♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Veralukkeththa veekkam illeenga	There is no swelling proportional to the size of the finger,
Naattil varavukeththa selavu illeenga	In our nation, spending does not match the income.
Aasaikeththa uzhaippum illeenga	There is no hard work matching people's desires,
Manasa alaiya vittaa avasththai thaanunga	If you let your mind wander aimlessly, distress is guaranteed.
Male
Iru kaiyai neetta koodaathu	One should not extend both hands to beg,
Naalum kaiya yaentha koodaathunga	One should not hold out hands begging every day.
Kaasa vaangi eraichchiputtu	After borrowing money and squandering it,
Kaiya katti nikka koodaathu	One should not stand helplessly with tied hands.
Male
Naattula namma veettula	In our country, in our homes,
Rompa kaalamaa intha pokkuthaan	This trend has been continuing for a very long time.
Sikkanam venum konjam sinthikka venum	We need thriftiness, we need to think a little,
Pakkuvam venum innum panpada venum	We need maturity, we need to refine ourselves further.
Male
Veralukkeththa veekkam illeenga	There is no swelling proportional to the size of the finger,
Naattil varavukeththa selavu illeenga	In our nation, spending does not match the income.
Aasaikeththa uzhaippum illeenga	There is no hard work matching people's desires,
Manasa alaiya vittaa avasththai thaanunga	If you let your mind wander aimlessly, distress is guaranteed.
Male
Lottary seetta nambi aduppil olaiya vaikkaatahe	Don't rely on lottery tickets and keep the pot on the stove,
Adhirshtam adikkimunnu pattiniyaaga kedakkaathae	Don't remain starving expecting luck to strike.
Kiliya kettuputtu vaazhkkai payanam pogaathae	Don't undertake life's journey trusting parrot astrology,
Arivai viththuputtu araikuraiyaa nikkaathae	Don't sell off your intellect and stand incomplete.
Male
Uzhaippum enbathum vervai enbathu	Hard work and sweat,
Vetti vaarththai aachchunga	Have become mere empty words.
Ingae ozhaichchu pizhaikkum manushan paadu	The plight of the man who works hard for a living,
Keliyaagi pochchuna	Has become a joke here.
Male
Uzhaippum enbathum vervai enbathum	Hard work and sweat,
Vetti vaarthai aachchunga	Have become mere empty words.
Ingae ozhaichchu pizhaikkum manushan paadu	The plight of the man who works hard for a living,
Keliyaagi pochchuna	Has become a joke here.
Male
Naattula namma veettula	In our country, in our homes,
Rompa kaalamaa intha pokkuthaan	This trend has been continuing for a very long time.
Sikkanam venum konjam sinthikka venum	We need thriftiness, we need to think a little,
Pakkuvam venum innum panpada venum	We need maturity, we need to refine ourselves further.
Male
Veralukkeththa veekkam illeenga	There is no swelling proportional to the size of the finger,
Naattil varavukeththa selavu illeenga	In our nation, spending does not match the income.
Aasaikeththa uzhaippum illeenga	There is no hard work matching people's desires,
Manasa alaiya vittaa avasththai thaanunga	If you let your mind wander aimlessly, distress is guaranteed.
Male
Cinima tv ellaam pozhuthu pokkunnu sonnaanga	They said cinema and TV were just for pastime,
Adhuvae vaazhkkaiyaaga maari ippo ninnaanga	Now they have turned into life itself.
Moolai mudukku ellaam brandy kada aayaachchu	Every nook and corner has turned into a liquor shop,
Kudichchi kudichchi manushan aayul paadhi poyaachchu	By endless drinking, half of human lifespan is gone.
Male
Moonu seettum cricket bat-yum	Three-card gambling and cricket bats,
Dhesa chinnam aachchunga	Have become national symbols.
Namma vaazhkkaiyaiththaan tholaichchuputtom	We have lost our very life,
Enga poyi thaedanga	Where do we go and search for it?
Male
Moonu seettum cricket bat-yum	Three-card gambling and cricket bats,
Dhesa chinnam aachchunga	Have become national symbols.
Namma vaazhkkaiyaiththaan tholaichchuputtom	We have lost our very life,
Enga poyi thaedanga	Where do we go and search for it?
Male
Naattula namma veettula	In our country, in our homes,
Rompa kaalamaa intha pokkuthaan	This trend has been continuing for a very long time.
Sikkanam venum konjam sinthikka venum	We need thriftiness, we need to think a little,
Pakkuvam venum innum panpada venum	We need maturity, we need to refine ourselves further.
Male
Veralukkeththa veekkam illeenga	There is no swelling proportional to the size of the finger,
Naattil varavukeththa selavu illeenga	In our nation, spending does not match the income.
Aasaikeththa uzhaippum illeenga	There is no hard work matching people's desires,
Manasa alaiya vittaa avasththai thaanunga	If you let your mind wander aimlessly, distress is guaranteed.
Male
Iru kaiyai neetta koodaathu	One should not extend both hands to beg,
Naalum kaiya yaentha koodaathunga	One should not hold out hands begging every day.
Kaasa vaangi eraichchiputtu	After borrowing money and squandering it,
Kaiya katti nikka koodaathu	One should not stand helplessly with tied hands.
Male
Naattula namma veettula	In our country, in our homes,
Rompa kaalamaa intha pokkuthaan	This trend has been continuing for a very long time.
Sikkanam venum konjam sinthikka venum	We need thriftiness, we need to think a little,
Pakkuvam venum innum panpada venum…	We need maturity, we need to refine ourselves further...

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Ethukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

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