♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Yei hei eh eh	Yei hei eh eh
Yei hei eh eh	Yei hei eh eh
Eh eh eh eh	Eh eh eh eh
Male
Miss ah missesah	Making the Miss into a Missus
Miss ah missesah	Making the Miss into a Missus
Nakkalu vikkalu	Mockery and hiccups
Sikkalu thakkalu	Troubles and stumbles
Maamaa pudcha saana	Uncle (this guy) loves music
Angali pangali	Relatives and day-laborers
Vangali keluda	Listen up, folks!
Western illa gaana	It's not Western, it's Gaana
Male
Figure mela feeling thaicha	When feelings bloom for a girl
Kavidha kottudhu seena	Poetry pours out, brother
Naan sandhadi gappula	In the hustle and bustle
Mitta maappula	Like a sweet groom
Sketchu poduren taanaa	I am drawing a plan automatically
Male
Okka makka okka makka	Okka makka, okka makka
Okka makka daa	Okka makka, man!
Yeh machaan sokkka potta dhaane	Hey friend, only if you wear a nice shirt
Maamaa nikkaa daa	Uncle gets a proper wedding!
Male
Yeh lakka tikka lakka tikka	Lakka tikka, lakka tikka
Looku vutta daa	You threw a glance!
Ada lover thaanae kaiyil vandha	Ah, once the lover comes into my hands
Vaazhka pakka daa	Life will be set and solid, man!
Male
Miss ah missesah	Making the Miss into a Missus
Miss ah missesah	Making the Miss into a Missus
Male
Yei hei eh eh	Yei hei eh eh
Yei hei eh eh	Yei hei eh eh
Eh eh eh eh	Eh eh eh eh
Male
Housing boardu kuyilu ava	She is the cuckoo of the Housing Board
Kathuna rombha galeeju	When she shouts, it gets super chaotic
Adula mayanghi suthurenda	I'm wandering around mesmerized by that
Avala pannanum marriage-u	I have to marry her
Male
Takkaru takka takkaru takka	Takkaru takka, takkaru takka
Takkaru takka takka thaan	Super fine, indeed
Takkaru takka takkaru takka	Takkaru takka, takkaru takka
Takkaru takka takka thaan	Super fine, indeed
Male
Miss ah missesah	Making the Miss into a Missus
Miss ah missesah	Making the Miss into a Missus
Male
Botti salna sentukaari	She smells like boti curry gravy
Ava thaan da energy	She is my energy source
Ava naakku madakki sodakku potta	If she folds her tongue and snaps it
Phoneukku aavum charge-u	Even my phone gets charged up!
Male
Kundhikitta manasula	Having sat down, inside her heart
Kudusai pottu	Pitching a small hut
Ada machakkaari maanja pola	Ah, lucky girl, like a glass-sharpened kite string
Enna kaachu	She has fried me up!
Male
Love-ah naanum kotturenae	I am pouring out my love
Kolaiya pottu	By laying out a murder scene!
Un kushkka kulla leg-u piece ah	Inside your kushka rice
Maamava serthu	Add this uncle as a leg piece!
Female
Hey navaru nee navaru	Hey, move aside, you move aside!
Aang kelambhu nee kalmbhu	Yeah, get lost, you get lost!
Nee bekku naan rocku	You are a fool, I am a rock
Inga vevaadhu un sokku	Your charms won't work here!
Naan thaekku nee fakekku	I am teak wood, you are fake
Mavanae odanjidum un mookku	Son, your nose will get broken!
Male
Naan poweru nee sugaru	I am power, you are sugar
Unna thotta enna thavaru	What's wrong if I touch you?
Hey coloru vaa malaru	Hey colorful blossom, come here
Naan katturen kaadhal toweru	I will build a tower of love!
Naan donnu nee seennu	I am the don, you are the grand scene
Vandhu yerikoyen en vannu	Come and hop into my van!
Female
Bambaram suthura kaiyira pola	Like the string that spins a top
Enna suthura vavvaalu	You spin me around like a bat!
Unna nambhi enna thandha	If I trust you and give myself to you
Aayiduven da diwaalu	I will end up bankrupt, man!
Aiyoo kelambhu nee	Oh dear, get going now!
Thalli nagaru nee	Move away and step aside!
Male
Hey mattu vaalu soupu pola	Hey, like oxtail soup
En love-uh poweru	My love is full of power!
Kallanai pola urudhi pulla	Strong like the Kallanai dam, girl
Namma vaazhkka sugaru	Our life will be sweet like sugar!
Male
Rickshaw otti vaazha veippen	I'll drive a rickshaw and keep you well
Raani pola	Like a queen!
Yei london raani irukka mattaa	Even the Queen of London wouldn't match
Unna pola	Someone like you!
yei maanja noolil manja thaali	Hey, a yellow sacred thread on a sharp kite string
Readya irukku	Is ready right here!
Naan seethaikketha raaman thaandi	I am the ideal Lord Rama for Sita, girl
Enna porukku	Why be so fussy?
Male
Nakkalu vikkalu	Mockery and hiccups
Sikkalu thakkalu	Troubles and stumbles
Maamaa pudcha saana	Uncle loves music
Angali pangali	Relatives and day-laborers
Vangali keluda	Listen up, folks!
Western illa gaana	It's not Western, it's Gaana
Male
Figure mela feeling thaicha	When feelings bloom for a girl
Kavidha kottudhu seena	Poetry pours out, brother
Naan sandhadi gappula	In the hustle and bustle
Mitta maappula	Like a sweet groom
Sketchu poduren taanaa	I am drawing a plan automatically
Male
Okka makka okka makka	Okka makka, okka makka
Okka makka daa	Okka makka, man!
Yeh machaan sokkka potta dhaane	Hey friend, only if you wear a nice shirt
Maamaa nikkaa daa	Uncle gets a proper wedding!
Male
Yeh lakka tikka lakka tikka	Lakka tikka, lakka tikka
Looku vutta daa	You threw a glance!
Ada lover thaanae kaiyil vandha	Ah, once the lover comes into my hands
Vaazhka pakka daa	Life will be set and solid, man!
Male
Miss ah missesah	Making the Miss into a Missus
Miss ah missesah	Making the Miss into a Missus
Male
Yei hei eh eh	Yei hei eh eh
Yei hei eh eh	Yei hei eh eh
Eh eh eh eh	Eh eh eh eh

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