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Ahh elani elani
Elani elani elani
Naan ezhu vayasilae
Elani viththava
Naan ezhu vayasilae
Elani viththava
Pathinezhu vayasilae
Nelachi ninnava
Ezhai panakaranukkum
Verum velai vetti karanukkum
Indha oorukulla yaavarukkum
Vandha dhagatha theerthava
Vaadika pudichava
Elani elani..
Elani elani…..
Naan ezhu vayasilae
Elani viththava
Pathinezhu vayasilae
Nelachi ninnava
{Thaengayilae paal irukkum
Adha vaaiyara kudicha
Soodu thanikkum} (2)
{Odu mattum thaan
Mel irukkum
Adhu kai thozhil velaikku
Kai kodukkum} (2)
Izhasaana thanni irukkum
Muthipona enna irukkum
Uppu karikkum makku payalae
Sappunnu irukkum
Naan ezhu vayasilae
Elani viththava
Pathinezhu vayasilae
Nelachi ninnava
Elaniyilae paladhirukku
Adhu irukkura edatha poruthirukku
Idhu thaane pudhu sarakku
Ingu mathadhellam kada sarakku
Veyil neram vilai yerum
Vilai yera rusi yerum
Seevi kudicha ulla mayakam
Mella kuriayum
Elani elani..
Elani elani……..
Naan ezhu vayasilae
Elani viththava
Pathinezhu vayasilae
Nelachi ninnava
{Thennamaramum
Ponnu pola thaan
Suvai tharuvathil
Irandum onnu pola thaan} (2)
{Thennapalayum
Ponnu pola thaan
Adhu vedicha siripadhu
Enna pola thaan} (2)
Nallathukku thaan
Ponnu sirippa
Pallu elichaa onnu kuduppa
Thappu kanakku poda nenacha
Kannam sevakkum
Elani elani..
Elani elani……..
{Naan ezhu vayasilae
Elani viththava
Pathinezhu vayasilae
Nelachi ninnava} (2)
Elani elani..
Elani elani…elani….
Ah, tender coconut, tender coconut!
Tender coconut, tender coconut, tender coconut!
At seven years of age,
I was selling tender coconuts!
At seven years of age,
I was selling tender coconuts!
And at seventeen years of age,
I've made my firm stand!
To the poor and the rich,
to the jobless and the hardworking alike,
to everyone across this town,
I quenched the thirst they brought,
and won their steady customer loyalty!
Tender coconut, tender coconut...
Tender coconut, tender coconut...
At seven years of age,
I was selling tender coconuts!
And at seventeen years of age,
I've made my firm stand!
There is rich milk inside the coconut,
if you drink your fill of it,
it cools down the body's heat!
Only the hard shell
stays on the outside,
and for handicraft work,
it lends a helping hand!
When it is tender, it has sweet water,
but once it grows overripe, what is left?
It will taste salty, you silly fool,
and turn completely flat and bland!
At seven years of age,
I was selling tender coconuts!
And at seventeen years of age,
I've made my firm stand!
There are many varieties of tender coconut,
all depending on where they grow!
This right here is fresh new stock,
while everything else is stale shop goods!
In the scorching heat, the price goes up,
and as the price rises, the taste gets richer!
Trim it and drink, and the dizziness inside
will slowly fade away!
Tender coconut, tender coconut...
Tender coconut, tender coconut...
At seven years of age,
I was selling tender coconuts!
And at seventeen years of age,
I've made my firm stand!
Even a coconut tree
is just like a woman;
in the sweetness they give,
the two are just the same!
Even the coconut flower shoot
is just like a woman,
and the way it blossoms into a smile
is just like me!
Only for good and honest reasons
will a woman smile,
but if you grin and leer at her, she'll give you a slap!
If you try to make wrongful advances,
your cheek will turn burning red!
Tender coconut, tender coconut...
Tender coconut, tender coconut...
At seven years of age,
I was selling tender coconuts!
And at seventeen years of age,
I've made my firm stand!
Tender coconut, tender coconut...
Tender coconut, tender coconut... tender coconut...!
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