Etra pookkaalam [F Dominant]

ĕtra pūkkālamini ĕtra madhumāsamadil
ĕtra navarātrigaḽilamme (ĕtra )
nin mukhaṁ tiṅgaḽāy‌ pūnilā
pālsoriññĕnnil vīṇaliyumĕn devī
mithilayiniyuṁ priya janagasudayĕyŏru
viraha kathayākkumo?
paṟayuga paṟayuga paṟayuga nī
ṣaṇmukha priya rāgamo?
ninnilĕ prema bhāvamo?
ĕnnĕ ñānākkuṁ gānamo?
ŏḍuvilĕnṟĕ hṛdayadīraṁ
aṇayumoraḻagidil (ṣaṇmukha)

ĕtra duḥkhaṅṅaḽini ĕtra vanavāsaṁ
adil ĕtra vidhi viḽayāṭṭaminnuṁ! (ĕtra duḥkhaṅṅaḽini)
kaṇṇunīr kumbiḽil muttumāy
vannu nī maṇṇil vīṇurugumo vīṇḍuṁ
arasaniniyuṁ ninnĕ ĕriyuṁ
tīyil nirtti amṛta kalayākkumo?
tĕḽiyuga tĕḽiyuga tĕḽiyuga nī (ṣaṇmukha)

pādhanidha tagajaṇudhāṁ
dhānisani tagajaṇudhāṁ
nīsarisa tagajaṇudhāṁ ta tagajanu tagadhimi
padhanisanidhabama (ṣaṇmukha )
padhaba padhaba padhaba rigamaba
dhanidha dhanidha dhanidha gamabadha
nisani nisani nisani mabadhanisā
nisarisa nisarisa nisarisa nisarisa
nisarī tarigiḍadhiṁ nisarī tarigiḍadhiṁ
sarigari sarigari sarigari sarigari
sarigā tarigiḍadhiṁ sarigā tarigiḍadhiṁ
garisariga tarigiḍadhinnadhiṁ ā ..ā ..
magarigama tarigiḍadhinnadhiṁ
ā ..ā .. tarigiḍadhinnadhiṁ
gamabā gamabā gamaba
gamaba gamaba gamaba gā mā pā