Oru raatri koodi vida vaannave

ŏru rātrigūḍi viḍavāṅṅave
ŏru pāṭṭumūḽi vĕyil vīḻave
padiye paṟannĕnnarigil varuṁ
aḻaginṟĕ tūvalāṇu nī..
(ŏru rātri...)

palanāḽalañña maruyātrayil
hṛdayaṁ tirañña priyasvapname
miḻigaḽkku mumbilidaḽārnnu nī
viriyānŏruṅṅi nilkkayo..
viriyānŏruṅṅi nilkkayo...
pularān duḍaṅṅumŏru rātriyil
taniyegiḍannu miḻivārkkave
ŏru nertta tĕnnalalivoḍĕ vannu
nĕṟugil taloḍi māññuvo..
nĕṟugil taloḍi māññuvo...
(ŏru rātri)

malarmaññu vīṇa vanavīthiyil
iḍayanṟĕ pāṭṭu kādorkkave..
ŏru pāḻkkināvilurugunnŏrĕn
manassinṟĕ pāṭṭu keṭṭuvo..
manassinṟĕ pāṭṭu keṭṭuvo...
niḻal vīḻumĕnṟĕ iḍanāḻiyil
kanivoḍĕ pūtta maṇidībame..
ŏru kuññugāṭrilaṇayādĕ nin
tirināḽamĕnnuṁ kāttiḍāṁ..
tirināḽamĕnnuṁ kāttiḍāṁ...
(ŏru rātri)