māyāvi māyāvi
tīyāgi varuvāṉ
maṉadoḍum mugamūḍi
aṇindedāṉ tirivāṉ
talai tŏḍum alaiyĕṉa ĕḻundiḍuvāṉ - nĕñjil
aṇaittiḍum maḻaiyĕṉa naṉaittiḍuvāṉ!
payam mūḽum neram tarai vandu kāppāṉ
tuyar kŏṇḍa perai karai kŏṇḍu serppāṉ
kaḍamai muḍindāl paṟandiḍuvāṉ - pāvi
ivaḽiṉ tuyaram maṟandiḍuvāṉ
avaṉoḍivaḽ idayam tŏlaiyum! - taṉimait tĕruvil
ivaḽoḍavaṉ niḻalum alaiyum!
ĕḻunūṟu koḍi mugam iṅgu uṇḍu
aḻagāṉa ŏṇḍrai ĕvar kaṇḍaduṇḍu?
maṉador uruvam varaigiṟade - kāṭril
kaṉavāy aduvum karaigiṟade
kŏḍumai adil kŏḍumai ĕduvo? - viḻigaḽ irundum
uṉai kāṇave muḍiyādaduvo?