♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Female
This is a party da	This is a party, hey
Time to get ready ra	Time to get ready, hey
Forget your worries ma	Forget your worries, hey
Shakin it all night ya	Shakin' it all night, yeah
Ya ya ya ya…	Ya ya ya ya…
Are your ready	Are you ready
Chorus :Yeah…	Chorus: Yeah…
Female :Are your ready	Female: Are you ready
Chorus :Yeah…	Chorus: Yeah…
Female :Lets party	Female: Let's party
Chorus :Yooooo….	Chorus: Yooooo….
Female
Star hotel venaam	Don't need a star hotel
Saxophone venaam	Don't need a saxophone
Vetta veli vendum	We need an open space
Chorus :Oh yeah	Chorus: Oh yeah
Oh yeah	Oh yeah
Female :City oli vendaam	Female: Don't need city lights
Cell phone saththam vendaam	Don't need cell phone sound
Chinna manam vendum	We need an innocent heart
Chorus :No no… oh	Chorus: No no… oh
Female
Enakku yen yen yen	Why, why, why for me
Intha a/c sirai	Is this air-conditioned prison?
Parakka vaan vaan vaan illaiya	Isn't there a sky to fly, fly, fly?
Vaazhkkai pu pu pupupulikkuthae	Life is getting so sour and weary
Itharkku maa maa maattrillaiya	Is there no alternative to this?
Female
Pulveli aadum kuthiraipola	Like a horse dancing in a meadow
Puzhuthiyil purala maattena	Won't I roll around in the dust?
Chinna chinna sirumiyarodu	With little young girls
Sirppi porukka maattena	Won't I collect seashells?
Female
Pulveli aadum kuthiraipola	Like a horse dancing in a meadow
Puzhuthiyil purala maattena	Won't I roll around in the dust?
Chinna chinna sirumiyarodu	With little young girls
Sirppi porukka maattena	Won't I collect seashells?
Male
Vattaaram vattaaram	Vattaaram, Vattaaram (Territory, Territory)
Naanga vattaaraththin pataalam	We are the army of this territory
Male
Vaathiyaarae va	Come on, teacher!
Male
Latcha latchamae	Lakhs and lakhs are
Latchchiyame	Our goal!
Vettri peruvathu nichchayamae	Victory is definitely ours!
Kaththa kaththaiya currencyilae	With wads and wads of currency
Meththa meththaigal	We must stitch together
Thaikkanume	Soft mattresses!
Ellorum pol naanga vaazhanum	We must live like everyone else
Male
Aamam pa	Yes, brother!
Male
Antha LIC mel kudisai podanum	We should build a hut on top of the LIC building!
Male
Pottruvom	Let us praise it!
Chorus
Shaba	Shaba!
hey shaba	Hey shaba!
Hey shaba shaba…. hei shaba	Hey shaba shaba… hei shaba
Hei shaba hei	Hei shaba hei
Hei shaba hei	Hei shaba hei
Hey shaba shaba…. hei shaba	Hey shaba shaba… hei shaba
Female
Dvd paarthu	Watching DVDs
Kangal pooththu pochu	My eyes have grown tired
Veettai vittu odu	Run away from home!
Chorus :Oh yeah	Chorus: Oh yeah
Oh yeah	Oh yeah
Female :Or idaththil nindru	Female: Standing in one place
Kaalgal vergal aachu	My feet took roots like a tree
Kaattu pakkam odu	Run towards the forest!
Chorus :No no… oh	Chorus: No no… oh
Male
Dhinamum poo pol	Daily like a flower
Meththai pottu thoongi thoongi	Sleeping on a soft mattress
Udambu sombal noi kondathae	The body fell sick with laziness
Iravil na na na nadaipaathaiyilae	At night, on the footpath
Urangum aasaithaan vanthathae …yeah	The desire to sleep came… yeah
Female
Pattaam poochchiyin siragil enna	Onto the wings of a butterfly
Katti poda koodaatha	Can't I tie myself to?
