♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Vaazhkka oru quarter	Life is like a quarter bottle of liquor
Adhil kalakku konjam water	Mix a little water into it
Adicha varum botha	If you drink it, intoxication comes
Adha padicha neethaan medha	If you study it, you become a genius
Male
Kozhi mutta pottuduchuna	If a hen lays an egg
Adhu duty thaana da	Isn't that just its duty, man?
Mudinju pochu da	That is over and done, man
Omlette thunna aasai irundha	If you desire to eat an omelette
Adha odachu thaana da	Isn't it you who has to break it, man?
Neeyae poduda	Prepare it yourself, man
Male
Vala pottu pudicha adhu meenu	If caught with a net, that is a fish
Ela pottu thinna sooru	If served on a banana leaf and eaten, that is meal/rice
Nee uzhacha thaan da ambani	Only if you work hard will you become Ambani
Kashtapadalana ambo nee	If you don't toil hard, you will end up stranded
Male
Thanni adha adupula	Water placed on a stove
Vacha vennee	Becomes hot water
Adha enni paathuko nee	Keep that in mind and consider it
Ethir neechal podu nee	Swim against the tide
Male
Risk adha thottu	Risk is like a rusk biscuit
Thinnum rusku	That you dip and eat
Adha kotta vitta	If you spill it
Seiva nee romba mistake-u	You will make a huge mistake
Male
Vazhukka vizhunthuduchuna	If you go bald
Thalaiyila seepa podatha	Don't put a comb on your head
Vaazhkka kavunthuduchuna	If life capsizes
Saagatha saagatha jeikaama saagatha	Don't die, don't die, don't die without winning
Male
Vaazhkka oru quarter	Life is like a quarter bottle of liquor
Adhil kalakku konjam water	Mix a little water into it
Adicha varum botha	If you drink it, intoxication comes
Adha padicha neethaan medha	If you study it, you become a genius
Male
Aadu maadu kozhi	Do goats, cows, or chickens
IT kattutha	Build IT parks?
Veedu vaasal katti	Do they construct houses
Sothu sekutha	And accumulate wealth?
Male
Naalu aani oru kooni	Four nails and a gunny sack
Pothumda	Are enough, man
Naama thaan theevulaiyum	We can prove that we can survive
Vaazhnthu kaatalam	Even on a deserted island
Male
Facebook illa twitter illa	There is no Facebook, no Twitter
Share panna yaarum illa	There is no one to share things with
Aanalum indha life-ah	Even so, this life
Like pannu da	Go ahead and 'like' it, man
Male
Sun varum moon varum	The sun will come, the moon will come
Nightula thaan star varum	Only at night do stars appear
Mallakka paduthu paaru	Lie flat on your back and look up
Thookam varum da	Sleep will come automatically, man
Male
Thanni adha adupula	Water placed on a stove
Vacha vennee	Becomes hot water
Adha enni paathuko nee	Keep that in mind and consider it
Ethir neechal podu nee	Swim against the tide
Male
Risk adha thottu	Risk is like a rusk biscuit
Thinnum rusku	That you dip and eat
Adha kotta vitta	If you spill it
Seiva nee romba mistake-u	You will make a huge mistake
Male
Nilava paathu naanum	Looking at the moon, I too
Sooru thunnen da	Ate rice as a child, man
Armstrong-u anga poi	Armstrong went up there
Kaala vachan da	And placed his foot, man
Male
Map-ula varanju vacha	The world drawn on a paper map
World-ah kaanom da	Is missing now, man
Computer mouse adha	A computer mouse
Thookinnu pochu da	Carried it away, man
Male
Vallavana nee irundha	If you are a capable person
Pullum oru aayutham da	Even a piece of grass is a weapon, man
Try panni paakalana	If you don't even try
Vekka keduda	It is a shameful disgrace, man
Male
Manickama neeyum iru	Remain humble like Manickam
Neram vandha baasha vaagu	When the time comes, transform into Baasha
Naayagana pola	Like the Hero (Naayagan)
Vishwaroopam eduda	Assume your grand avatar (Vishwaroopam), man
Male
Kozhi mutta pottuduchuna	If a hen lays an egg
Adhu duty thaana da	Isn't that just its duty, man?
Mudinju pochu da	That is over and done, man
Omlette thunna aasai irundha	If you desire to eat an omelette
Adha odachu thaana da	Isn't it you who has to break it, man?
Neeyae poduda	Prepare it yourself, man
Male
Vala pottu pudicha adhu meenu	If caught with a net, that is a fish
Ela pottu thinna sooru	If served on a banana leaf and eaten, that is meal/rice
Nee uzhacha thaan da ambani	Only if you work hard will you become Ambani
Kashtapadalana ambo nee	If you don't toil hard, you will end up stranded
Male
Ohoo…oooo..hooo…ooo..	Ohoo…oooo..hooo…ooo..
Ohoo…oooo..hooo…ooo..	Ohoo…oooo..hooo…ooo..

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