♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Female
Yae……yehey….ae…..	Hey... yehey... ae...
yae……ye….ae…..ae…..	Yae... ye... ae... ae...
Female
Hey sambal kaatu kollaikaari	Hey, robber woman of the ash forest!
Salavai senja vellaikaari	Fair woman who looks washed clean!
Sarasathukku vaada vaada dei	Come, come for romance, boy!
Chorus :Vaada dei……….	Chorus: Come, boy...
Ae kukku ae kukku ye…..	Ae kukku ae kukku ye...
Female
Kollimalai vettu paarai	A chiseled rock from Kollimalai hills,
Veyyil pattu sutta paarai	A rock baked under the hot sun,
Uchathukku vaada vaada dei	Come, come to the peak, boy!
Chorus :Vaada dei……….	Chorus: Come, boy...
Ae kukku ae kukku ye…..	Ae kukku ae kukku ye...
Female
Ae…Baghdad Perazhagi	Hey, great beauty of Baghdad!
Pattaa kathi kannazhagi	Beautiful eyes sharp as a dagger!
Pathavachu paarkatuma dei	Shall I ignite it and watch, boy?
Female
Ae…..Pulithol porthiye	Ae... draped in tiger skin,
Puyalaai vandhirukaan	He has come like a storm,
Paarthavan kannukkellam dei ae….ae…	To the eyes of everyone who looks, hey... ae...
Female
Hey sambal kaatu	Hey ash forest,
Sambal kaatu kollaikaari	Robber woman of the ash forest!
Salavai senja vellaikaari	Fair woman who looks washed clean!
Sarasathukku vaada vaada dei	Come, come for romance, boy!
Chorus
…………..	...
Female
Idho indha kannu irandum	Here, these two eyes,
Engleesu sarakku thaan	Are like English liquor,
Ishtam pola allikkoda dei	Scoop and take as much as you like, boy!
Chorus :Hei inthaadaa	Chorus: Hey, here it is!
Female
Idho indha thol irandum	Here, these two shoulders,
Sirapunji apple thottam	Are like an apple orchard in Cherrapunji,
Enna vennunna eduthukoda dei	Take whatever you want, boy!
Chorus :……………	Chorus: ...
Female
Idho indha kazhuthu	Here, this neck,
Thanga vaazhak kuruthu	Is like a golden banana shoot,
Pichu pichuth thinna vaada dei…	Come tear it into pieces and eat it, boy...
Female
Idho indha iduppu	Here, this waist,
Sengal Soolai neruppu	Is like the fire of a brick kiln,
Pasbamaaga thottukkoda dei…	Touch it and turn to ash, boy...
Female
Sambal kaatu…	Ash forest...
Sambal kaatu kollaikaari	Robber woman of the ash forest!
Salavai senja vellaikaari	Fair woman who looks washed clean!
Sarasathukku vaada vaada dei	Come, come for romance, boy!
Chorus
………….	...
Female
Orey oru sundu viral	Just a single pinky finger,
En mela vachu paaru	Place it on me and see,
Oru kilo edai koodum doi	My weight will increase by a kilo, man!
Chorus :Haan aama doi	Chorus: Haha, yes indeed!
Female
Orey oru theekuchiyai	Just a single matchstick,
Em melaththaan veesi paaru	Throw it on me and see,
Kuppunu thaan pathikum dei	It will instantly burst into flames, boy!
Chorus :Ayyo dei	Chorus: Oh my, boy!
Female
Orey oru poova	Just a single flower,
Em melaththaan erinjaa	If you throw it on me,
Poovukulla madhu oorum dei	Honey will ooze inside the flower, boy!
Female
Orey oru thadavai	Just a single time,
Em melaththaan modhuna	If you bump into me,
Ettu jenmam	For eight births,
Motcham undu dei	You will attain salvation, boy!
Female
Hey sambal kaatu kollaikaari	Hey, robber woman of the ash forest!
Salavai senja vellaikaari	Fair woman who looks washed clean!
Sarasathukku vaada vaada dei	Come, come for romance, boy!
Chorus :Vaada dei……….	Chorus: Come, boy...
Ae kukku ae kukku ye…..	Ae kukku ae kukku ye...
Female
Kollimalai vettu paarai	A chiseled rock from Kollimalai hills,
Veyyil pattu sutta paarai	A rock baked under the hot sun,
Uchathukku vaada vaada dei	Come, come to the peak, boy!
Chorus :Vaada dei……….	Chorus: Come, boy...
Ae kukku ae kukku ye…..	Ae kukku ae kukku ye...

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Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)

Metaphor (Uvamai)

Hyperbole (Uruvagak Kooridhal)

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