♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Vayadhukku vanakkam..	Greetings to youth..
Female :Aa…aa…aa…	Aa…aa…aa…
Male :Valiba mayakkam	Youthful infatuation
Female :Aa…aa…aa…	Aa…aa…aa…
Male :Arupadhu varaikkum	Until the age of sixty
Female :Aa…aa…aa…	Aa…aa…aa…
Male :Anaippadhu vazhakkam…	Embracing is the custom…
Female :Aa…aa…aa…	Aa…aa…aa…
Male :Kaiyil oru pillai vandhaal kaadhal theerumaa..	If a child comes into your arms, does love come to an end?
Female :Hoo oo oo	Hoo oo oo
Male :Muthamittaal thangam enna theindhu pogumaa..	If kissed, will gold wear away?
Female :Hoo oo oo oo	Hoo oo oo oo
Male :Inienna thanimai izhukudhu ilamai	Why solitude anymore, youth pulls us close
Ivan undhan adimai vaa	This man is your slave, come
Female :Hoo oooooooooo	Female vocalization
Male
Vayadhukku vanakkam..	Greetings to youth..
Female :Aa…aa…aa…	Aa…aa…aa…
Male :Valiba mayakkam	Youthful infatuation
Female :Aa…aa…aa…	Aa…aa…aa…
Male :Arupadhu varaikkum	Until the age of sixty
Female :Aa…aa…aa…	Aa…aa…aa…
Male :Anaippadhu vazhakkam…	Embracing is the custom…
Female :Hmm…mm mmm..	Hmm…mm mmm..
Male
Mazhai varuvadhu eppodhu mayilukku theriyum	The peacock knows when the rain is coming
Female :Hmm mm	Hmm mm
Manam thudippadhu eppodhu manaivikku theriyum	The wife knows when the heart yearns
Male :Aahaa	Aahaa
Kani kadippadhu eppodhu anilukku theriyum	The squirrel knows when to bite into the fruit
Female :Haa aa	Haa aa
Ival thudippadhu eppodhu unakkena theriyum	When will you know how this girl throbs for you?
Male :Ha ha	Ha ha
Poovizhi sivakkum pon mugam sivakkum puriyuthu enakkum hoi	Flower-like eyes turn red, golden face blushes, I understand too, hoi!
Female :Hoo oooo ooo oo	Female vocalization
Male
Vayadhukku vanakkam..	Greetings to youth..
Female :Aa…aa…aa…	Aa…aa…aa…
Male :Valiba mayakkam	Youthful infatuation
Female :Aa…aa…aa…	Aa…aa…aa…
Male :Arupadhu varaikkum	Until the age of sixty
Female :Aa…aa…aa…	Aa…aa…aa…
Male :Anaippadhu vazhakkam…	Embracing is the custom…
Female :Hmm…mm mmm..	Hmm…mm mmm..
Male
Thudi thudikkudhu un saelai thunai kolla varavaa	Your saree flutters with excitement, shall I come to give you company?
Female :Haa aaa	Haa aaa
Idi idikkudhu aathadi idhu enna iravaa	Thunder strikes, oh my goodness, what a night this is!
Male :Haa aa	Haa aa
Indru thaniyattum un oodal idai konjam thodavaa	Let your playful sulking subside today, may I touch your waist a little?
Female :Haan haa	Haan haa
Idai valikkudhu angangae idaiveli vidavaa	My waist hurts here and there, shall we leave some distance?
Male :Ahaa	Ahaa
Iruvarum inaindhom idhayangal nanaindhom	The two of us united, our hearts drenched in love
Maganaiyum marandhom hoi…	We even forgot about our son, hoi…
Female :Hoo….oooooooo	Female vocalization
Male
Vayadhukku vanakkam..	Greetings to youth..
Female :Aa…aa…aa…	Aa…aa…aa…
Male :Valiba mayakkam	Youthful infatuation
Female :Ho ..oo oo	Ho ..oo oo
Arupadhu varaikkum	Until the age of sixty
Male :Aa…aa…aa…	Aa…aa…aa…
Female :Anaippadhu vazhakkam…	Embracing is the custom…
Male :Aa..aa….aa…	Aa..aa….aa…
Kaiyil oru pillai vandhaal kaadhal theerumaa..	If a child comes into your arms, does love come to an end?
Female :Ho ..oo oo	Ho ..oo oo
Muthamittaal thangam enna theindhu pogumaa..	If kissed, will gold wear away?
Male :Aaa..aa..aa…	Aaa..aa..aa…
Male
Inienna thanimai	Why solitude anymore
Female :Izhukudhu ilamai	Youth pulls us close
Male :Ivan undhan adimai vaa	This man is your slave, come
Hoo oooo ooo oo ooo	Male vocalization
Male
Vayadhukku vanakkam..	Greetings to youth..
Female :Aa…aa…aa…	Aa…aa…aa…
Male :Valiba mayakkam	Youthful infatuation
Female :Ho ..oo oo	Ho ..oo oo
Arupadhu varaikkum	Until the age of sixty
Male :Aa…aa…aa…	Aa…aa…aa…
Female :Anaippadhu vazhakkam…	Embracing is the custom…
Male :Aa..aa….aa…	Aa..aa….aa…

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Monai (Initial Rhyme/Alliteration)

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Uvamai (Metaphor/Simile)

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