♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maathaadu maathaadu malligae
Maathaadu maathaadu malligae
Kili kili kili pacha pasunkili
Vazhi vazhi vazhi vittu vilagadi
Idupu madipil aala madikum hey vedhavalli
{ Maathaadu maathaadu malligae } (2)
Ambike raadhike devike menake
Pala pala pala rendu dhinam pala
Niram niram niram neela kannin niram
Pombala manasu sirichu parikum
Hey arunachalam
Maathaadu maathaadu malligae
Maathaadu maathaadu malligae
Chinnaiya kannaiya chellaiya sollaiya
Appaavi aanaalum adimela adivaangum
Adichaalum oorkoodi aahaanu solluthu ennathu
Adimela adivaangi anaivarayum sokkavaikum
Melakaaran konduvantha miruthangam thaan nee sonnathu
Olli olli supanthaan othakaalu karupanthaan
Orukaalu irunthaalum oonurathu medaiyilthaan yaar athu
Olli olli supaiya othakaalu karupaiya
Nee sonna jaadayellam oothupathithaan athu sonnathu
Thaalam illaa aatam athu
Thapaana aatam athu
Pombalaiku pudikaatha aatam athu
Ennathu ennathu
Suthi suthi aadurathu
Thuttu katti aadurathu
Pombalaiku pudikaatha
Soothaatam thaan athu sonnathu
Hoi moonu kili moonu niram
Moonukumae vera gunam
Koondukullae pottathumae
Athanaiyum sevapu niram ennathu
Vethalaiyum sunnaambum
Vetti vecha karupakum
Onnaaga serumpothu
Sevakira thaambulamthaan athu
Oruthanuku kaikodutha
Oruthanuku kaalkodutha
Orutharathaan maaroda
Kattikitta pombalayaar athu
Hehe
Valaiyaluku kaikoduthaa
Kolusukuthaan kaalkoduthaa
Munthaana selaiyathaan
Maaroda kattikitta pombala
Ley ley leyley amma
Oruthanathaan kazhatiputta
Oruthanathaan kattiputta
Oruthanathaan kaiyoda vechikitta pombala yaar athu
Ilankanna kazhatiputtu
Pasumaata kattiputtu
Kaiyoda vechiruntha paal sombuthaan athu verethu
Speak to me, speak to me, Mallige!
Speak to me, speak to me, Mallige!
Parrot, parrot, parrot, fresh green parrot!
Make way, make way, step aside, girl!
Captivating men with the curve of your waist, hey Vedhavalli!
Speak to me, speak to me, Mallige! Speak to me, speak to me, Mallige!
Ambika, Radhika, Devika, Menaka!
Shining bright, glowing bright for days!
Color, color, color, the color of blue eyes!
Stealing a woman's heart with just a smile,
Hey, Arunachalam!
Speak to me, speak to me, Mallige!
Speak to me, speak to me, Mallige!
Chinnayya, Kannayya, Chellayya, tell me!
It is innocent, yet it gets beaten again and again,
And though it gets hit, the whole town gathers to cheer—what is it?
Taking beating after beating while enchanting everyone,
That is the mridangam drum brought by the drummer!
It is skinny Subban, a one-legged Karuppan,
Though it has only one leg, it stands on a pedestal—who is it?
Skinny Subbayya, one-legged Karuppayya,
All the clues you gave point to an incense stick!
It is a game without any rhythm,
It is a crooked, wrongful game,
A game that women hate,
What is it, what is it?
Rolling and spinning round and round,
Played by staking money,
The game that women hate—
It is gambling you are talking about!
Hey, three parrots of three colors,
All three have different natures,
Yet once placed inside the cage,
They all turn bright red—what is it?
Betel leaf and limestone paste,
And sliced dark areca nut—
When they come together,
That is the betel chew turning red!
She gave her hand to one,
She gave her foot to another,
And held one tightly
Across her chest—who is that woman?
Hey hey!
She gave her hands to bangles,
She gave her feet to anklets,
And the drape of her sari
Is what she wrapped across her chest!
Le le lele amma!
She untied one,
She tied up another,
And kept one right in her hands—who is that woman?
Untying the young calf,
Tying up the mother cow,
And holding the pot of milk in her hands—what else could it be?
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