♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Yov bottle-u	Hey man, bottle!
Indha bottle-u	This bottle!
Ribbon paatula	With the ribbon song,
Kacheri pudhu roatula	A concert on the new road.
Male
Yov bottle-u	Hey man, bottle!
Indha bottle-u	This bottle!
Ribbon paatula	With the ribbon song,
Kacheri pudhu roatula	A concert on the new road.
Male
Jicharula kalakalaa	In a glass, jingling and sparkling,
Oothi vara sasikala	Sasikala pouring in,
Thoothadi oothalam	Let us blow the horn,
Nambi vanthu seluthalam	Let us go with trust.
Male
Samathuvam adhu	True equality,
Baana koodame	Is the bar hall itself!
Alagiya mathuchalai	Beautiful tavern,
Geethame	A sweet melody!
Male
Samathuvam adhu	True equality,
Baana koodame	Is the bar hall itself!
Alagiya mathuchalai	Beautiful tavern,
Geethame	A sweet melody!
Male
Dimmappa dimara pappa	Dimmappa dimara pappa
Dimmappa dimara pappa	Dimmappa dimara pappa
Dimmappa dimara pappa	Dimmappa dimara pappa
Dimmappa dimara pappa	Dimmappa dimara pappa
Pipreepeepee	Pipreepeepee
Male
Ponna urukki oothi	Look, he melted gold and poured it,
Vachan paaru	Look closely!
Bottle la radha pera	Who wrote the name Radha,
Eluthi vachadhu yaaru	On the bottle?
Male
Kannu uruti nadanthu	Rolling eyes as it comes walking,
Varra thaeru	Like a temple chariot!
Sogam aara thaan	To cool down the sorrow,
Ulla vidu beeru	Pour down the beer inside!
Male
Kaalaila kannu mulucha	Waking up in the morning,
Kaiyu nadunguthu	The hands start trembling.
Edhura potaathane	Only if a drink is poured in front,
Shake nikkuthu	Does the shaking stop.
Male
Mallaka paduthukinnu	Lying flat on the back,
Varanju paakuthu	Staring up at the ceiling.
Matharam potaa thane	Only after taking a drink,
Indha ulagam puriyuthu	Does this world make sense!
Indha ulagam puriyuthu	Does this world make sense!
Male
Hey	Hey!
Samathuvam adhu	True equality,
Baana koodame	Is the bar hall itself!
Alagiya mathuchalai	Beautiful tavern,
Geethame	A sweet melody!
Male
Dimmappa dimara pappa	Dimmappa dimara pappa
Dimmappa dimara pappa	Dimmappa dimara pappa
Dimmappa dimara pappa	Dimmappa dimara pappa
Dimmappa dimara pappa	Dimmappa dimara pappa
Pipreepeepee	Pipreepeepee
Male
Gas u vila yeriduchunu	Because gas prices went up,
Kaathala kuduchom	We drank in the morning.
Petrol vilai naariduchunu	Because petrol prices stank and spiked,
Saaingalam kuduchom	We drank in the evening.
Naata kooru pottu	Because they are partitioning and selling the nation,
Vikkuraanaenu	Out of sheer frustration,
Gaandu aagi kuduchom	We drank angrily!
Onnu illatha matter kosam	For trivial matters that mean nothing,
Nanba overa kuduchom	Friend, we drank way too much!
Male
Yei naalu theru thalli	Hey, four streets away,
Wine shop nadathuran	He runs a wine shop.
Adutha theru mukkula	At the corner of the next street,
kaaki thoppi nikiraan	A policeman in a khaki cap stands.
Quaterkku 10 ruppai	For a quarter bottle, ten rupees extra,
Serthu kekkuraan	He demands and asks.
Water ku kaasu illama	Having no money even for water,
Raava adikiran	I take it neat and raw!
Male
Samathuvam adhu	True equality,
Baana koodame	Is the bar hall itself!
Alagiya mathuchalai	Beautiful tavern,
Geethame	A sweet melody!
Male
Dimmappa dimara pappa	Dimmappa dimara pappa
Dimmappa dimara pappa	Dimmappa dimara pappa
Dimmappa dimara pappa	Dimmappa dimara pappa
Dimmappa dimara pappa	Dimmappa dimara pappa
Pipreepeepee	Pipreepeepee
Male
Kuchavan ellam	The honest and poor man,
Kulanthai yaatam	Like an innocent child,
Paduthu kidakuraan	Lies down helpless on the floor.
Ooru vayithula	The one who kicked the stomach of the town,
Aduchavan ellam	And robbed everyone,
Nimunthu nadakuran	Walks around holding his head high!
Male
Sokku jippa potavan thaan	The man wearing a stylish kurta,
Natta kedukuran	Destroys the country.
Kudikaaran nu solluravanthan	The one who labels us as drunkards,
Government nadathuran	Runs the government!
Gandhi note ah vaangi thane	Taking Gandhi currency notes,
Kadaiya nadathura	You run the liquor shop.
Appuram gandhi jayanthi	Then why on Gandhi Jayanthi,
Yenda kadaiya moodura	Do you close the shop, man?
Male
Oosipoona side dish ah than	Spoiled, stale side dishes,
Thalaiyila kattura	You force upon our heads!
Ungaatha yennada nu keta	If we ask what this is, man,
Kudikaara koo nu thittura	You scold us calling us filthy drunkards!
Male
Dont talk bad words mammu	Do not talk bad words, my friend!
Male
Dimmappa dimara pappa	Dimmappa dimara pappa
Dimmappa dimara pappa	Dimmappa dimara pappa
Dimmappa dimara pappa	Dimmappa dimara pappa
Dimmappa dimara pappa	Dimmappa dimara pappa
Pipreepeepee	Pipreepeepee

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