♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Female
Shakalaka baby shakalaka baby	Shakalaka baby, shakalaka baby
Shakalaka baby shakalaka baby	Shakalaka baby, shakalaka baby
Chorus
Paara raa ra baa…aaaaa…ohoooo..	Paara raa ra baa…aaaaa…ohoooo..
Female
Shakalaka baby shakalaka baby	Shakalaka baby, shakalaka baby
Lookku vida thonalaiyaa	Don't you feel like checking me out?
Shakalaka baby shakalaka baby	Shakalaka baby, shakalaka baby
Love panna thonalaiyaa	Don't you feel like falling in love?
Chorus
No no no no no no no no no no no	No no no no no no no no no no no
No no no no no no no no no no no	No no no no no no no no no no no
No no no no no no no no no no no	No no no no no no no no no no no
No no no no no no no no no no no	No no no no no no no no no no no
Female
Shakalaka baby shakalaka baby	Shakalaka baby, shakalaka baby
Lookku vida thonalaiyaa	Don't you feel like checking me out?
Shakalaka baby shakalaka baby	Shakalaka baby, shakalaka baby
Love panna thonalaiyaa	Don't you feel like falling in love?
Chorus
No no no no no no no no no no no	No no no no no no no no no no no
No no no no no no no no no no no	No no no no no no no no no no no
Female
Vaarthai yendru sollivizhum	Saying it as a spoken word,
Rojaa ondrai veesi paaru	Try throwing a single rose at me.
Shaiyo shaiyo shaiyo shaiyo	Shaiyo shaiyo shaiyo shaiyo
Chorus
No no no no no no no no no no no	No no no no no no no no no no no
No no no no no no no no no no no	No no no no no no no no no no no
Female
Papapa papapapapa bayam yenna	Pa-pa-pa pa-pa-pa-pa, why fear?
Thathatha thathathathatha thadai yenna	Tha-tha-tha tha-tha-tha-tha, what is the obstacle?
Ullaththil ulladhu ellaam	Whatever is inside your heart,
Letter ondril pottaal yenna	Why not express it in a love letter?
Chorus
No no no no no no no no no no no	No no no no no no no no no no no
No no no no no no no no no no no	No no no no no no no no no no no
Female
Yeh shakalaka baby shakalaka baby	Hey shakalaka baby, shakalaka baby
Lookku vida thonalaiyaa	Don't you feel like checking me out?
Shakalaka baby shakalaka baby	Shakalaka baby, shakalaka baby
Love panna thonalaiyaa	Don't you feel like falling in love?
Chorus
Incircle incircle incircle	Incircle incircle incircle
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh	Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh	Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Female
Kadarkaraiyil sudum veyil tharaiyil	On the beach, under the scorching noon sun,
Pagal pannirandil sandhithiruppom	Let us meet at twelve o'clock.
Oh oh oh oh oh oh	Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oru coca colavil rendu kuzhalgallittu	Placing two straws in a single Coca-Cola bottle,
Saayangaalam varai kudithiruppom	Let us sip it together until evening.
Chorus
No no no no no no no no no no no	No no no no no no no no no no no
No no no no no no no no no no no	No no no no no no no no no no no
Female
En sattai mela icecream koottipo	Spill some ice cream on my shirt,
Oh oh oh oh oh oh	Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Adhai thudaikkindra saakkil ennai thottuppo	Under the guise of wiping it off, touch me!
Shai yaiyai yaiyai yaiyai yaiyyaa	Shai yaiyai yaiyai yaiyai yaiyyaa
Female
Fridayil templekku koottittuppo	Take me to the temple on Friday,
Saturdayil discotheque koottittuppo	Take me to the discotheque on Saturday,
Sundayil titanic koottittuppo koottittuppo	Take me to watch Titanic on Sunday!
Chorus
Na na na na na na na na na na na	Na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na	Na na na na na na na na na na na
Female
Yeh shakalaka baby shakalaka baby	Hey shakalaka baby, shakalaka baby
Lookku vida thonalaiyaa	Don't you feel like checking me out?
Yeh karobaa…	Yeh karobaa…
Shakalaka baby shakalaka baby	Shakalaka baby, shakalaka baby
Love panna thonalaiyaa	Don't you feel like falling in love?
Chorus
No no no no no no no no no no no	No no no no no no no no no no no
No no no no no no no no no no no	No no no no no no no no no no no
Female :Yei yei yei yei…..	Female: Hey hey hey hey...
Female
Naan pennaanadhum nee aanaanadhum	Me being a woman and you being a man,
Yen yekku dhujae kae liyae	Why? Made for each other!
Kitta vaa yekku dhujae yekku dhujae	Come close, made for each other, for each other,
Yekku dhujae kae liyae	Made for each other!
Yekku dhujae yekku dhujae	For each other, for each other,
Yekku dhujae kae liyae	Made for each other!
Chorus
No no no no no no no no no no no	No no no no no no no no no no no
No no no no no no no no no no no	No no no no no no no no no no no
Female
Kissaan dhoosa bhisaa	Kissaan dhoosa bhisaa
Hakkaa rambhaa	Hakkaa rambhaa
Hey hey hey hey	Hey hey hey hey
Yennaangadaa aachu ungalukku	What on earth happened to you guys?
Male :Ooooo…oooo….	Male: Ooooo…oooo….
Female
Pengalai verupavanaa	Are you a woman-hater?
Nee irubhadhil mudhiyavanaa	Are you an old man in your twenties?
Indiraththin kadaikkuttiyaa	Are you the pampered youngest child of Lord Indra?
Shaiyo horae…	Shaiyo horae…
Female
Aasai innum varavillaiyaa	Has desire not blossomed in you yet?
Nee meesai vaitha chedi kodiyaa	Are you a plant or vine that has grown a moustache?
Haahaahaaha	Haahaahaaha
Kimuvil pirandhavanaa shaiyo horae…	Were you born before Christ (B.C.)? Shaiyo horae...
Chorus
Lovela vizhundhu	Falling in love,
Lifela yezhundhu	Getting distracted in life,
Aanghal dhaadi vechom podhum podhum	We men grew long beards; enough of that now!
Ponnunga padippil	For women to excel and win,
Adhigam jeyikka	In higher education and studies,
Naanga kotta vittom kotta vittom	We slacked off and lost our edge!
Chorus
Lovela layichaa lovela layichaa	If you indulge endlessly in love,
Vaazhkkai odi vidum odi vidum	Life will slip away and be wasted!
Lifela jeyichaa lifela jeyichaa	If you succeed in life,
Ponnunga thedivarum odi varum	Women will automatically come running towards you!
Female
Ya shakalaka baby shakalaka baby	Ya shakalaka baby, shakalaka baby
Lookku vida thonalaiyaa	Don't you feel like checking me out?
Chorus
Shakalaka baby shakalaka baby	Shakalaka baby, shakalaka baby
Love panna thonalaiyae	Don't you feel like falling in love?
Female
Ya shakalaka baby shakalaka baby	Ya shakalaka baby, shakalaka baby
Love panna thonalaiyaa	Don't you feel like falling in love?
Chorus
{I don’t want i don’t want i don’t want to love	I don't want, I don't want, I don't want to love / I don't want, I don't want, I don't want to lose
I don’t want i don’t want i don’t want to lose} (2)	I don't want, I don't want, I don't want to love / I don't want, I don't want, I don't want to lose
Female
Hey poyaa adios sum ego	Hey go away, adios, I am ego!

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Code-mixing / Tanglish

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