is she Vijaya in her smile?
Kanavil vandha figure avalo..hoi	Is she the dream girl who appeared in your sleep... hoi!
Male
Sollunga sollunga maappillai	Tell us, tell us, groom-to-be!
Neenga sollunga sollunga maappillai	You tell us, tell us, groom-to-be!
Sollunga sollunga maappillai	Tell us, tell us, groom-to-be!
Neenga sollunga sollunga maappillai	You tell us, tell us, groom-to-be!
Male
Bharathi kannammaa meena-va	Is she Meena from Bharathi Kannamma?
Illa vidugadhai pottu vandha neena-va	Or is she Heena who came posing riddles?
Male : Sembaruthi pol irukkum roja-va	Is she Roja who is like a hibiscus flower?
Illa jeans-u pottu kalakkum aishwarya-va	Or is she Aishwarya rocking in jeans?
Male
Revathi-ya illa ranjidha-va illa	Is it Revathi, or Ranjitha, or...
Rohini-ya illa roobini-ya ada	Rohini, or Roobini, oh...
Oorvasi-ya illa gowthami-ya illa	Urvashi, or Gowthami, or...
Ambika-va illa raadhika-va	Ambika, or Radhika?
Raadha-va illa amala-va illa	Radha, or Amala, or...
Rekha-va namma soundharya-va	Rekha, or our Soundarya?
Male
Unn kanavila vandhathu	The one who came in your dream,
Yaarunnu sollunga	Tell us who it is!
Maappillai maappillai maappillai maappillai	Groom, groom, groom, groom!
Male
Sollunga sollunga maappillai	Tell us, tell us, groom-to-be!
Neenga sollunga sollunga maappillai	You tell us, tell us, groom-to-be!
Sollunga sollunga maappillai	Tell us, tell us, groom-to-be!
Neenga sollunga sollunga maappillai	You tell us, tell us, groom-to-be!
Maappillai…..	Groom-to-be...
Male
Bollywood-a kalakkina sridevi-a illa	Is she Sridevi who rocked Bollywood, or...
Kollywood-a asaththina sripriya-va	Is she Sripriya who dazzled Kollywood?
Male :Naayagan-in naayagi saranya-va illa	Is she Saranya, the heroine of Nayagan, or...
Ratchagan-in naayagi sushmita-va	Is she Sushmita, the heroine of Ratchagan?
Male
Maadhavi-ya illa maadhuri-ya illa	Is it Madhavi, or Madhuri, or...
Vanitha-va illa puppitha-va illa	Vanitha, or Puppitha, or...
Shalini-a illa mohini-ya illa	Shalini, or Mohini, or...
Ada kushboo-va illa reshma-va	Oh is it Khushbu, or Reshma?
Suganya-va illa nagma-va illa	Suganya, or Nagma, or...
Kanaga-va ada banupriya-va	Kanaka, or oh Bhanupriya?
Male
Unn kanavila vandhadhu	The one who came in your dream,
Yaarunnu sollunga	Tell us who it is!
Maappillai maappillai maappillai maappillai	Groom, groom, groom, groom!
Male
Manisha manisha pol iruppaala	Will she look like Manisha Koirala?
Madhuri dixit pol sirippaala	Will she smile like Madhuri Dixit?
Kajol-ai pola look-u viduvaala	Will she give glances like Kajol?
Pooja butt pol kick-u tharuvaala	Will she give a thrill like Pooja Bhatt?
Male
Sollunga sollunga maappillai	Tell us, tell us, groom-to-be!
Neenga sollunga sollunga maappillai	You tell us, tell us, groom-to-be!
Sollunga sollunga maappillai	Tell us, tell us, groom-to-be!
Maappillai sollunga sollunga maappillai	Groom, tell us, tell us groom-to-be!
Dei maappillai….	Hey groom-to-be!

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