illillaṁ kāvil kŏlusiṭṭa vĕḽḽinilāvil
vayalkkiḽi pāḍuṁ pāṭṭil
nāḍan pāṭṭil ŏḻugū manasse nī
(illillaṁ kāvil..)
tĕyyannaṁ tĕyyannaṁ tindinnaṁ tindinnaṁ
tĕnnittĕṟikkunna sindugaḽe
uḽḽinṟĕyuḽḽilĕ nĕñjinṟĕ nĕñjilĕ
puñjavarambattĕ tumbigaḽe
niṟagadirugaḽ pudu kadirugaḽ
kavidayāyī kavidayāyī kavidayāyidā (20
(illillaṁ kāvil..)
āgāśaṁ polĕ manassŏru sāgaraṁ polĕ
kaṟuga tan dumbil tuḽḽi maññin duḽḽi
naṟuden kaṇamāyī (2)
kaittiri pūttiri āyiraṁ nĕyttiri
ambalamuṭrattĕ nāḽaṅṅaḽe
orila īrila pūvāṁkurunnila
mālayil minnunna mohaṅṅaḽe
maḻamugilugal korttu korttu
tarigayāyī tarigayāyī tarigayāyidā (2)
(illillaṁ kāvil..)