sĕllamaṇikkāṭrŏru katha paṟaññu...
nallolakkiḽigaḽadeṭru paṟaññu
ĕllārumākkatha aṟiññu
muḽaṅguḻalūdiya śīlāy
ā kathayilĕ praṇayiniyārĕnno
kathayilĕ kāmuganārĕnno
kathayŏnnumaṟiyātta nīyuṁ...
kathayŏnnumaṟiyātta ñānuṁ...
(sĕllamaṇikkāṭrŏru ....)
māmalayilŏḻugaṇa maḻamugile
mugilaḻagilŏḽiyaṇa maḻaville...
maḻa nanaññu kuḽirunna pudumalare
malarinuḽḽil uṇarunna madhugaṇame
iduvarĕ ñān dĕllumaṟiññillĕnno
ivaḽkkirikkānĕnnil iḍamuṇḍĕnno
āśāmayūraṅṅaḽāḍunna tāḽaṅṅaḽuḽḽil muḻaṅṅunnu mĕllĕ.....
ārorumārorumaṟiyādĕyaṟiyādĕ āro mŏḻiyunnu dūrĕ
hā..iniyŏnnu pāḍū....nī iniyuṁ pāḍū...
pāḍātta pāṭṭinṟĕ pālkkiṇṇamāy nī
manassu niṟaññŏnnu pāḍū...
ninnaḻagin ārdrada ñānaṟiññu
nin viralin sāndvanasukhamaṟiññu
pādasaraṁ mŏḻiyaṇa mŏḻiyaṟiññu
kaivaḽagaḽiḽagaṇa svaramaṟiññu
iduvarĕ ñān ninnĕyaṟiññillĕnnĕn manamaṟiññu
adil ñānaliññu ........
kaṇṇoḍu kaṇṇāy tuḽumbunna svapnattilāḍī mṛdulavigāraṁ
mĕyyoḍumĕy sernnu tĕllŏnnu ninnappoḽ
tūvī hṛdayabarāgaṁ.....
rāmaḻa tūvuṁ taraḽida rāvil
nīyĕn kanaganilāvāy.....
(sĕllamaṇikkāṭrŏru ....)
