♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
MGR-ru illeenga	We are not MGR
Nambiyaaru illeenga	We are not Nambiar
Naangal ellaam naduvulanga	We are all somewhere in the middle
Fulla adikka maatomga	We don't drink a full bottle
Beeradikka maatomga	We don't drink beer
Naangal ellaam quater thaanunga	We are all strictly quarter drinkers
Male
High class figurukku	For high-class girls
Route poda maattom	We won't try to woo them
Low class figurukku	For low-class girls
Gate poda maattom	We won't put up barriers
Chorus :Ohoo..ooo	Chorus: Ohoo..ooo
Male
Convent figurukku	To convent girls
Uncle aaga maattom	We won't become an uncle
College figurukku	To college girls
Annan aaga maattom	We won't become a brother
Chorus :Ohoo..ooo	Chorus: Ohoo..ooo
Male
Daady solla maattomae	We won't call him Daddy
Mummy solla maattomae	We won't call her Mummy
ATM machinuthaan solluvomae	We will only call them an ATM machine
Thaadi veika maatomae	We don't grow full beards
Shavevum panna maattomae	Nor do we completely shave
Naalu naalu thaadiyoda alaivomae	We roam around with four days of stubble
Male
MGR-ru illeenga	We are not MGR
Nambiyaaru illeenga	We are not Nambiar
Naangal ellaam naduvulanga	We are all somewhere in the middle
Male
Raathiri ellaam thoonga maattom	We don't sleep all night
Round adippom	We go on night rounds
Saaththura neram naayar kadai	At closing time, at the local tea shop
Tea kudippom	We drink tea
Chorus
Oye hey hey yeah	Oye hey hey yeah
Oye hey hey yeah	Oye hey hey yeah
Male
Vidiyumvarai athiradiyaai	Action-packed until dawn
Padappadakkum engaloda thaalam	Our rhythm beats rapidly
Iravinilae idi mazhaiyaai	Like thunder and rain in the night
Thada thadakkum engal bikein vegam	The speed of our bike rattles along
Male
Peter udum ponnunga	Girls who speak fluent English
Tharisanam paarkkathaan	Just to catch a glimpse of them
BPOvin vaasalil thavam kedappom	We wait in penance at the BPO entrance
Pickuppunaa paartithaan	If it is a pickup, we throw a party
Backuppuna otithaan	If it is a backup, we run away
Getupputhaan maathikittu hai solluvom	Changing our look, we say hi
Male
MGR-ru illeenga	We are not MGR
Nambiyaaru illeenga	We are not Nambiar
Naangal ellaam naduvulanga	We are all somewhere in the middle
Fulla adikka maatomga	We don't drink a full bottle
Beeradikka maatomga	We don't drink beer
Naangal ellaam quater thaanunga	We are all strictly quarter drinkers
Chorus
……………………………….	...
Male
Beechukuppoi light housukkae	Going to the beach, at the lighthouse
Light adippom	We flash lights
Police vandha students-nu	If the police show up, saying we are students
Poi solluvom	We lie to them
Chorus
Oye hey hey yeah	Oye hey hey yeah
Oye hey hey yeah	Oye hey hey yeah
Male
Thiraiarangil padai eduppom	We storm into cinema theaters
Viral vazhiyae whistle satham parakkum	Whistle sounds fly through our fingers
Kutti suvaril kodu kizhiththu	Drawing a line on a low wall
Cricket-tula enga teammae jeippom	Our team wins in cricket
Male
City center poyithaan	Going to City Center mall
Shirt-tu pant-tu paarthuthaan	Looking at shirts and pants
Vela mattum ketuttu velivaruvom	We ask only for the price and walk out
Cityila engeyum sanda onnu nadanthaa	If a fight happens anywhere in the city
Naattaamaiya pola naanga velaikkiduvom	We step in like a village chieftain
Male
MGR-ru illeenga	We are not MGR
Nambiyaaru illeenga	We are not Nambiar
Naangal ellaam naduvulanga	We are all somewhere in the middle
Fulla adikka maatomga	We don't drink a full bottle
Beeradikka maatomga	We don't drink beer
Naangal ellaam quater thaanunga	We are all strictly quarter drinkers
Male
Convent figurukku	To convent girls
Uncle aaga maattom	We won't become an uncle
College figurukku	To college girls
Annan aaga maattom	We won't become a brother
Chorus :Ohoo..ooo	Chorus: Ohoo..ooo
Male
Daady solla maattomae	We won't call him Daddy
Mummy solla maattomae	We won't call her Mummy
ATM machinuthaan solluvomae	We will only call them an ATM machine
Thaadi veika maatomae	We don't grow full beards
Shavevum panna maattomae	Nor do we completely shave
Naalu naalu thaadiyoda alaivomae	We roam around with four days of stubble

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