Nilal veeltti odunna

niḻal vīḻttiyoḍunna nīlameghaṁ
niramāla virikkunna pūṅgāvanaṁ
hemandasundaridan deroḍuṁ tāḻvarayil
pularigaḽ pūvugaḽāl viḍarunnu
sandhyagaḽ nin kaviḽāy tuḍukkunnu
(niḻal....)

maḻamugil nirayaḍiññu
malarmuḍi kĕṭṭaḻiññu
māleyaguḽirnĕṭri madilekhayāy tĕḽiññu
omale nin kaṇṇil nin māṟil anurāgaṁ
oṇappūkkaḽaṅṅaḽ ĕḻudunnu
(niḻal....)

nin kaḽamŏḻigaḽilĕ nūburamaṇigaḽ sūḍi
pūndĕnnalalagaḽ pāḍi pudiyŏru premagānaṁ
gānamadilaliññu nin muḍippūvin gandhaṁ
nīyĕn puṇyamāy vaḽarunnu
(niḻal..)