♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Siluku maramae siluku maramae	Oh silk-cotton tree, oh silk-cotton tree
Sillendru pookavaa	Shall I bloom coolly?
Vaa vaa vaa vaa vaa	Come, come, come, come, come
Female
Thottu thottu bayam vittu pochu	By touching again and again, fear has vanished
Thotta idam kulir vittu pochu	The places touched have lost their chill
Aasigalum thulir vittu pochu	Desires too have begun to sprout
Aadaigalum vazhi vittu pochu	Clothes too have stepped aside
Male
Kalyana pechu kai koodi pochu	Marriage talks have come together successfully
Aanandham paaipoda anganga vaayaada	As joy spreads its mat, let us chatter here and there
Vaa vaa vaa vaa vaa	Come, come, come, come, come
Female :Nee vaa vaa vaa vaa vaa vaaaa	Female: You come, come, come, come, come
Male
Siluku maramae siluku maramae	Oh silk-cotton tree, oh silk-cotton tree
Sillendru pookavaa	Shall I bloom coolly?
Vaa vaa vaa vaa vaa	Come, come, come, come, come
Female
Baby its always true	Baby it is always true
People said i love you	People said I love you
Life is never film i say	Life is never a film, I say
Feels a healthy strange	Feels a healthy strange
You are the one for me believe	You are the one for me, believe
You are the one for me just feel	You are the one for me, just feel
Lets fly, in to a world so divine.	Let us fly into a world so divine
Female
Ennai ellarum ethuku valluru thukka	If everyone comes like a vulture to snatch me away
Evvaru nee thadupa	How will you stop them?
Male
Unna rendaga madichu kaiyodu eduthu	I will fold you in two, carry you in my hand
Paiyodu marachikuven	And hide you inside my bag
Female
Nan vaigai aathil vellathodu poona	If I get swept away in the flood of the Vaigai river
Nee enna seithu ennai metpai manna	What will you do to rescue me, my king?
Male
Nan neerkozhi pola nenthuven	I will swim like a waterhen
Unna nenjodu senthu enthuven	And gather you close to my heart
Ada en aasai penne anjaadhe kanne	Oh my beloved girl, do not fear, my dear
Ambari sanjalum kombanai sayathu	Even if the howdah sways, the mighty tusker will not tilt
Vaa vaa vaa vaa vaa vaa	Come, come, come, come, come, come
Female
Nee vaa vaa vaa vaa vaa vaaaa	You come, come, come, come, come
Male
Siluku maramae siluku maramae	Oh silk-cotton tree, oh silk-cotton tree
Female : Sillendru pookavaa	Female: Shall I bloom coolly?
Female
Enna kathaazan kaatil sithaanai maracha	If a leopard hides me in a cactus forest
Apothu enna pannuva	What will you do then?
Male
Unna senthuka thukki senkundril etri	I will lift you up to the red hill to unite with you
Sithaanai keezha thalluven	And push the leopard down below
Female
Oru singam enna kavvi kondu pona	If a lion seizes me in its jaws and carries me off
Nee enna senju ennai metpai veera	What will you do to rescue me, my hero?
Male
Naan paayum puliyai maruven	I will transform into a pouncing tiger
Antha paathalam variyum seeruven	And charge forward even unto the netherworld
Female
Nee vaa vaa vaa vaa vaa vaaaa	You come, come, come, come, come
Male
Siluku maramae siluku maramae	Oh silk-cotton tree, oh silk-cotton tree
Sillendru pookavaa	Shall I bloom coolly?
Vaa vaa vaa vaa vaa	Come, come, come, come, come
Female
Thottu thottu bayam vittu pochu	By touching again and again, fear has vanished
Thotta idam kulir vittu pochu	The places touched have lost their chill
Aasigalum thulir vittu pochu	Desires too have begun to sprout
Aadaigalum vazhi vittu pochu	Clothes too have stepped aside
Male
Kalyana pechu kai koodi pochu	Marriage talks have come together successfully
Aanandham paaipoda anganga vaayaada	As joy spreads its mat, let us chatter here and there
Vaa vaa vaa vaa vaa	Come, come, come, come, come
Female
: Nee vaa vaa vaa vaa vaa vaaaa	You come, come, come, come, come
Male
Silukku maramaeeehhhh…..	Oh silk-cotton tree...

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