♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Naan ullaeyirunthu veliyae vanthathum	When I came out from inside,
Ulagam therinjuthadaa	I came to understand the world, my friend!
Ada nallathu kettathu naalum enakku	Hey, all four aspects of good and bad,
Nallaa purinjathadaa	I understood them well, my friend!
Male
Naan ullaeyirunthu veliyae vanthathum	When I came out from inside,
Ulagam therinjuthadaa	I came to understand the world, my friend!
Ada nallathu kettathu naalum enakku	Hey, all four aspects of good and bad,
Nallaa purinjathadaa	I understood them well, my friend!
Male
Ammaa vayaththula summaa kedanthaen	I lay idle inside my mother's womb,
Aabaththu illaiyadaa	There was no danger at all, my friend!
Ava paththaam maasam peththu pottaa	She gave birth to me in the tenth month,
Aayiram thollaiyadaa	And brought a thousand troubles, my friend!
Male
Ammaa vayaththula summaa kedanthaen	I lay idle inside my mother's womb,
Aabaththu illaiyadaa	There was no danger at all, my friend!
Ava paththaam maasam peththu pottaa	She gave birth to me in the tenth month,
Aayiram thollaiyadaa	And brought a thousand troubles, my friend!
Male
Naan ullaeyirunthu veliyae vanthathum	When I came out from inside,
Ulagam therinjuthadaa	I came to understand the world, my friend!
Male
Naan vaayulla pillai pozhachchukkuvaen	I am a child gifted with speech, I will survive;
Oru vambu varaama muzhichchukkuvaen	I will stay alert to avoid any trouble.
Naan vaayulla pillai pozhachchukkuvaen	I am a child gifted with speech, I will survive;
Oru vambu varaama muzhichchukkuvaen	I will stay alert to avoid any trouble.
Male
Naan anjula valainjavandaa	I am one who learned discipline at five;
Ivan pinjila pazhuthavandaa	He is one who matured before his time.
Naan anjula valainjavandaa	I am one who learned discipline at five;
Ivan pinjila pazhuthavandaa	He is one who matured before his time.
Male
Naan kaaththulla pothae thooththikkuvaen	I will make hay while the sun shines;
Ennai kaalaththai pola maaththikkuvaen	I will adapt myself according to the times.
Kazhuviya thanniyilae	In the slippery, flowing water,
Naan nazhuviya meenthandaa	I am the fish that slips away, my friend!
Male
Naan ullaeyirunthu veliyae vanthathum	When I came out from inside,
Ulagam therinjuthadaa	I came to understand the world, my friend!
Male
Kaakkai pola onnaa	Like crows gathering as one,
Nalla vaazhkkai vaazha sonnaal	If told to live a good life together,
Kaakkai pola onnaa	Like crows gathering as one,
Nalla vaazhkkai vaazha sonnaal	If told to live a good life together,
Male
Kaakkaa pudichaethaan manushan	Man survives only through flattery and buttering up,
Kaalam kazhipaandaa	He passes his time like that, my friend!
Kaakkaa pudichaethaan manushan	Man survives only through flattery and buttering up,
Kaalam kazhipaandaa	He spends his days like that, my friend!
Male
Naayai pola pinnaal vanthu	If told to follow behind like a dog,
Nandri kaatta sonnaal	And show loyalty and gratitude,
Naayaai irunthaethaan sila paer	Some people, remaining like dogs,
Vaayaal kadipaandaa	Turn around and bite with their mouth!
Male
Naan annaa polae	I am like Anna,
Aringar annaa pola	Like scholar C. N. Annadurai,
Panpudaiyorkku seruppaai	To honorable people, as footwear,
Iruppaendaa ingu	I will remain here, my friend!
Male
Aduththavar kudiyai keduththidum	To those who ruin the lives of others,
Perkku nerupaai irupendaa	I will be scorching fire, my friend!
Kaiyum kaalum ullavaraikkum	As long as my hands and legs work,
Kavalai illaiyadaa	There is no worry at all, my friend!
Ada kazhutha kettaa kuttusuvaru	Hey, if even a donkey loses its path, a ruined wall
Irukkavae irukkuthadaa	Is always there to lean on, my friend!
Male
Naan ullaeyirunthu veliyae vanthathum	When I came out from inside,
Ulagam therinjuthadaa	I came to understand the world, my friend!
Ada nallathu kettathu naalum enakku	Hey, all four aspects of good and bad,
Nallaa purinjathadaa	I understood them well, my friend!
Male
Ammaa vayaththula summaa kedanthaen	I lay idle inside my mother's womb,
Aabaththu illaiyadaa	There was no danger at all, my friend!
Ava paththaam maasam peththu pottaa	She gave birth to me in the tenth month,
Aayiram thollaiyadaa	And brought a thousand troubles, my friend!
Male
Naan ullaeyirunthu veliyae vanthathum	When I came out from inside,
Ulagam therinjuthadaa	I came to understand the world, my friend!

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