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Oru murai vettai, oru murai vetkkai (One time chase, one time catch – referring to cat-and-mouse game) Ithu oru murai vettai, vettai... vettai! (This is one-time hunt, hunt... hunt!) Verse 1: Vaada vettai kiliye, un vayasu enna kiliye? (Come here, hunt parrot, what’s your age, parrot? – 'Parrot' is a flirtatious term) Unna kaiyil pottukka, aasaiya irukku kiliye (I desire to hold you in my hand, parrot) Nee nadakkum nerathile, un nadaiyai paatha udane (The moment I see you walk) Manasila oru kottai, idhu vera mathiri kottai (A fort rises in my mind, a different kind of fort) Pre-chorus (Mix of Tamil & English): Hey machan, un peru enna? (Friend, what’s your name?) Nothing to lose, nothing to prove Hey ippo enna venum? (What do you want now?) Just tonight, we can do what we like Chorus repeated