♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Ooru nalla ooru	The town is a good town,
Aana enga kadha veru	But our story is completely different.
Dhristti pottu pola	Like a warding bindi against the evil eye,
Naanga konja peru	We are just a small group of people.
Male
Adi thadi panna	To engage in violence and brawls,
Naanga aasapattadhilla	We never truly desired that.
Adi odha vanga	To take beatings and blows,
Naanga vetka patatdhilla	We never felt ashamed.
Male
Sorimuthu aiyyanaaru	Sing the praises of Lord Sorimuthu Ayyanaar,
Pugalathaan soli adi	Sing his glory and play!
Silarkattum utchi mudi	Some tie a tuft of hair on top of their head,
Silipi yadi	Strike with skill and agility!
Male
Kozhambunna kotta puli	If it's curry, it needs seed tamarind,
Kaadunna vari puli	If it's a forest, it has striped tigers,
Kabadinna paayum puli	If it's Kabaddi, we are pouncing tigers,
Adidaa gilli	Hit it like a champ!
Male
Mudhal vaaram thala paadam	First week, a Thala (Ajith) movie opens,
Banner veippom	We will erect a huge banner.
Veyilukku karukaama	So it doesn't get scorched in the blazing sun,
Kuda pudippom	We will hold an umbrella over it.
Male
Maru vaaram thalapathi	The next week, a Thalapathy (Vijay) movie,
Padamum vandha	When that film arrives too,
Kallatthaan kala katta	To make the theater lively and vibrant,
Thenga udaippom	We will smash sacred coconuts.
Male
Anga konjam karappom	We'll extract a bit from over there,
Inga konjam karappom	We'll extract a bit from over here,
Chiyaan padam eppom varum	"When will Chiyaan's (Vikram) movie release?"
Thudippom	We eagerly yearn and wait.
Male
Enga yaarumae	Nobody among us
Nalalvana ninaikala	Thinks of themselves as good people,
Naaangalum engala	And we ourselves never
Nallavannu sollikkala	Claim to be good guys.
Vallalu parambara	A lineage of generous philanthropists—
Veliyila sollikka virumbala	We don't care to boast about that outside.
Male
Veriyaethi seendi vitta	If you provoke us into a frenzy,
Vedikundaavoom	We will explode like a bomb.
Veliyaalu thummal potta	If an outsider even sneezes in front of us,
Kolariduvom	We will stir up trouble.
Male
Theruvukkul naanga ponaa	If anyone walks into our street
Vanakkam vaikka	To offer a respectful greeting,
Briyani beer vaangi	We will buy them Biryani and beer
Koduthiduvom	And serve it with generosity.
Male
Vambhu sanda izhuppom	We pick unwanted fights,
Moonji veengi kidappom	And lie down with swollen faces.
Thaen edukka pona	Like a harmless girl who went to collect honey,
Ponnu nadippom	We act completely innocent.
Male
Kathiya theettuna	If you sharpen a knife,
Kathirikka narukkalam	You can cut a brinjal with it.
Puthiya theetuna	If you sharpen your mind,
Enga kooda nadakkalam	You can walk alongside us.
Male
Edhukku vilambaram	Why do we need any publicity?
Naanga ippom	Right now, we are
Delhi – kku kilambrom	Heading off to Delhi!
Male
Ooru nalla ooru	The town is a good town,
Aana enga kadha veru	But our story is completely different.
Dhristti pottu pola	Like a warding bindi against the evil eye,
Naanga konja peru	We are just a small group of people.
Male
Adi thadi panna	To engage in violence and brawls,
Naanga aasapattadhilla	We never truly desired that.
Adi odha vanga	To take beatings and blows,
Naanga vetka patatdhilla	We never felt ashamed.
Male
Sorimuthu aiyyanaaru	Sing the praises of Lord Sorimuthu Ayyanaar,
Pugalathaan soli adi	Sing his glory and play!
Silarkattum utchi mudi	Some tie a tuft of hair on top of their head,
Silipi yadi	Strike with skill and agility!
Male
Kozhambunna kotta puli	If it's curry, it needs seed tamarind,
Kaadunna vari puli	If it's a forest, it has striped tigers,
Kabadinna paayum puli	If it's Kabaddi, we are pouncing tigers,
Adidaa gilli	Hit it like a champ!

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Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

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