ñābagam varude ñābagam varude
pŏkkisamāga nĕñjil pudainda
niṉaivugaḽ ĕllām ñābagam varude... (ñābagam...)
edo ŏṇḍrai tŏlaittadu pole
edo mīṇḍum piṟandadu pole
tāye ĕṉṉai vaḽarttadu pole
kaṇgaḽiṉ oram kaṇṇīr varude
ñābagam varude ñābagam varude
ñābagam varude ñābagam varude
mudaṉ mudal piḍitta paṭṭāmbūcci
mudaṉ mudal tiruḍiya tiruviḻā vāṭcu
mudaṉ mudal kuḍitta malabār pīḍi
mudaṉ mudal sertta uṇḍiyal kāsu
mudaṉ mudal pārtta ṭūriṅ siṉimā
mudaṉ mudal jĕyitta saḍuguḍu poṭṭi
mudal mudal vāḻnda kirāmattu vīḍu
mudal mudal ākkiya kūṭṭāñ soṟu
mudal mudal poṉa sikku pukku payaṇam
mudal mudal aḻuda sinegidaṉ maraṇam
ñābagam varude ñābagam varude
ñābagam varude ñābagam varude
mudaṉ mudalāga paḻagiya nīccal
mudaṉ mudalāga oṭṭiya saikkiḽ
mudal vaguppĕḍutta malligā ṭīccar
mudaṉ mudalāga appā aḍiccadu
mudaṉ mudalāga sāmikkup payandadu
mudaṉ mudalāga vāṉavil rasittadu
mudaṉ mudalāga arumbiya mīsai
mudal mudalāga virumbiya idayam
mudal mudalāga ĕḻudiya kaḍidam
mudaṉ mudalāga vāṅgiya muttam... (ñābagam...)