♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Female
Pombalaiya lesaa	Don't think lightly of a woman,
Nenaikkaathae rasaa	My dear man, don't underestimate her.
Entha rasamum perunkaayaam illaama ponaa	If any soup lacks asafoetida,
Manakkaathae lesaa	It won't smell fragrant even a bit.
Female
Pombalaiya lesaa	Don't think lightly of a woman,
Nenaikkaathae rasaa	My dear man, don't underestimate her.
Entha rasamum perunkaayaam illaama ponaa	If any soup lacks asafoetida,
Manakkaathae lesaa	It won't smell fragrant even a bit.
Female
Bhoomi oru pombalaththaan	The earth itself is a woman,
Pooppathellaam penninamthaan	Everything that blooms belongs to womanhood.
Maanagar maduraiyilae somanai sokkanendru	In the great city of Madurai, making Sokkan her lover,
Maaththiyava meenatchithaan	It was Goddess Meenakshi who transformed him.
Female :Sabash….	Female: Bravo!
Female
Pombalaiya lesaa	Don't think lightly of a woman,
Nenaikkaathae rasaa	My dear man, don't underestimate her.
Entha rasamum perunkaayaam illaama ponaa	If any soup lacks asafoetida,
Manakkaathae lesaa	It won't smell fragrant even a bit.
Female
Ada uppu puli kaaram moonum	Hey, salt, sourness, and spice—these three,
Onnil onnu saeralaennaa	If they don't blend into one another,
Koottu rushikaathaiyyaa	The curry won't taste good, sir.
Enga kitta potti nadakkaathaiyyaa	Don't try to compete with us, sir.
Male
Adi aduppangara kili nee	Hey parrot of the kitchen, you,
Office-kku ponaa pothum meesa molaikkaathadi	Just going to an office won't grow a mustache on you,
Engala minja mudiyaathadi	You cannot surpass us, girl.
Female :What nonsense	Female: What nonsense!
Female
Ada tennish balil steppy graapper	Steffi Graf with the tennis ball,
Running race-yil PT Usha world women thaanaiyaa	P. T. Usha in the running race are world-famous women, sir.
Innamum old kadhai yaenaiyaa	Why bring up old stories now, sir?
Male
Adi vinnai thotta penn endraalum	Hey, even if a woman touches the sky,
Thannai thotta kanavanin padukkai nee podanum	She must make the bed for the husband who touched her.
Pombala paninjathuthaan nadakkanum	A woman must submit and act accordingly.
Female
Kutta kutta kuninja kaalam ippo pochchu	The times of bowing down when hit are now gone,
Aahaan kutta kutta kuninja kaalam ippo pochchu	Aha, the times of bowing down when hit are now gone.
Sattapadi aanum pennum sarisamam aachche	By law, man and woman have become completely equal.
Male :Puttipaalil kuzhanthaikku thaaipaasam pochae	Male: Motherly love for the child is lost in bottle milk!
Male
Aambalaiya….	A man...
Female :Aiyya….	Female: Oh sir...
Male :Aambalaiya….	Male: A man...
Lesaa nenaikkaathae rosaa	Don't think lightly of him, my rose.
Female :Poyaa sarithaan poyaa	Female: Go away, yeah right, go away!
Male :Aambalaiya lesaa nenaikkaathae rosaa	Male: Don't think lightly of a man, my rose.
Adi rasaththil karaiyaamal perungaayamthaan	Without asafoetida dissolving in the soup,
Manakkaathae lesaa	It won't smell fragrant at all.
Male
Adi antha kaalam thottu endrum	Hey, right from ancient times till today,
Aanillaama ponnu illa aadhaamthaan mudhaladi	There is no woman without a man; Adam was the first,
Avanukku yaevaalu edupidi	She is just his helper and handmaiden.
Female :Ada etha kaalam aanaalaenna	Female: Hey, whatever era it might be, so what?
Engalaalaethaanae intha santhathi porakkuthu	Only because of us does this generation get born,
Angaththaan sangathi irukkuthu	That is where the real crux lies!
Male
Adi potta kozhi neethaan thenam	Hey, you are just a hen every day,
Pottum poovum vachchu paakkum thaali naan thanthathu	The sacred thread, bindi, and flowers you wear were given by me,
Adhaalthaan thguthi unakku vanthathu	Only because of that did you get status.
Female :Ada kettu pogum aambalaiya	Female: Hey, a man who strays and gets ruined,
Katti kaakkum engalaalthaan kudumbamae vanthathu	Only because of us who protect and maintain, does a family exist,
Korangum manushan neen endrathu	It is you who said monkey became human!
Female :Super di….	Female: Super, girl!
Female
Sakthi aval illaiyinnaa	Without Sakthi,
Sivan verum koodu	Shiva is just a hollow shell.
Yae….sakthi aval illaiyinnaa	Hey... without Sakthi,
Sivan verum koodu	Shiva is just a hollow shell.
Male :Sivan udal illaiyinnaa	Male: Without Shiva's body,
Sakthikedhu veedu	Where is a home for Sakthi?
Female :Vetti veeram innum enna	Female: What is this useless bravado still?
Velai onnu thaedu	Go find yourself a proper job!
Female
Pombalaiya lesaa	Don't think lightly of a woman,
Nenaikkaathae rasaa	My dear man, don't underestimate her.
Entha rasamum perunkaayaam illaama ponaa	If any soup lacks asafoetida,
Manakkaathae lesaa	It won't smell fragrant even a bit.
Female
Bhoomi oru pombalaththaan	The earth itself is a woman,
Pooppathellaam penninamthaan	Everything that blooms belongs to womanhood.
Maanagar maduraiyilae somanai sokkanendru	In the great city of Madurai, making Sokkan her lover,
Maaththiyava meenatchithaan	It was Goddess Meenakshi who transformed him.

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