Kaattrin muthugil yerikondae	Riding on the back of the wind
Kaattril ulava koodaatha	Can't I roam in the air?
Female
Pattaam poochchiyin siragil enna	Onto the wings of a butterfly
Katti poda koodaatha	Can't I tie myself to?
Kaattrin muthugil yerikondae	Riding on the back of the wind
Kaattril ulava koodaatha	Can't I roam in the air?
Male
Vattaaram vattaaram	Vattaaram, Vattaaram
Naanga vattaaraththin pataalam	We are the army of this territory
Male
Entha porilum velvatharkku	To win in any battle
Intha nenjula thembirukku	There is courage in this chest
Ullam uruthiya ullavarkku	For those with a firm heart
Ulaga vangiyil pangirukku	There is a share in the World Bank
Muttum varai muttipaarappa	Dash ahead until you hit the limit, man
Nee vettri pettraal thappu rightappa	If you achieve victory, right or wrong, it's fine, man!
Chorus
Oh yeah	Oh yeah
Come on yeah	Come on yeah
Right now yeah	Right now yeah
Baby yeah	Baby yeah
Chorus
Oh yeah	Oh yeah
Come on yeah	Come on yeah
Right now yeah	Right now yeah
Baby yeah	Baby yeah
Oh..	Oh..
Female
Pizzaveththinnu	By eating pizza
Naaku seththu pochu	My tongue went dead
Naatu kozhi venum	I need country chicken!
Chorus :Naatu kozhi venum aaah	Chorus: Need country chicken, ah
Female
Kaanja rotti thinnu	By eating dry bread
Kaanju pochu ponnu	The girl dried up
Karuvaaduthaan venum	Only dried fish is needed!
Chorus :Venumae venumae	Chorus: We need it, we need it
Female
Vaazhvil yeno	Why in life
Yen puthu rusi illai	Is there no new taste?
Manathu maattram kel endrathae	The mind asked for a change
Chorus :Wohowow	Chorus: Wohowow
Female :Enakku yeno	Female: Why for me
Yen innum pasi illai	Am I still not hungry?
Alainthu paar paar paar endrathae yeah	It asked me to wander around and see… yeah
Female
Chiththirai maatham	In the month of Chithirai (summer peak)
Kaththiri veiyilil	Under the scorching sun
Kambali pottu thoongatta	Shall I sleep wearing a blanket?
Adai mazhai peiyyum	During the heavy rainy season
Kaarththigai maatham	In the month of Kaarthigai
Aadai illaamal adattaa	Shall I dance without clothes?
Female
Chiththirai maatham	In the month of Chithirai
Kaththiri veiyilil	Under the scorching sun
Kambali pottu thoongatta	Shall I sleep wearing a blanket?
Adai mazhai peiyyum	During the heavy rainy season
Kaarththigai maatham	In the month of Kaarthigai
Aadai illaamal adattaa	Shall I dance without clothes?
Male
Vattaaram vattaaram	Vattaaram, Vattaaram
Chorus :Hey hey hey..	Chorus: Hey hey hey..
Male :Naanga vattaarathin pataalam	Male: We are the army of this territory
Chorus :Hey hey hey..	Chorus: Hey hey hey..
Male
Oorvana parappana aththanaiyum	Crawling ones, flying ones, everything
Porichchu vaiyuda mejaiyilae	Fry them and keep them on the table!
Pachcha maamisam parimaaru	Serve raw meat
Echi ooruthu naavinilae	My tongue is watering!
Vaari vaari ellaam thingonum	We must gobble up everything greedily
Enga vaara vaaram deepavali venum	We want Deepavali every week!
Vattaaram….	Vattaaram…
Chorus
Oh yeah	Oh yeah
Come on yeah	Come on yeah
Right now yeah	Right now yeah
Baby yeah	Baby yeah
Chorus
Oh yeah	Oh yeah
Come on yeah	Come on yeah
Right now yeah	Right now yeah
Baby yeah	Baby yeah
Yeah yeah….	Yeah yeah….

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