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Pidikuthu unnai

Unaku eedu illaye

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Miratuthu ennai

Irunthum oda villaiye

Vanga kadal vittu vittu alai adikum

Ingu vanjara meen vaasathula vala virikum

Para para paravena para parakum

Ingu pakkathu veetukaaran per marakkum

Vanakkam vaazhavaikum chennai

Pidikuthu unnai

Unaku eedu illaiye

Pathu patti pola ingu veedu irukum

Theru suthi engum concrete kaadu irukum

Muchu mutta nerisalil road irukum

Athu maatu vandi thottiyila poo sirikum

Ethanai kangal ingu pasithirkum

Ithu anthanai kanavaiyum neravethum

Vanakkam vaazhavaikum chennai

Pidikuthu unnai

Unaku eedu illaiye

Katchi kodi kutaniya kai asaikum

Namaku arunakodi thaan micham irukum

Pacha manja sivapula than signal irukum

Athu vizhunthathum kuzhanthainga pichai edukkum

Mirati oda vaikum chennai

Miratuthu ennai

Irunthum oda villaiye

Singaara chennai enru solluvom

Oor engum poster otti kolluvom

Serodum kuvam engum kosukale

Enralum vittu poga ninaikala

Inbam thunbam rendum ulla chennai-yada

Ithu ilaipaara idam tharum thinnai-yada

Naagarigam valarnthidum thottil-lada

Intha vizhakile ethanayo vittil-lada

Pala ooru sanam vanthu vaazhum idam thaan

Ada pathu naalil sontha ooru intha idam thaan

Elarukum thani thaniya thaai iruppa

Namma ottu motha thaayaaga chennai iruppa

Epdi nee thittum pothum una poruppa

Ava unnodaya valarchiku yeni koduppa

Ulagathil pala kodi oor irukum

Intha oor pola panmugam ethil irukum?

Vanakkam vaazhavaikum chennai

Pidikuthu unnai

Unaku eedu illaiye

Mirati oda vaikum chennai

Miratuthu ennai

Irunthum oda villaiye