kadiraṇiññū kadiraṇiññū
kathagaḽi tan nāḍoṇappūvaṇiññu
pūvāya pūvĕllāṁ pŏnnūññālāḍi
kāḍāyagāḍugaḽil kaḽamŏḻigaḽ pāḍī (kadiraṇiññū ...)
ārkku veṇamārkku veṇaṁ allimalarmāla
inniṟutta pūkkaḽ kŏṇḍ ñaṅṅaḽ kortta māla
puḽiyilakkara muṇḍuṇḍo
pūkkilayuṇḍo pūmbāṭre (kadiraṇiññū ...)
vĕḽḽāmbalppŏygayil kaṇṇāḍi nokkuṁ
kanyage jalaganyage
kaḍattiṟakkāṁ ñān kalyāṇaṁ sĕyyāṁ ñān
ĕnikku pagaraṁ nalgānĕndŏṇḍ sammānaṁ
vĕḽḽāmbalbŏygayil vaḽlaṁ tuḻayuṁ toḻā kaḽittoḻā
aḍuttiriykkāṁ ñān ātmāvu nalgāṁ ñān
ĕnikku pagaraṁ nalgānĕndŏṇḍ sammānaṁ (kadiraṇiññū ...)