ñānŏru madagara yauvvanaṁ
ĕn māṟil mānpeḍagaḽ...
ñānŏru muṟugiya taṁburu
idu mīṭṭān kŏdiyillayo....
(ñānŏru....)
ĕnṟĕ dāhaṅṅaḽil...ninṟĕ mohaṅṅaḽil
ñānŏrunmādini......
(ñānŏru....)
kaṇḍu paḻagiya rūbamallidu്
mĕyyoḍu serān varū....
keṭṭu paḻagiya tāḽamallidu്
kaidaṭṭi āḍān varū....
(kaṇḍu....)
vīññu padayunnū...lahari ŏḻugunnū...
ĕnṟĕ tāḻvarayil iḍaṟi vīḻuga nī...
(ñānŏru....)
ĕnṟĕ maṇiyaṟa vādililāy
āro tuṟakkunnadidā...
ĕnṟĕ māṟilĕ nīlayavaniga
ŏḻugi māṟunnidā...
(ĕnṟĕ...)
ĕnṟĕ kuḽiraḻagil...pĕydu māyuga nī...
ĕnṟĕ malarvaniyil..vīṇuṟaṅṅuga nī...
(ñānŏru....)