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Aaloolam aaloolam
Ooraan potta thottathilae
Uzhudhu vedacha maathiriyae
Ooraan potta thottathilae
Uzhudhu vedacha maathiriyae
Kadhira ellaam kothuriyae
Kalla kanda kathuriyae
Aaloolam aaloolam
Kaayatha kaanagathae
Nindru ulavum kaarigaiyae
Saayadha kombudanum
Thaththum nadaiyudanum
Maan vandhatha …maan vandhatha
Meiyaadha maan vandhatha
Thamizh maan vandhatha
Madhuvendra kudam rendu thudikkum
Kannil iru vandu siragindri parakkum
Chinna nadhiyondru udalendru nadikkum
Adhan nadaiyundhaan nadai pola irukkum
Maan vandhatha …
Meiyaadha maan vandhatha
Thamizh maan vandhatha
Kambhu thinaiyum vilaiyum idangalil
Kombhu thaen theduriya
Kambhu thinaiyum vilaiyum idangalil
Kombhu thaen theduriya
Idhai naan nambanum engiraayaa
Oru vambhu varum mundhi thambhi nee
Appadi konjam vilaguriya
Oru vambhu varum mundhi thambhi nee
Appadi konjam vilaguriya
Unakku nenjil bayamillaiyaa
Unakku nenjil bayamillaiyaa
Thondu kizhavan ennai kandu
Pon vandu kumariyargal vandhu
Nattu thinaiyum thaenum thandhu
Kaiyai kaatti kuriyum kettpathundu
Nalla nalla regai odudhu
Amma kaiyil nalla nalla regai odudhu
Naan sonnadhu nadakka poguthu
Nalla nalla regai odudhu
Regaiyum thirumana regaiyum
Nalla mana regaiyum anbu guna regaiyum
Udan ingu nalla nalla regai odudhu
Amma kaiyil nalla nalla regai odudhu
Thaagam kuraindhadhu
Thaagam kuraindhadhu valli kuramagalae
Adi vanna siru kiliyae
Konda mogamum naan vandha vegamum
Maathiram innum kuraiyalaiyae
Unakku ennam puriyalaiyae
Enakkum solla theriyalaiyae
Unakku ennam puriyalaiyae
Enakkum solla theriyalaiyae
Vayasukku thaguntha padi padunga
Thaatha padunga aasa padunga
Unga vaaliba ennangala vidunga
Udhari vidunga kaiyai vidunga
Ennai kandu enna bayama
Pazham thannai kizhi veruthidumaa
Ennai kandu enna bayama
Pazham thannai kizhi veruthidumaa
Ada ne enna periya yaanaiyaa
Ennai nimmadhiyaa konjam neram vidaiyaa
Ada ne enna periya yaanaiyaa
Ennai nimmadhiyaa konjam neram vidaiyaa
Ellamae naanendru enni unai maranthu
Sollaamal vandha thuyar poruthu
Annaa nee vikkinangal theerthu
Virumbum manam mudikka ikkanamae ingae ezhu
Manam mudikka ikkanamae ingae ezhu
Aaloolam, aaloolam!
In a garden planted by someone else,
as if you ploughed and sowed it yourself,
In a garden planted by someone else,
as if you ploughed and sowed it yourself,
you peck away at all the grain,
and shriek when you see a stone!
Aaloolam, aaloolam!
In this lush, green forest,
O lovely girl wandering here,
with upright antlers
and a bounding gait,
did a deer come by? Did a deer come by?
Did a deer that grazes on no grass come by?
Did a sweet Tamil deer come by?
With two quivering jars of sweet wine,
two wingless bees flying in its eyes,
a slender stream posing as a body,
and a walk that sways just like yours—
Did a deer come by...
Did a deer that grazes on no grass come by?
Did a sweet Tamil deer come by?
In fields where pearl millet and foxtail millet grow,
are you looking for treetop honey?
In fields where pearl millet and foxtail millet grow,
are you looking for treetop honey?
Do you expect me to believe this?
Before any trouble starts, young man,
will you please step aside?
Before any trouble starts, young man,
will you please step aside?
Have you no fear in your heart?
Have you no fear in your heart?
Seeing me, a frail old man,
golden young women come to me,
offering harvested millet and honey,
showing their palms to hear their fortune.
Such wonderful lines run across it!
Wonderful lines run across this maiden's hand!
What I foretell is going to come true!
Such wonderful lines run across it!
A life line and a marriage line,
a line of a good heart, and a line of loving nature,
right here, such wonderful lines run together!
Wonderful lines run across this maiden's hand!
My thirst is quenched,
my thirst is quenched, Valli, Kuravar girl,
O colorful little parrot!
Yet the longing in my heart and the haste with which I came
have not lessened at all!
You do not understand my thoughts,
and I do not know how to tell you.
You do not understand my thoughts,
and I do not know how to tell you.
Sing words that suit your age,
sing and desire within your years, grandpa!
Let go of your youthful thoughts,
shake them off, and let go of my hand!
Are you afraid of me?
Would a parrot ever dislike sweet fruit?
Are you afraid of me?
Would a parrot ever dislike sweet fruit?
Hey, are you some mighty elephant?
Leave me in peace for a little while!
Hey, are you some mighty elephant?
Leave me in peace for a little while!
Thinking I was everything and forgetting you,
forgive the unspoken trouble that has come.
O Brother, clear away all obstacles,
and appear here this moment so I may marry the one I love!
Appear here this moment so I may marry the one I love!
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