♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Female
Aei …ae….ae…ae….hei	Aei... ae... ae... ae... hei
Male
Aei …ae….ae…ae….ae….ae…hei	Aei... ae... ae... ae... ae... ae... hei
Female
Paattukku jodiyaa	Are you a pair for song?
Aattukku thaadiyaa	Are you a beard for a goat?
Yettikku pottiyaa pottikku vaariyaa	Tit for tat, are you coming to compete?
Aiyaiyoo nee yaaraiyaa	Oh my, who are you sir?
Female
Paattukku jodiyaa	Are you a pair for song?
Aattukku thaadiyaa	Are you a beard for a goat?
Yettikku pottiyaa pottikku vaariyaa	Tit for tat, are you coming to compete?
Aiyaiyoo nee yaaraiyaa	Oh my, who are you sir?
Naan paadum laavani	The Lavani song that I sing
Raasaavae kelu nee	Oh king, listen to it
Female
Naan paadum laavani	The Lavani song that I sing
Raasaavae kelu nee	Oh king, listen to it
Em pera kooru nee	You say my name
Nikkaadhae nee	Don't just stand there
Male
Pottikku vaariyaa	Are you coming for competition?
Veettukku poriyaa	Or are you going home?
Yettikku pottiyaa	Tit for tat contest
Em paatta keppiyaa	Will you listen to my song?
Aiyaiyoo nee yaarammaa	Oh my, who are you lady?
Male
Pottikku vaariyaa	Are you coming for competition?
Veettukku poriyaa	Or are you going home?
Yettikku pottiyaa	Tit for tat contest
Em paatta keppiyaa	Will you listen to my song?
Aiyaiyoo nee yaarammaa	Oh my, who are you lady?
Kaathaadum dhaavani	Half-saree fluttering in the wind
Paadaadhae laavani	Don't sing Lavani
Male
Kaathaadum dhaavani	Half-saree fluttering in the wind
Paadaadhae laavani	Don't sing Lavani
Em pera kooru nee	Say my name
Nikkaadhae nee	Don't just stand there
Female
Paattukku jodiyaa	Are you a pair for song?
Aattukku thaadiyaa	Are you a beard for a goat?
Yettikku pottiyaa pottikku vaariyaa	Tit for tat, are you coming to compete?
Aiyaiyoo nee yaaraiyaa	Oh my, who are you sir?
Female
Aakki vadikka aal illaiyaanaa	If there is no person to cook and drain rice
Unga pozhappu ennaagumo	What would become of your livelihood?
Aakki vadikka aal illaiyaanaa	If there is no person to cook and drain rice
Unga pozhappu ennaagumo	What would become of your livelihood?
Male
Andha aduppu yeriya veragu	The firewood for that stove to burn
Dhenam ozhaikkum aan pilla thaanae	Is provided by the hard-working man every day
ndha kadhaiya therinja pinnae	After knowing this story
Veen kadha thaan yendi maanae	Why talk useless stories, my dear?
Female
Ponnu mattum porakkalannaa	If women were not born
Unga vaazhvu uruppadumaa	Would your life ever prosper?
Male
Neenga mattum thanichirundhaa	If you men stayed alone
Pulla poochi molachirumaa	Would children just sprout up on their own?
Female
Aiyaa venaa venaa veeraapputhaan	Sir, don't display your useless pride
Male
Pottikku vaariyaa	Are you coming for competition?
Veettukku poriyaa	Or are you going home?
Yettikku pottiyaa	Tit for tat contest
Em paatta keppiyaa	Will you listen to my song?
Aiyaiyoo nee yaarammaa	Oh my, who are you lady?
Female
Hae haei	Hae haei
Paattukku jodiyaa	Are you a pair for song?
Aattukku thaadiyaa	Are you a beard for a goat?
Yettikku pottiyaa pottikku vaariyaa	Tit for tat, are you coming to compete?
Aiyaiyoo nee yaaraiyaa	Oh my, who are you sir?
Female
Oora marakkum	Even a saint who forgets the world
Sanniyaasi kooda	Cannot forget a woman
Ponna marakka aagaadhaiyaa	It is impossible to forget a woman, sir
Male
Naalum therinja	All wise men
Aambillai ellaam	Who know all four Vedas
Nyaani aanadhu ponnaala thaan	Became enlightened sages only because of women
Female
Ada thaniyaa irukkum poovum	Even a flower lying alone
Enga thalaiyila irundhaa manakkum	Smells sweet only when worn in our hair
Male :Ada adhanaal thaanae kirukku	Male: Hey, that is why madness
On thalaiyl romba irukku	Is so high in your head
Female
Olagam muzhudhum	The entire world
Dhenam dhenam thaan	Every single day
Ponna nenachu suthudhaiyaa	Revolves thinking about women
Male
Yendiyammaa avasaram thaan	Why this hurry, girl?
Edhukku onakku thala kanam thaan	Why do you have such arrogance?
Azhiyiradhellaam ponnaala thaan	Everything destroyed in this world is because of women
Female
Paattukku jodiyaa	Are you a pair for song?
Aattukku thaadiyaa	Are you a beard for a goat?
Yettikku pottiyaa pottikku vaariyaa	Tit for tat, are you coming to compete?
Aiyaiyoo nee yaaraiyaa	Oh my, who are you sir?
Male
Haei pottikku vaariyaa	Hey, are you coming for competition?
Veettukku poriyaa	Or are you going home?
Yettikku pottiyaa	Tit for tat contest
Em paatta keppiyaa	Will you listen to my song?
Aiyaiyoo nee yaarammaa	Oh my, who are you lady?
Kaathaadum dhaavani	Half-saree fluttering in the wind
Paadaadhae laavani	Don't sing Lavani
Male
Kaathaadum dhaavani	Half-saree fluttering in the wind
Paadaadhae laavani	Don't sing Lavani
Em pera kooru nee	Say my name
Nikkaadhae nee	Don't just stand there
Female
Paattukku jodiyaa	Are you a pair for song?
Aattukku thaadiyaa	Are you a beard for a goat?
Yettikku pottiyaa pottikku vaariyaa	Tit for tat, are you coming to compete?
Aiyaiyoo nee yaaraiyaa	Oh my, who are you sir?
Male
Pottikku vaariyaa	Are you coming for competition?
Veettukku poriyaa	Or are you going home?
Yettikku pottiyaa	Tit for tat contest
Em paatta keppiyaa	Will you listen to my song?
Aiyaiyoo nee yaarammaa	Oh my, who are you lady?

Lyrics & meaning

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Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Etukai (Second-letter Alliteration/Rhyme)

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