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Ayyanaaru koyilula
Aaluyara kudhiraiyamma
Kuthirayathaan nendhuvida
Singam onnu vandhathammaa
Maanaminnu vandhathunnaa
Maar nimirum vamsamaiyyaa
Oorukkoru thevaiyinnaa
Uyir kodukkum nenjamaiyyaa
Parakkudhu paar kudhira
Edhir pattathellaam sedhara
Aiyaa mugam malara
Adi aadungadi adhira
Nellayila manneduthaa
Madhurayila ponneduthaa
Machakkaaran machakkaaran
Thiruvizhavil thaerilutha
Thaer maraivil kaiyilutha
Machakkaaran machakkaaran
Hey sadaamudi sadaamudi
Vechchakkaaran
Hey adaavadi thadaaladi
Machakkaaran
Hey sadaamudi sadaamudi
Vechchakkaaran
Hey adaavadi thadaaladi
Machakkaaran
Nellayila manneduthaa
Madhurayila ponneduthaa
Machakkaaran machakkaaran
Thiruvizhavil thaerilutha
Thaer maraivil kaiyilutha
Machakkaaran machakkaaran
Enga ooru dhevathaikku
Parisam poda vaaravan thaan
Hey sathiyama ulagathula
Machakkaaran
Rendu moonu machinichi
Thulli odum voottukkulla
Hey marumaganaa ponavanthan
Machakkaaran
Kaivala vaangi thandhu
Kaalampoora kadanum solli
Enkitta siluthavanthaan
Machakkaaran di
Kottaaru aruvikkulla
Thundu katti ponavandhaan
Thaavani katti vandhaa
Machakkaaran di
Hey modakudi kedapudi
Viththakkaaran
Hey vidakonden kodakonden
Machchakkaaran
Nellayila manneduthaa
Madhurayila ponneduthaa
Machakkaaran machakkaaran
Thiruvizhavil thaerilutha
Thaer maraivil kaiyilutha
Machakkaaran machakkaaran
Naanaa nana naaa
Naanaa nana naaa
Naanaa nana naaa nana naa nana naa
Nana naa aaa
Undivillaa kondu vandhu
Uthu uthu kuriyum vachu
Retta puraa suttavanthaan
Machakkaaran
Othasollu sonnaa adhu
Ooradangu sattamiyyaa
Enga saami aiyaavumthaan
Machakkaaran
Karavetti kattaamalae
Kachikulla kaalavachi
Councilar aanavandhaan
Machakkaaran di
Ettana kaasillaama
Seettaatathil kaiya vachi
Enkooda allunavan
Machakkaran di
Kondayila pooveduthu
Vachchakkaaran
Ye sandayila silledukkum
Machakkaaran
Nellayila manneduthaa
Madhurayila ponneduthaa
Machakkaaran machakkaaran
Thiruvizhavil thaerilutha
Thaer maraivil kaiyilutha
Machakkaaran machakkaaran
Hoi hoi hoi hoi
In the Ayyanar temple,
stands a life-sized clay horse!
To nudge that horse along,
a lion has arrived!
When it comes to pride and honor,
he comes from a clan that stands tall!
If the town is ever in need,
he has a heart ready to give its life!
Look, the horse is flying!
Scattering everything in its path!
As our master's face lights up with joy,
come on girls, dance and shake the ground!
He scooped up dirt in Tirunelveli,
and struck gold in Madurai!
He is a lucky man, a lucky man!
He pulled the chariot at the festival,
and hid behind the chariot to pull my hand!
He is a lucky man, a lucky man!
Hey, with his matted dreadlocks,
he sports a swaggering style!
Hey, wild and full of action,
he is a lucky man!
Hey, with his matted dreadlocks,
he sports a swaggering style!
Hey, wild and full of action,
he is a lucky man!
He scooped up dirt in Tirunelveli,
and struck gold in Madurai!
He is a lucky man, a lucky man!
He pulled the chariot at the festival,
and hid behind the chariot to pull my hand!
He is a lucky man, a lucky man!
For the beauty of our town,
the one coming with the bridal gifts,
hey, truly in this whole world,
he is a lucky man!
Into a house where two or three sisters-in-law
run around playfully,
the one who entered as the son-in-law,
is a lucky man!
Buying bangles for my wrists,
and telling me I am in his debt for life,
the one who acted bossy with me,
is a lucky man, girl!
Going into the Kottaru waterfall
wearing only a towel,
if he walks out draped in a half-sari,
he is a lucky man, girl!
Hey, unruly and full of mischief,
he is a clever guy!
Hey, stubborn and relentless,
he is a lucky man!
He scooped up dirt in Tirunelveli,
and struck gold in Madurai!
He is a lucky man, a lucky man!
He pulled the chariot at the festival,
and hid behind the chariot to pull my hand!
He is a lucky man, a lucky man!
Naana nana naa
Naana nana naa
Naana nana naa nana naa nana naa
Nana naa aa
Bringing along a slingshot,
taking sharp, careful aim,
the one who shot a pair of doves,
is a lucky man!
If he says a single word,
it becomes a town curfew!
Even our revered master,
is a lucky man!
Without even wearing a party-bordered dhoti,
stepping right into politics,
the one who became a councillor,
is a lucky man, girl!
Without having even an eight-anna coin,
trying his hand at a card game,
the one who swept the whole prize with me,
is a lucky man, girl!
Taking flowers and tucking them
into my hair bun,
hey, scooping up the prize in every fight,
he is a lucky man!
He scooped up dirt in Tirunelveli,
and struck gold in Madurai!
He is a lucky man, a lucky man!
He pulled the chariot at the festival,
and hid behind the chariot to pull my hand!
He is a lucky man, a lucky man!
Hoy hoy hoy hoy!
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