♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Pattu kattu	Wear fine silk cloth,
Kizhiyum koothukattu	Perform street plays until the tent tears,
Paraiya yethikattu	Raise the loud beat of the Parai drum,
Adiya konda konda kondaadu	Celebrate each and every beat with joy!
Male
Vettukattu	Carve your path forward,
Veriya sethukattu	Build up a fiery passion,
Sanatha onna vachu	Bring all the townspeople together,
Kokkarikkum ellam nammalu	Everyone who rejoices in celebration belongs to us!
Chorus
Humming	(Humming)
Male
Yarukilla baaram	Who in this world doesn't carry a burden?
Adha pakkama pona	If you put it aside for a moment,
Thanava nagarum thakkamare	The heavy weight will move away on its own, my dear ones!
Chorus
Moruniye moruniye	My peahen, my peahen!
Naache moruniye	Dance, my peahen!
Male
Aaru seeri vandhalum	Even if a raging river rushes toward you,
Nee paaraiyana	If you stand resolute like a solid rock,
Modhama valaiyum thakaamare	The river will bend around you without crashing, my dear ones!
Chorus
Moruniye moruniye	My peahen, my peahen!
Naache moruniye	Dance, my peahen!
Male
Vizhundhu thothavana	The one who fell and gave up...
Chorus :Pazhikkim oore mela	The whole town will mock him!
Male :Azhudhu meendavana	The one who wept but rose back up...
Chorus :Adikka aale illa	Nobody can ever defeat him!
Male
Mannil pottaa	If buried deep in the ground,
Podhaiyal aavom	We will turn into precious treasure!
Kadalil erinjia	If thrown into the wide ocean,
Alaiyaavom	We will rise back as roaring waves!
Male
Pattu kattu	Wear fine silk cloth,
Kizhiyum koothukattu	Perform street plays until the tent tears,
Paraiya yethikattu	Raise the loud beat of the Parai drum,
Adiya konda konda kondaadu	Celebrate each and every beat with joy!
Male
Vettukattu	Carve your path forward,
Veriya sethukattu	Build up a fiery passion,
Sanatha onna vachu	Bring all the townspeople together,
Kokkarikkum ellam nammalu	Everyone who rejoices in celebration belongs to us!
Male
Eri midhicha indha mannu	This soil that was trampled underfoot,
Un kaala thooki uyarthum	Will hold up your feet and elevate you higher!
Chorus
Moruniye moruniye	My peahen, my peahen!
Male
Vetti podhacha andha vidha	That seed which was cut and buried deep,
Un kaiyil poova kodukkum	Will place a blooming flower right into your hands!
Chorus
Moruniye moruniye	My peahen, my peahen!
Male
Appan vacha	A hundred trees planted by your forefather,
Nooru maram kaaikum	Will yield fruit and try to give sweet fruits,
Adhu un peranukkum	Even to your future grandson!
Pazham thara pakkum	A shower of pearls drizzling over the entire town,
Male
Muthu mazhaa	Just like that, when will your heart,
Oorukellam thoorum	Change and open up for good?
Adhu pol un mansau	We all emerged from the same mother's womb,
Ennaikkudhan maarum	You and I are one and the same,
Male
Oru thai karuvil vandhom	Do not treat me as an outsider!
Neethanae naanum	Wear fine silk cloth,
Veraagi pakkadhai nee	Perform street plays until the tent tears,
Male
Pattu kattu	Raise the loud beat of the Parai drum,
Kizhiyum koothukattu	Celebrate each and every beat with joy!
Paraiya yethikattu	Carve your path forward,
Adiya konda konda kondaadu	Build up a fiery passion,
Male
Vettukattu	Bring all the townspeople together,
Veriya sethukattu	Everyone who rejoices in celebration belongs to us!
Sanatha onna vachu	Who in this world doesn't carry a burden?
Kokkarikkum ellam nammalu	If you put it aside for a moment,
Male
Yarukilla baaram	The heavy weight will move away on its own, my dear ones!
Adha pakkama pona	Even if a raging river rushes toward you,
Thanava nagarum thakkamare	If you stand resolute like a solid rock,
Male
Aaru seeri vandhalum	The river will bend around you without crashing, my dear ones!
Nee paaraiyana	(Humming)
Modhama valaiyum thakaamare	Did He create flowers without dividing by caste,
Chorus
Humming ….	Just to spread pleasant fragrance everywhere?
Male
Saadhi pirikamma	My peahen, my peahen!
Vaasanai neetathan	Dance, my peahen!
Poova padchanoo	Did He paint green across all forests and vines,
Chorus
Moruniye moruniye	To serve as the vibrant veins of the earth?
Naache moruniye	My peahen, my peahen!
Male
Kaadu kodi ellam	Dance, my peahen!
Boomi narmbakkathan	Everyone listens to the melody of the singing cuckoo,
Pachai adichaano	And that single voice tries to fill the entire wild forest!
Chorus
Moruniye moruniye	The sky and the earth join hands to protect us,
Naache moruniye	Yet within ourselves, our own human kind,
Male
Gaana kuyil paduratha kekkum	Tries to fight and destroy each other!
Adhuvae kaataayae nerachida paakum	Throw away your hatred and animosity,
Male
Vaanum mannum sendhu	This whole earth is your home,
Namma kaakkum	Celebrate your life fully!
Adhukkul namma enam	Wear fine silk cloth,
Adichika paakum	Perform street plays until the tent tears,
Male
Pagaiya thooki podu	Raise the loud beat of the Parai drum,
Puviye un veedu	Celebrate each and every beat with joy!
Un vazhva kondadu nee	Carve your path forward,
Male
Pattu kattu	Build up a fiery passion,
Kizhiyum koothukattu	Bring all the townspeople together,
Paraiya yethikattu	Everyone who rejoices in celebration belongs to us!
Adiya konda konda kondaadu
Male
Vettukattu
Veriya sethukattu
Sanatha onna vachu
Kokkarikkum ellam nammalu

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