MALE:
CHORUS 1:
Kaadhalae kaadhalae swaasam,
Yen kaadhilae something something paesum,


CHORUS 2:
Kaadhalae paravasam,
Kanavugal ilavasam,
Mounam kooda alagu,
Irunthum poosa palagu,
Kaadhalae, kaadhalae, vaa, (kaadhalae, kaadhalae, vaa)
Jeevanae, jeevanae, nee vaa, (jeevanae, jeevanae, nee vaa)

Dhoosi ondru,
Kannil vanthu,
Ilinthida vaendumae,
Oothi vidum,
Podhu oonthan,
Viral nunni theendumae,
Yennai yaarum kaettathillai kaelvi,
Ohh, kaadhal endraal vettri petra paavi,
Kaadhalae, kaadhalae, vaa, (kaadhalae, kaadhalae, vaa)
Jeevanae, jeevanae, nee vaa, (jeevanae, jeevanae, nee vaa)

Nee kannai moodumbodhellaam,
Yen oolagam irandupogirathu,
Unn svaasam embathu,
Yen vaalvil aitra irakkam,
Yen kanavugalai,
Oru bodhum verukkamaattaen,
Avvattrum sonthakaari nee,
Naan thoonga pogiraen,
Angai meendum santhippoam,

FEMALE:
Kaalai vandhum, porvai vittu,
Elunthida manamillai,
Unnai enni oorandu vilaa,
Kanavoru kanavillai,
Kannaithaana paarthu kondu kenjum,
Yennai kannaadiyil oyvu kaittu kenjum,

BACKGROUND MALES:
Unnai kandaen,
Yennai kaanavillaiyae,
Aena idhayam?
Yennai vanthu saeravillaiyae,


Kaadhalae, kaadhalae, vaa, (kaadhalae, kaadhalae, vaa)
Jeevanae, jeevanae, nee thaa, (jeevanae, jeevanae, nee thaa)
Kaadhalae, kaadhalae, vaa, (kaadhalae, kaadhalae, vaa)
Jeevanae, jeevanae, nee thaa, (jeevanae, jeevanae, nee thaa)

Swaasam...
Something something...