pulari nilā paṟavagaḽāy
paviḻamalar siṟagugaḽil
pudiya taḍaṁ madhu tirayāṁ
tira nura ñŏṟiyumŏralagaḍal maḍiyilĕ
maḻayuḍĕ lahariyil idu vaḻiyŏru ñŏḍi
āḍippāḍān ŏnnāy kūḍān hāppi o hāppi
ini nĕñjin marmaraṁ
kāṭrāy suḍugāṭrāy
ŏru kānāy suṁbanaṁ umma !
mīṭṭi maḍutta vibañjiga polĕ vismayajanmaṁ
pāḍi maṟanna paḻaṁkatha polī pāmara janmaṁ
kaṇṇil pūkkuṁ svapnaṅṅaḽkko kāṇā varṇṇaṁ
ī kādil mūḽuṁ gīdaṅṅaḽkko keḽkkā bhāvaṁ
he he he he
kai maṟannu mĕy maṟannu pūppadaṁgamāy paṟannu vā
(pularinilā....)
maññil nanañña malarkkula polī māyigayāmaṁ
tammilaṟiññu piriññadu polī rāgavigāraṁ
uḽḽil mūḽuṁ īṇaṅṅaḽkko tīrāgaṁgaṁ
ninnil pĕyyuṁ dāhaṅṅaḽkko venalscandaṁ
he he he he
kai maṟannu mĕy maṟannu pŏnparāgamāy kudirnnu vā
(pularinilā....)