Val val endru kuraikkathu
Val val endru kuraikkathu
It Doesn't Bark Like, "Bow, Wow!"
Children's Song
Children's Song
(Tamil)
(English)
Val val endru kuraikkathu
vaalai vaalai aatathu
engal veettu naai kutty
enakku piditha naai kutty.
Paalum sorum unnathu
pakkam azhaithaal varathu
engal veettu naai kutty
enakku piditha naai kutty.
Angum ingum odaathu
athanaal thollai kidaiyathu
engal veettu naai kutty
enakku piditha naai kutty.
Appadi enna naai kutty
athisayamana naai kutty
appa enakku vaangi thantha
rubber bommai naai kutty.
It doesn't bark like, "Bow, wow!"
Its tail doesn't move.
Our house puppy,
My favorite puppy.
It doesn't eat milk and boiled rice,*
It doesn't come near, if you call.
Our house puppy,
My favorite puppy.
It doesn't run here and there,
So its no trouble at all.
Our house puppy,
My favorite puppy.
What type of puppy...
Wondering puppy,
My father bought it for me,
A rubber doll puppy!
Notes
*Which is different from rice pudding. Krithika wrote, "Rice pudding is called as 'Rice kanji' in Tamil. Kanji is a common food name. We can make kanji using wheat, urad dal, milk, oats etc. Mostly Tamilians eat kanji when they're sick."
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Krithika Ganesh for contributing and translating this song.
Rumba nandri!
