muṟugiya iḻagaḽil tuḽumbunna rāgaṁ
keṭṭinnuṁ ñānŏru praṇayakkalayāy
saṣagavuṁ saṣagavuṁ iḍayunna nādaṁ
keṭṭinnuṁ ñānŏru mundirimalarāy
madalayaṁ pagaruṁ
ī sirigaḽil mŏḻigaḽil vaininṟĕ kaṇigagaḽ
(muṟugiya iḻagaḽil..)
pala tāḽamidil iḽagunna lahari tan suvaḍugaḽ
ŏru rāvin dāhaṁ muḻuvanumŏduṅṅunna nayanaṅṅaḽe
sira toṟuṁ irumadhuraṅṅaḽ vidarunna aḻagugaḽe
nailinṟĕ dāhaṁ iḻayunna karaḽilĕ kaṇigayidā
(muṟugiya iḻagaḽil..)
ŏru meniyāy piṇayunna priyamuḽḽa niḻalugaḽe
manassinṟĕ maunaṁ taḻugunna viṟagŏḽḽuṁ viralugaḽe
rahasyaṅṅal sŏlli aṇayunna niṟamuḽḽa nimiṣaṅṅaḽe
nailinṟĕ dāhaṁ puḽayunna rajani tan vasanamidā
(muṟugiya iḻagaḽil..)
