♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Female
{ Perai chollava	Should I say your name?
Adhu nyaayam aagumaa } (2)	Would that be fair? (Twice)
Female
Naan paadum sree raagam	The auspicious melody I sing,
Ennaalumae neeyallava	Is it not you every single day?
En kannanae en mannava	Oh my Krishna, oh my king!
Male
{ Thanga maangani	Golden mango fruit,
En dharma devathai } (2)	My goddess of righteousness! (Twice)
Male
Naan paadum sree raagam	The auspicious melody I sing,
Ennalumae neeyallava	Is it not you every single day?
En poongodi vidai sollava	My flowery vine, shall I give an answer?
Female
Perai chollava	Should I say your name?
Adhu nyaayam aagumaa	Would that be fair?
Male
Idai oru kodi idhazh oru kani	A waist like a vine, lips like a fruit,
Inba logamae un kangal thaanadi	Your eyes themselves are a world of bliss, my dear.
Female
Malarenum mugam alaivadhu sugam	The fluttering of your flower-like face brings joy,
Ondru podhumae ini ungal thenmozhi	Just one honeyed word from you is enough now.
Male
Naan thedinen poonthottamae vandhadhu	I searched, and a flower garden itself arrived.
Female
Naan ketadhu arugae nindradhu	What I asked for came and stood right beside me.
Male
Ini mel parakatum paravaigal irandum	From now on, let both birds fly freely.
Female
Perai chollava	Should I say your name?
Adhu nyaayam aagumaa	Would that be fair?
Male
Paa paa pa pa paa	Paa paa pa pa paa (Vocal scatting)
Pa pa pa paa paa	Pa pa pa paa paa (Vocal scatting)
Female
Pudhu mazhai idhu	This is fresh rain,
Suvai tharum madhu	A sweet wine offering taste,
Valla poocharam	A soft string of flowers,
Adhu idhazhil vandhadhu	That came upon the lips.
Male
Iniyadhu idhu	This is sweet,
Kazhinthadhu adhu	That has passed,
Ilamai enbadhu	What is called youth,
Un udalil ulladhu	Resides in your body.
Female
Nee potadhu	The spell you cast,
En kannilae mandhiram	Is a magic in my eyes.
Male
Naan paarthadhu azhagin aalayam	What I saw was a temple of beauty.
Female
Idhu thaan ulagathai	This indeed is the age,
Rasikindra paruvam	To relish the world.
Male
Thanga maangani en dharma devathai	Golden mango fruit, my goddess of righteousness!
Female
Pa pa pa pa	Pa pa pa pa (Vocal scatting)
Pa pa paa paaa paa paa paa	Pa pa paa paaa paa paa paa (Vocal scatting)
Male
Navamani radham	A chariot of nine gems,
Nadai perum vidham	The way it gracefully walks,
Namadhu kovilil	In our temple,
Ini nalla urchavam	From now on, a grand festival!
Female
Kavidhaigal tharum	Art that yields poetry,
Kalai undhan vasam	Is within your realm.
Gangai aaru pol	Like the river Ganges,
Ini pongum mangalam	Auspiciousness will overflow from now on.
Male
Oar aayiram thaen aarugal vandhana	A thousand rivers of honey have arrived,
Female
Neeraduvom dhinamum neendhuvom	We shall bathe daily, we shall swim.
Male
Sari thaan nadakatum	All right, let it happen,
Ilamaiyin rasanai	The appreciation of youth!
Female
Perai chollava	Should I say your name?
Adhu nyaayam aagumaa	Would that be fair?
Male
Thanga maangani	Golden mango fruit,
En dharma devathai	My goddess of righteousness!
Female
Naan paadum sree raagam	The auspicious melody I sing,
Laa la la laa laa la la la	Laa la la laa laa la la la (Vocal scatting)
Male
Laa laa laa laa laa laa laa laa	Laa laa laa laa laa laa laa laa (Vocal scatting)
Pa pa pa pa pa pa paa paaa paa	Pa pa pa pa pa pa paa paaa paa (Vocal scatting)

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