irukkāṉā iḍuppirukkāṉā illaiyaṉā illiyaṉā
uṉ iḍaidāṉā iṉba kaḍaidaṉā
mĕl ĕḍaidanṭi kuḍaidaṉā
aḍa ikkaṉi mukkaṉi mugaḍu
nāṉ tutta nāga tagaḍu
uṉ udaḍuguḽ ĕdaṉai udaḍu
ŏṇṇu kuḍu kuḍu
aḍi añjaṉa mañjaṉa mayilu
nī kañjaṉ jaṅgā raiyilu
uṉ iḍuppe āṟām viralu
nī kiḽḽu kiḽḽu
ŏlli pĕlli jĕlli pĕlli malli vāsa malli
uṉ meṉi vĕṅgala vĕlli
sŏlli sŏlli uṉṉa alli killi kaṉṉam killi
vilayāḍa vandavaṉ killi
ŏlli pĕlli jĕlli pĕlli malli vāsa malli
uṉ meṉi vĕṅgala vĕlli
sŏlli sŏlli ĕṉṉa alli killi kaṉṉam killi
vilayāḍa vandavaṉ killi
ŏruvāṭṭi iḍubāṭṭi malai iṟakka iṟakkadila taḽḽa
ĕḍaṅgāṭṭi taḍaṅgāṭṭi ĕṉa aṟkaga paṟkka vandu kŏlleṉ
aḍaṅgaḍi maḍaṅgaḍi vāy uṟaikka uṟaikka muttam vĕyyeṉ
paḍaṅgāḍi payam kāḍi nĕñju iṟakka iṟakka tappu sĕyyeṉ
nāṉ siṉṉa paiyaṉ nī kaṇṇa vĕyyeṉ
nāṉ sŏṉṉa sĕyyeṉ vā vayil vaḻai vāyeṉ
ŏlli pĕlli jĕlli pĕlli malli vāsa malli
uṉ meṉi vĕṅgala vĕlli
sŏlli sŏlli uṉṉa alli killi kaṉṉam killi
vilayāḍa vandavaṉ killi
laiccaṉā laiccaṉā ĕṉṉai
lavaṅgu lavaṅgu kāḍiccaṉā
iṉiccaṉā iṉiccaṉā
vāy maḍalil kaḍalai tiṇiccaṉā
kŏḻugaṉā mŏḻugaṉā
nalla paḻuttu paḻuttu talugāṉā
ĕḻaccāṉā kŏḻaisāṉā
rŏmba sĕdukki sĕdukki ŏḻaiccaṉā
nī sĕṅgistaṉāṉā iṉi uṉ kis tāṉā
nāṉ maṅgūs tāṉā
uṉ kayil kasagastāṉā!
irukkāṉā iḍuppirukkāṉā illaiyaṉā illiyaṉā
uṉ iḍaidāṉā iṉba kaḍaidaṉā
mĕl ĕḍaidanṭi kuḍaidaṉā
aḍa ikkaṉi mukkaṉi mugaḍu
nāṉ tutta nāga tagaḍu
uṉ udaḍuguḽ ĕdaṉai udaḍu
ŏṇṇu kuḍu kuḍu
aḍi añjaṉa mañjaṉa mayilu
nī kañjaṉ jaṅgā raiyilu
uṉ iḍuppe āṟām viralu
nī kiḽḽu kiḽḽu