♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thoondaa mani vilakku
Thoondaama ninneriyum
Thoondaa mani vilakku
Thoondaama ninneriyum
Thoondaa mani vilakku
Thoondaama ninneriyum
Dhoosi pattum mangaadhu
Pugai padinjum karukkaadhu
En dhukkam adha veliyil sonnaa
Mangi vidum mangi vidum
Dhukkam adha veliyil sonnaa
Mangi vidum mangi vidum
Thoondaa mani vilakku
Thoondaama ninneriyum
Thoondaa mani vilakku
Lulululu…. lulululu….
Andhi maariyamman koyililae
Nall kanni ponnuga kummigalaam
Chinna chindhu mani pooveduthu
Adha pinni pinni vecha maalaigalaam
Maala soodi konda ammanukku
Dhinam kaalai maalai nalla poosaigalaam
Poosaiyilae mani osaigalaam
Andha osaiyum kummikku thaalangalaam
Ooo… oo… lulululu…. lulululu….
Muttai ida kozhi onnu
Kuppaiyilae maenju varum
Gundu mani saeval vandhu
Kootti vandha kadhai ariyum
Naetharutha vayalukkullae
Nel porukka pogaiylae
Kaathadicha velaiyilae
Kalanjiyatha kandeduthaen
Kollaiyilae marikkozhundhu
Kodi padarndha malliga poo
Parippaaru illaama thaniyaaga poothadhammaa
Parichadhu yaaru vaangi thoduthadhu yaaru
Thaliyilae mudichum thavikkudhu paaru
Aa haa… aa… aa… aa… aa…
Thoondaa mani vilakku
Thoondaama ninneriyum
Thoondaa mani vilakku
Kaattu vazhi pogum vandi
Vandiyilae maadu rendu
Maadu pora paadhai ellaam
Roadugalaa aagi pochu
Oorukkooru povadharkku
Roadu ippa romba irukku
Maanathilum roadu pottu
Parandhu pogum kaalam aachu
Paattan koottan kattuna vandi thaanae
Idhukku nalla moolam aachu durrr aehae po…
Orakka chadavula naan
Uluppa vittaen kanneera
Uluppi vitta kanneeru
Odudhammaa aaraaga
Kolli mala mela kuyilu chatham kekkayilae
Kotha malli poo pookkum
Kodi murunga kaai kaaikkum
Sandha thadatharugae
Saadhi linga marathadiyil
Kanni kazhiyaadha kai kiliyaa naan irundhen
Annaandhu paathaa aagaasam pooraa
Allaadha poovu yaarum thallaadha poovu
Aa haa… aa… aa… aa… aa…
Thoondaa mani vilakku
Thoondaama ninneriyum
Dhoosi pattum mangaadhu
Pugai padinjum karukkaadhu
En dhukkam adha veliyil sonnaa
Mangi vidum mangi vidum
Dhukkam adha veliyil sonnaa
Mangi vidum mangi vidum
Thoondaa mani vilakku
Thoondaama ninneriyum
Thoondaa mani vilakku
An eternal lamp
Burns steadily without being trimmed
An eternal lamp
Burns steadily without being trimmed
An eternal lamp
Burns steadily without being trimmed
It does not dim even when covered in dust
It does not blacken even when gathered in smoke
If I speak my sorrow out loud
It will only fade away, it will only fade away
If I speak the sorrow out loud
It will only fade away, it will only fade away
An eternal lamp
Burns steadily without being trimmed
An eternal lamp
Lulululu... lulululu...
At the Mariamman temple at dusk
Young maidens gather to clap and dance the kummi folk dance
Picking small, lovely sindhumani flowers
They weave them strand by strand into garlands
For the Goddess adorned with the garland
Daily morning and evening prayers are offered
During the prayers, the temple bells ring
And that ringing sound becomes the beat for the dance
Oh... oh... lulululu... lulululu...
A hen looking to lay her eggs
Scratches around in the heap of waste
A handsome, bright-eyed rooster comes along
And knows the tale of leading her away
Inside the field harvested yesterday
When I went to gather fallen grains
Just as a gentle breeze blew by
I found an entire granary of treasure
In the backyard grows fragrant marikolundu herbs
And jasmine spreading across the vine
It blossomed all alone with no one to pick it
Who plucked it, who bought it and strung it together?
Even tied in the hair, look how it yearns with longing!
Aa ha... aa... aa... aa... aa...
An eternal lamp
Burns steadily without being trimmed
An eternal lamp
A cart travelling down the forest path
With two bullocks pulling the cart
All the tracks where the bullocks walked
Have now turned into paved roads
To travel from one town to another
There are so many roads today
Paving pathways even through the skies
The era of flying has arrived
Wasn't it the simple cart built by our ancestors
That laid the true foundation for all of this? Durr, hey, go on!
In the drowsiness of broken sleep
I brushed away my falling tears
The tears that I shook away
Are flowing gently like a river
When the cuckoo's song echoes over Kolli Hills
Clusters of coriander blossoms bloom
And drumstick creepers bear their fruit
Beside the rhythmic village pathway
Beneath the shade of the sadhilingam tree
I once lived like an innocent pet parrot
When I look up, across the whole sky
Are starry flowers untouched, flowers no one can cast aside
Aa ha... aa... aa... aa... aa...
An eternal lamp
Burns steadily without being trimmed
It does not dim even when covered in dust
It does not blacken even when gathered in smoke
If I speak my sorrow out loud
It will only fade away, it will only fade away
If I speak the sorrow out loud
It will only fade away, it will only fade away
An eternal lamp
Burns steadily without being trimmed
An eternal lamp
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