Thattan Thattan Vandikatti Parandhen Kozhi Thoovattam
Yei Sokkapana Mela Ninnu Adicha Soora Kathattam
In a carriage of dragonflies, I hover like a chicken feather.
In a raging bonfire, she hits me like a hurricane.
Mottapara Poova Vedichene
Uchi Theana Vari Kudichene
En Kairega Patha Pechi Kadhai Sonnale Neeye Satchi
Nan Pora Vara Padhayila Nerinji Mulla Othukkum Umparvai
Like I was a bud in a boulder, I burst into bloom.
Like she was highland honey, I guzzled her down.
The seer who read my palm said a story that you proved true.
In this path that I walk down, your piercing gaze uproots unseen thorn.
Hey Thattan Thattan Vandikatti, Parandhen Kozhi Thoovattam Hey
Yei Sokkapana Mela Ninnu, Adicha Soora Kathattam
I float like a chicken feather in a carriage of dragonflies.
She hits into me like a hurricane in a raging bonfire.
Kuthilula Nellattam Kumiyudhe Un Vasam
Asaiya Nee Paka Soru Pongum
Theruvula Ponalum Yelelele
Puzhudhiya Vandhalum Yelelele
Thavani Rasava Matha Sollum
Like fresh grain in an earthen pot, your fragrance fills my heart.
The warmth of your sultry gaze could even steam rice.
Even though I tread on dirt roads,
Even though I am covered in grime,
The ‘Dhavani’ draped over your shoulder makes a king out of me, Girl.
Senthanala Nenjirukka Un Nenappe Thooral Addikkum
Oor Nezhala Nan Irukka En Nesame Neethandi
Muthatha Thayen Rasathi Mothamum Tharen Kaimathi
In my red-hot inferno heart, your memories are a calming drizzle.
I lurk in this village as a mere shadow. You are my true object, Love.
Give me a kiss, my princess, and I will give you all of me.
Hey Thattan Thattan Vandikatti Parandhen Kozhi Thoovattam
Yei Sokkapana Mela Ninnu Adicha Soora Kathattam
In a carriage of dragonflies, I hover like a chicken feather.
In a raging bonfire, she hits me like a hurricane.
Uzhavan Vayalula Irangi, Koora Nathaiyum Pirichu
Ponna Nelathaiye Kakkum, Perungudiyam Uzhakkudiyam
The farmer descends into paddy fields. Deftly, he picks the seedlings,
Protecting land like it were gold, this great clan, this farmer’s clan.
Pootan Punjaya Tholaichan, Patan Nanjaiya Tholaichan
Kalla Kadavulum Kedakka
Kadanom Koolikkudiyanom,
Jeichidu Kannu Jeichidu Kannu
Our ancestors lost the uplands. Our forefathers lost the farmlands.
Our god lies there still as stone.
We became ‘wasteland’. We became bonded labor.
You must triumph, child. You must triumph!
Kaka Kuruvi Nedham Kootampottu
Namma Kadhaiya Pesa, Megam Kettu Yengutha Mazha Oonguthe
Odampeduthu Theekozhuthu, Uyir Eriya Nananje Kedappom
Crows and sparrows, huddle up every day,
And tell our tale to the clouds,
as they listen cravingly, pelting rain.
Set fire with our bodies. Get drenched in our burning souls.
Thattan Thattan Hey Thattan Thattan
Hey Thattan Thattan Vandikatti, Parandhen Kozhi Thoovattam
Ada Sokkapana Mela Ninnu, Adicha Soora Kathattam
Soora Kathattam, Soora Kathattam
A carriage of dragonflies! A carriage of dragonflies!
In a carriage of dragonflies, I hover like a chicken feather.
In a raging bonfire, she hits me like a hurricane.
Like a hurricane! Like a hurricane!