Unni Krishnan & KS Chitra – Aval Varuvala: Selaiyile Veedu Kattava Lyrics in English (Translation)

Selaiyile veedu kattavaa serndhu vasikka
Shall we build a home within your sari and live there together

Jannal vecha jacket podaavaa thendral adikka
Shall I wear a jacket with windows, so the breeze can slip inside

Mookkuththin minnal oru deepam eatri vaithu poga
Lighting a lamp with the lightning of your nose ring

sokkugindra vedkam vandhu
Vanna kolam ondru poda
Blushing shyness comes alive, drawing a colorful design

Ennai naan unnidam aali kodukka
I offer myself entirely to you

Selaiyil veedu kattavaa serndhu vasikka
Shall we make a home in your sari and dwell together

Jannal vecha jacket podaavaa thendral adikka
Shall I wear a windowed jacket for the breeze to touch me

Thaavani nazhuvinaal idhayamum nazhuvudhe
When your half-sari slips, my heart slips with it

Asandhadum un vizhi azhagai thirududhe
Your startled eyes steal all the beauty away

Oviyathai thirai maraivil
Why hide a painting behind a curtain?

Olithuvaippadhenamma

Kaatru mazhai saaralile
Is it fair to let it soak in wind and rain?

Nanaiyavittaal niyaayama

Rasikka vandha rasiganin
Vizhigalai moodadhe
Don’t close the eyes of the admirer who came to behold

Vizhiyai moodum podhum
Viralgalale thedadhhe
And when you do close them, don’t search with your fingers

Selaiyil veedu kattavaa serndhu vasikka
Shall we live together in a home woven of sari folds

Jannal vecha jacket podaavaa thendral adikka
Shall I let the breeze wander in through me

Manmadan sannidhi
Mudhanmurai paarkiren
I stand before Love’s shrine for the very first time

Adhanaal thanadi
That’s why I sweat even in the cold

Paniyilum verkiren

Muththangalin ooshaale
Poojamani aandhae
The echo of kisses rings like temple bells

Sevvidhazhin eerangale
The moisture of red lips feels like holy water

Theertham endru thonudhe

Kaalaneram endru
Kaadhalil illaiyaa
Is there such a thing as time in love?

Kaamadhevan koyilil
Kadikaarangal thevaiya
Do temples of desire need clocks at all?

Selaiyil veedu kattavaa serndhu vasikka
Shall we build a home in your sari and live as one

Jannal vecha jacket podaavaa thendral adikka
Shall I wear myself open to the breeze

Mookkuththin minnal oru theepam
Eatri vaithu poga
Leaving behind a lamp lit by your nose ring’s spark

Sokkugindra vedkam vandhu
Vanna kolam ondru poda
As bashfulness paints its vivid patterns

Ennai naan unnidam aali kodukka
I surrender myself to you

Selaiyil veedu kattavaa serndhu vasikka
Shall we live together in a sari-woven home

Jannal vecha jacket podaavaa thendral adikka
Shall I let the breeze touch me through open windows