♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaedhyedhoo pesi maattikonda
En kannae mookkae kaadhae…
Vendaadha vambae….ae….ae….
Stranded on the streets
Got to know where to go
Don’t know what to do
I don’t know what to know
Broken in the dark
I’m searching for the light
I don’t know what is wrong and
I don’t know what is right
Kadal thaandi vandhadhae oru thappu aanadhae
Ada kappal yaeriyae ippo maanam poradhae
Ada unnai sollithaan oru kuththam illaiyae
Yaedhum indha oorilae oru suththam illayae
Theendha mandanaa oru unmai sonnaayae
Oru nanmai senjaayae nadu theruvil ninnaayae
Vaaiyai moodikko aarenna aanaalum
Ekkaedu kettaalum adhil mookkai neettaadhae
Vendaam saami ippo pattadhae podhum
Oru maadhiri irukku ooru dhaan
Enakku puriyalae edhuvum theriyalae
Soodupattadha thotta satti suttadha
Ini puththi solvadhai manam vittu vittadha
Vandha jollee ennavo adhai paaru pattarae
Oru samman illaamae yaen aajar aagurae
Kadal thaandi vandhadhae oru thappu aanadhae
Ada kappal yaeriyae ippo maanam poradhae
Ada unnai sollithaan oru kuththam illaiyae
Yaedhum indha oorilae oru suththam illayae
Veli naattu patchigal ellaam la lalai lai laila lai…
Visa-vai vaangindu vandhudha la lalai lai laila lai…
Pala naattu maega koottamae la lalai lai laila lai…
Passport-ae kondundu vandhudha la lalai lai laila lai…
Unnai mattum oru nottam pottaanae
Pala kaelvi kettaanae romba kodanchi paarthanae
Enna seivai ingu vandhu naalaachu
Manam nondhu noolaachu oru vasadu pol aachu
Nee dhaan ippo manam maaripoyachu
Oru paathiri serichu mudichadhum
Siluvai maattinai sumandhu thavikkiraai
Soodupattadha thotta satti suttadha
Ini puththi solvadhai manam vittu vittadha
Vandha jollee ennavo adhai paaru pattarae
Oru samman illaamae yaen aajar aagurae
Kadal thaandi vandhadhae oru thappu aanadhae
Ada kappal yaeriyae ippo maanam poradhae
Ada unnai sollithaan oru kuththam illaiyae
Yaedhum indha oorilae oru suththam illayae
Beach oram kaathu vaangaraa la lalai lai laila lai…
Penn aann sun bath vaangaraa la lalai lai laila lai…
Ellaamae thirandha maeni dhaan ya yayai yai yayai yai…
Saridhaan nee pirandha maeni dhaan ya yayai yai yayai yai…
Nammooril dhaan idhai maraichu vappamo
Yedha moodi vappamo adha thirandhu poduraalae
Aanaalum dhaan eve teasing kidaiyaadhu
Silmishamum kidaiyadhu senchaa elumbu vaeraadhu
Aann penn baedham ingu neengi poyachu
Namma oorilae oruthi oruvanai
Kanavan aakida tharanum dhatchanai
Soodupattadha thotta satti suttadha
Ini puththi solvadhai manam vittu vittadha
Vandha jollee ennavo adhai paaru pattarae
Oru samman illaamae yaen aajar aagurae
Kadal thaandi vandhadhae oru thappu aanadhae
Ada kappal yaeriyae ippo maanam poradhae
Ada unnai sollithaan oru kuththam illaiyae
Yaedhum indha oorilae oru suththam illayae
Blabbering away and getting into trouble,
Oh my poor eyes, nose, and ears...
What unnecessary trouble, oh no...
Stranded on the streets,
Got nowhere to go,
Don't know what to do,
I don't know what to know,
Broken in the dark,
I'm searching for the light,
I don't know what is wrong and
I don't know what is right.
Crossing the ocean turned out to be a big mistake,
Ah, boarding a ship and now losing all my dignity!
Ah, there is no use blaming you,
Nothing in this town feels right or pure!
You foolish blockhead, you spoke the truth,
You did a good deed, and now you're stuck in the middle of the street!
Keep your mouth shut, no matter what happens,
Whatever goes to ruin, don't poke your nose into it!
No more, my Lord, what I have suffered so far is plenty!
This whole town feels so strange,
I don't understand it, I know nothing of it.
Did you get burned? Did the pan you touched scald you?
Has your mind finally given up preaching sense to others?
Just stick to the work you came for, Bhattar (cook)!
Why do you show up when nobody even summoned you?
Crossing the ocean turned out to be a big mistake,
Ah, boarding a ship and now losing all my dignity!
Ah, there is no use blaming you,
Nothing in this town feels right or pure!
All the foreign birds... la lalai lai laila lai...
Did they ever need a visa to fly here? La lalai lai laila lai...
The clouds gathering from so many lands... la lalai lai laila lai...
Did they bring a passport with them? La lalai lai laila lai...
They looked at you alone with suspicion,
Asked so many questions and grilled you inside out!
What can you do? It's been days since you got here,
Your heart is worn out and frayed, feeling like a total mess!
Now your mind has become completely confused,
Like wearing a cross after the priest finishes prayers,
You are now struggling under its heavy burden!
Did you get burned? Did the pan you touched scald you?
Has your mind finally given up preaching sense to others?
Just stick to the work you came for, Bhattar (cook)!
Why do you show up when nobody even summoned you?
Crossing the ocean turned out to be a big mistake,
Ah, boarding a ship and now losing all my dignity!
Ah, there is no use blaming you,
Nothing in this town feels right or pure!
Catching the breeze along the beach... la lalai lai laila lai...
Women and men taking sunbaths together... la lalai lai laila lai...
Everyone is bare-bodied... ya yayai yai yayai yai...
Well yes, just as naked as the day they were born... ya yayai yai yayai yai...
Back home in our town, we would cover this up,
Whatever we keep hidden, they bare it all out here!
Even so, there is no street harassment here,
No mischief either—if anyone tries, their bones won't stay intact!
The inequality between men and women has vanished here.
Back in our hometown, for a woman to make a man
Her husband, she has to pay a dowry!
Did you get burned? Did the pan you touched scald you?
Has your mind finally given up preaching sense to others?
Just stick to the work you came for, Bhattar (cook)!
Why do you show up when nobody even summoned you?
Crossing the ocean turned out to be a big mistake,
Ah, boarding a ship and now losing all my dignity!
Ah, there is no use blaming you,
Nothing in this town feels right or pure!
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