♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Chorus
Kachanavela	Kachanavilai
Neivela edayaanvela	Neivilai, Edayanvilai
Nallanvela	Nallanvilai
Mullakaadu kobankaadu	Mullakaadu, Kobankaadu
Poochchikaadu komarikaadu	Poochchikaadu, Komarikaadu
Kurungooru nalooru	Kurungooru, Nalooru
Aathooru panayooru	Aathooru, Panayooru
Vallanaadu morappanaadu	Vallanaadu, Morappanaadu
Theivaseyal purankoil	Theivaseyalpuram temple
Male
Ponnungala thedipaathing	You searched for girls
Valliya kandupidichching	You found Valli
Paththaayiram collecting	Collecting ten thousand
Kala kala kala collecting	Collecting happily and loudly
Male
Thiruchendhooru muruga	O Lord Muruga of Thiruchendur
Thiruchendhooru muruga	O Lord Muruga of Thiruchendur
Theru theruva alaiya vecha	You made us wander street by street
Thiruchendhooru muruga	O Lord Muruga of Thiruchendur
Male
Hey hey hey hey	Hey hey hey hey
Dhevathiya vanthaa	She came like an angel
Thala valiya thantha	She gave a headache
Thedi thedi thiriya vecha	She made us wander searching and searching
Thiruchendhooru muruga	O Lord Muruga of Thiruchendur
Male
Kaasukku kaayirom	We long for money
Kada theru meyirom	We wander through market streets
Kandapadi paayirom	We rush randomly everywhere
Kaanalayae	Yet she isn't seen anywhere
Male
Ava valliya	Is she Valli?
Illa kalliya	Or a thief (Kalli)?
Konjam kulliya	Is she a bit short?
Cinema villiya	Or a cinema villainess?
Ava olliya	Is she skinny?
Gundu malliya	Or round like a jasmine bud?
Kaanja sulliya	Is she a dried stick?
Karunkallu jalliya	Or hard gravel stone?
Male
Local aalum illa	No local person knows
Outer paaththathilla	Outsiders haven't seen her either
Avala nee maattikitta	If you get trapped by her
Kathakalithaan	It will be a Kathakali drama!
Male
Ava valliya	Is she Valli?
Illa kalliya	Or a thief (Kalli)?
Konjam kulliya	Is she a bit short?
Cinema villiya	Or a cinema villainess?
Ava olliya	Is she skinny?
Gundu malliya	Or round like a jasmine bud?
Kaanja sulliya	Is she a dried stick?
Karunkallu jalliya	Or hard gravel stone?
Thiruchendhooru muruga	O Lord Muruga of Thiruchendur
Male
Vaatha kolam vanthu	Coming like a flock of storks
Thara erangum	Landing down to earth
Flight-il kooda thedi	Even inside the airplane
Paaththuputtom	We searched and looked
Kaalaiyilae dhenam station varum	Coming daily to the station in the morning
Muthu nagar train-a porattiputtom	We turned upside down the Pearl City (Muthu Nagar) express train
Male
Panimalar maatha	Like the church bell of Lady of Snows
Koilu maniya	She rang it without even needing a rope
Kayirae illaama adichchuputta	She is spinach vada
Male
Aava keera vada	We are Nadar shop
Naama nadar kada	If money isn't found
Kaasu kedaikkalenna	Search and break the face!
Thedi moonja oda	Let her get caught
Ava sikkattum	We will untangle her
Sikku eduppom	Is she tall?
Male
Ava nettaya	Or short?
Illa kuttaya	Tamarind seed?
Puliyan kottaya	Local country log?
Naatu kattaya	Is she single?
ava oththaya	Or double?
Illa rettaya	A torn shirt?
Kizhinja sattaya	Or donkey's egg?
Kazhutha muttaya	O Lord Muruga of Thiruchendur
Male
Thiruchendhooru muruga	O Lord Muruga of Thiruchendur
Thiruchendhooru muruga	You made us wander street by street
Theru theruva alaiya vechcha	O Lord Muruga of Thiruchendur
Thiruchendhooru muruga	She came like an angel
Male
Dhevathiya vanthaa	She gave a headache
Thala valiya thantha	She made us wander searching and searching
Thedi thedi thiriya vecha	O Lord Muruga of Thiruchendur
Thiruchendhooru muruga	Aaah...
Female
Aaah…	Surrender to Ganapathy
Ganapathy saranam	Surrender to Ganapathy
Ganapathy saranam	Surrender to Ganesha
Ganesa saranam	O Lord Ganapathy
Ganapathiyae	He who has five hands
Ainthu karaththinai	He who has the elephant face
Yaanai mugaththinai	Throughout the entire universe
Agilam muzhuvathum	O Lord Ganapathy
Ganapathiyae	O Lord Ganapathy
Ganapathiyae	O Lord Ganapathy..
Ganapathiyae..	Because all the girls made us cry
Male
Figurungellaam	Hey, the salt industry was created in this world!
Namma azhugavittu	Like rice put into a grinder
Ada uppu thozhilae	The lives of boys cooked, suffered, and turned into noodles
Ulagil uruvaachchu	Because they called a girl a flower
Grinderila potta arisiyapol	She tears them apart strand by strand!
Pasanga vaazhka venthu nonthu	If called goddesses, they act like possessed devotees
Noodles aachchu	If called a running river, they pull your legs from underneath
Male
Ponna poovunnu sonnathunaala	If called a traditional lamp, they stab you!
Naaru naaraaga kizhikkithuda	Is she a crook?
Avangala theivamunnum	A pirated CD?
Saami aaduraanga	The basic alphabet (ABCD)?
Odum aaruennum	Your father's beard?
Kaala vaaruraanga	Is she city-bred?
Kuthu velakkunnum	Or from a rural hamlet?
Kuththuraanga	Has monkey intellect?
Male
Aava kediya	Or horse manure?
Thiruttu cd-ya	O Lord Muruga of Thiruchendur
Abcd-ya	O Lord Muruga of Thiruchendur
Goppan thaadiya	You made us wander street by street
Ava citya	O Lord Muruga of Thiruchendur
Patti thottiya	She came like an angel
Korangu buththiya	She gave a headache
Kuthira lathiya	She made us wander searching and searching
Male
Thiruchendhooru muruga	O Lord Muruga of Thiruchendur
Thiruchendhooru muruga	We long for money
Theru theruva alaiya vechcha	We wander through market streets
Thiruchendhooru muruga	We rush randomly everywhere
Male
Dhevathiya vanthaa	Yet she isn't seen anywhere
Thala valiya thantha	Is she Valli?
Thedi thedi thiriya vecha	Or a thief (Kalli)?
Thiruchendhooru muruga	Is she a bit short?
Male
Kaasukku kaayirom	Or a cinema villainess?
Kada theru meyirom	Is she skinny?
Kandapadi paayirom	Or round like a jasmine bud?
Kaanalayae	Is she a dried stick?
Male
Ava valliya	Or hard gravel stone?
Illa kalliya
Konjam kulliya
Cinema villiya
Ava olliya
Gundu malliya
Kaanja sulliya
Karunkallu jalliya

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