♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aei …ae….ae…ae….hei
Aei …ae….ae…ae….ae….ae…hei
Paattukku jodiyaa
Aattukku thaadiyaa
Yettikku pottiyaa pottikku vaariyaa
Aiyaiyoo nee yaaraiyaa
Paattukku jodiyaa
Aattukku thaadiyaa
Yettikku pottiyaa pottikku vaariyaa
Aiyaiyoo nee yaaraiyaa
Naan paadum laavani
Raasaavae kelu nee
Naan paadum laavani
Raasaavae kelu nee
Em pera kooru nee
Nikkaadhae nee
Pottikku vaariyaa
Veettukku poriyaa
Yettikku pottiyaa
Em paatta keppiyaa
Aiyaiyoo nee yaarammaa
Pottikku vaariyaa
Veettukku poriyaa
Yettikku pottiyaa
Em paatta keppiyaa
Aiyaiyoo nee yaarammaa
Kaathaadum dhaavani
Paadaadhae laavani
Kaathaadum dhaavani
Paadaadhae laavani
Em pera kooru nee
Nikkaadhae nee
Paattukku jodiyaa
Aattukku thaadiyaa
Yettikku pottiyaa pottikku vaariyaa
Aiyaiyoo nee yaaraiyaa
Aakki vadikka aal illaiyaanaa
Unga pozhappu ennaagumo
Aakki vadikka aal illaiyaanaa
Unga pozhappu ennaagumo
Andha aduppu yeriya veragu
Dhenam ozhaikkum aan pilla thaanae
ndha kadhaiya therinja pinnae
Veen kadha thaan yendi maanae
Ponnu mattum porakkalannaa
Unga vaazhvu uruppadumaa
Neenga mattum thanichirundhaa
Pulla poochi molachirumaa
Aiyaa venaa venaa veeraapputhaan
Pottikku vaariyaa
Veettukku poriyaa
Yettikku pottiyaa
Em paatta keppiyaa
Aiyaiyoo nee yaarammaa
Hae haei
Paattukku jodiyaa
Aattukku thaadiyaa
Yettikku pottiyaa pottikku vaariyaa
Aiyaiyoo nee yaaraiyaa
Oora marakkum
Sanniyaasi kooda
Ponna marakka aagaadhaiyaa
Naalum therinja
Aambillai ellaam
Nyaani aanadhu ponnaala thaan
Ada thaniyaa irukkum poovum
Enga thalaiyila irundhaa manakkum
Male :Ada adhanaal thaanae kirukku
On thalaiyl romba irukku
Olagam muzhudhum
Dhenam dhenam thaan
Ponna nenachu suthudhaiyaa
Yendiyammaa avasaram thaan
Edhukku onakku thala kanam thaan
Azhiyiradhellaam ponnaala thaan
Paattukku jodiyaa
Aattukku thaadiyaa
Yettikku pottiyaa pottikku vaariyaa
Aiyaiyoo nee yaaraiyaa
Haei pottikku vaariyaa
Veettukku poriyaa
Yettikku pottiyaa
Em paatta keppiyaa
Aiyaiyoo nee yaarammaa
Kaathaadum dhaavani
Paadaadhae laavani
Kaathaadum dhaavani
Paadaadhae laavani
Em pera kooru nee
Nikkaadhae nee
Paattukku jodiyaa
Aattukku thaadiyaa
Yettikku pottiyaa pottikku vaariyaa
Aiyaiyoo nee yaaraiyaa
Pottikku vaariyaa
Veettukku poriyaa
Yettikku pottiyaa
Em paatta keppiyaa
Aiyaiyoo nee yaarammaa
Hey... ae... ae... ae... hey!
Hey... ae... ae... ae... ae... ae... hey!
Are you a match for my song,
or just a beard on a goat?
Rivaling me head-on, are you coming for a contest?
Oh my, who on earth are you, mister?
Are you a match for my song,
or just a beard on a goat?
Rivaling me head-on, are you coming for a contest?
Oh my, who on earth are you, mister?
The laavani (folk musical debate) I sing,
listen to it, my prince!
The laavani I sing,
listen to it, my prince!
Tell me my name,
don't just stand there!
Are you coming for a contest,
or just puffed rice to take home?
Standing up to rival me,
will you listen to my song?
Oh my, who on earth are you, girl?
Are you coming for a contest,
or just puffed rice to take home?
Standing up to rival me,
will you listen to my song?
Oh my, who on earth are you, girl?
With your half-sari fluttering in the wind,
don't you sing a laavani!
With your half-sari fluttering in the wind,
don't you sing a laavani!
Tell me my name,
don't just stand there!
Are you a match for my song,
or just a beard on a goat?
Rivaling me head-on, are you coming for a contest?
Oh my, who on earth are you, mister?
If there is no one to cook and serve meals,
what would become of your lives?
If there is no one to cook and serve meals,
what would become of your lives?
To keep that cooking stove burning with firewood,
isn't it the man who toils every single day?
Once you know this truth,
why make idle arguments, my dear?
If women were never born at all,
would your lives ever amount to anything?
If you men were left all on your own,
would children ever spring into life?
Mister, stop showing off such empty pride!
Are you coming for a contest,
or just puffed rice to take home?
Standing up to rival me,
will you listen to my song?
Oh my, who on earth are you, girl?
Hey hey!
Are you a match for my song,
or just a beard on a goat?
Rivaling me head-on, are you coming for a contest?
Oh my, who on earth are you, mister?
Even an ascetic
who renounces the world
cannot ever forget women, mister!
Wise men who know
everything there is to know
became sages only because of women!
Hey, even an ordinary flower
smells fragrant only when worn in our hair!
Hey, that is why a craziness
is packed so deep inside your head!
The whole wide world,
day after day,
spins around longing for women, mister!
Why are you in such a rush, girl?
Why do you have such a big head?
Everything that gets ruined is destroyed by women!
Are you a match for my song,
or just a beard on a goat?
Rivaling me head-on, are you coming for a contest?
Oh my, who on earth are you, mister?
Hey, are you coming for a contest,
or just puffed rice to take home?
Standing up to rival me,
will you listen to my song?
Oh my, who on earth are you, girl?
With your half-sari fluttering in the wind,
don't you sing a laavani!
With your half-sari fluttering in the wind,
don't you sing a laavani!
Tell me my name,
don't just stand there!
Are you a match for my song,
or just a beard on a goat?
Rivaling me head-on, are you coming for a contest?
Oh my, who on earth are you, mister?
Are you coming for a contest,
or just puffed rice to take home?
Standing up to rival me,
will you listen to my song?
Oh my, who on earth are you, girl?
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