♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Female
Padamedukkira paamba polae palapalappavalae	O woman who glitters like a cobra raising its hood,
Naa kaatti salasalappavalae	Wagging her tongue to create a rustling noise,
Thanni kudam edukkira kudumba pennunga	The one who ruins the households of family women carrying water pots,
Kudi keduppavalae vaayaalae idi idippavalae	Ruining families and striking thunder with her mouth!
Chorus
Padamedukkira paamba polae palapalappavalae	O woman who glitters like a cobra raising its hood,
Naa kaatti salasalappavalae	Wagging her tongue to create a rustling noise,
Thanni kudam edukkira kudumba pennunga	The one who ruins the households of family women carrying water pots,
Kudi keduppavalae vaayaalae idi idippavalae	Ruining families and striking thunder with her mouth!
Female
Tholirukka sulai muzhungugira kalaiya kattravalae	O expert who mastered the art of swallowing the fruit flesh while leaving the skin,
Soodu soranai maanam vetkaththai kaasukku viththavalae	The one who sold her sense of pride, self-respect, honor, and shame for money!
Tholirukka sulai muzhungugira kalaiya kattravalae	O expert who mastered the art of swallowing the fruit flesh while leaving the skin,
Soodu soranai maanam vetkaththai kaasukku viththavalae	The one who sold her sense of pride, self-respect, honor, and shame for money!
Female
Kaalaiyaattam chinna pannaiyai	The young landlord who strode like a bull,
Edukka vanthavalae	The one who came to trap him,
Ippo vaal aruntha nariyai pola	Now like a fox whose tail has been cut off,
Vaadi nippavalae	O woman standing withered and defeated!
Chorus
Padamedukkira paamba polae palapalappavalae	O woman who glitters like a cobra raising its hood,
Naa kaatti salasalappavalae	Wagging her tongue to create a rustling noise,
Thanni kudam edukkira kudumba pennunga	The one who ruins the households of family women carrying water pots,
Kudi keduppavalae vaayaalae idi idippavalae	Ruining families and striking thunder with her mouth!
Male
Adi adiyae nillungadi ammi mithikkaamae	Hey woman, stop right there without stepping on the grinding stone,
Female :Aamaa	Female: Yes!
Male :Arunthathiyai paarkkaamae	Male: Without looking at the Arundhati star,
Female :Alli arasaani vechi kalyaanam pannaamae	Female: Without holding a wedding under the queenly Alli canopy,
Female :Appuram	Female: And then?
Male :Thaali kattaamae	Male: Without tying the sacred mangalsutra,
Female :Aiyae	Female: Oh my!
Male :Melam kottaamae	Male: Without beating the wedding drums,
Female :Aiyyayyae	Female: Oh dear!
Male
Thaali kattaamae melam kottaamae	Without tying the mangalsutra, without beating the drums,
Thaali kattaamae melam kottaamae	Without tying the mangalsutra, without beating the drums,
Thaana vanthavalae	O woman who came on her own accord,
Thalaikku paenaa vanthavalae	O woman who became a head louse troublesome to bear!
Male
Thaali kattaamae melam kottaamae	Without tying the mangalsutra, without beating the drums,
Thaana vanthavalae	O woman who came on her own accord,
Thalaikku paenaa vanthavalae	O woman who became a head louse troublesome to bear!
Male
Enga paalaiyangottai pannaiya	Our Palayamkottai landlord,
Mooliyil padhunga vachchavalae	The one who made him hide in a corner,
Ennaattam pazhakki vachchavalae	The one who trained and tamed him like herself!
Enga paalaiyangottai pannaiya	Our Palayamkottai landlord,
Mooliyil padhunga vachchavalae	The one who made him hide in a corner,
Ennaattam pazhakki vachchavalae	The one who trained and tamed him like herself!
Male
Thaali kattaamae melam kottaamae	Without tying the mangalsutra, without beating the drums,
Thaana vanthavalae	O woman who came on her own accord,
Thalaikku paenaa vanthavalae	O woman who became a head louse troublesome to bear!
Female
Pattanaththu theruvai ellaam suththi vanthavalae	O woman who roamed through all the streets of the city,
Paathai maari pavusu maari muththu vanthavalae	Changing paths and changing status to come like a pearl,
Pattanaththu theruvai ellaam suththi vanthavalae	O woman who roamed through all the streets of the city,
Paathai maari pavusu maari muththu vanthavalae	Changing paths and changing status to come like a pearl,
Pattikkaattu pannaiyaara eththa vanthavalae	The one who came to dupe the village landlord,
Oru paththini thangam iruntha idaththai paththa vanthavalae	The one who came to set fire to the place where a virtuous gold-like wife lived!
Chorus
Padamedukkira paamba polae palapalappavalae	O woman who glitters like a cobra raising its hood,
Naa kaatti salasalappavalae	Wagging her tongue to create a rustling noise,
Thanni kudam edukkira kudumba pennunga	The one who ruins the households of family women carrying water pots,
Kudi keduppavalae vaayaalae idi idippavalae	Ruining families and striking thunder with her mouth!
Male
Ettu thisaiyum pathinaaru konamum	Across eight directions and sixteen angles,
Yaezhu kadalum katti aala vantha kettikkaari	A smart woman who came to rule over seven seas!
Naattukku naattu mattam naama rendum jodi mattam	Country-wise and match-wise, we two are an equal pair,
Female :Haan	Female: Yeah!
Male
Naattukku naattu mattam	Country-wise,
Naama rendum jodi mattam	We two are an equal pair,
Jodiyaaga ponomunnaa	If we go together as a pair,
Kodi sanam kaiya thattum	Crores of people will applaud us,
Naama rendum jodi mattam	We two are an equal pair,
Naama jodiyaaga ponomunnaa	If we go together as a pair,
Kodi sanam kaiya thattum	Crores of people will applaud us,
Chorus
Aamaa kaiya thattum	Yes, they will applaud!
Aamaa kaiya thattum	Yes, they will applaud!
Male
Ajakthaa jinakthaa	Ajakthaa jinakthaa!
Yae ajakthaa yae jinakthaa	Hey ajakthaa hey jinakthaa!
Yae ajak yae jinak	Hey ajak hey jinak!
Yae ajak yae jinak	Hey ajak hey jinak!
Yae inthaadiyammaa	Hey take this, woman!

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