nerāṇu nerāṇu nerāṇĕḍī
neraṁ poy sorappū sūḍunnĕḍī
ayalkkiḽiyuṁ vayalkkiḽiyuṁ
vaḽagiluṅṅi kŏyt
nĕḍumŏḻiyuṁ kuṟumaṇiyuṁ sirimŏḻiyuṁ kŏyt
nerāṇu nerāṇu nerāṇĕḍī
neraṁ poy sorappū sūḍunnĕḍī
nīḽunna pāḍaṁ mūḍunna nĕll
niranirayāy arivāḽin varavelppin kilugiluṅṅi
karaṁ niṟayĕ kara niṟayĕ sunnĕllin pŏn daṇḍ
karaṁ niṟayĕ kara niṟayĕ punnĕllin pŏn kaṭragaḽ
(nerāṇu nerāṇu...)
vĕyiliṟaṅṅuṁ naḍavarambil kuḍa nivartti viriyunna
malarinṟĕ maṇamenduṁ ten dĕnnaluṁ
ī mĕyyil viḽayunna suḍuverppu kŏyyunnidā
tāḻattĕ marappŏttil nĕḍuvīrppu kŏḽḽunnidā
kadiroḍu kadir mūḍi kūmbāramāy
pŏnnin muṭraṅṅaḽ pūkkunnadinnāṇĕḍī
kaḽaṁ niṟayĕ kaḽaṁ niṟayĕ kaḽaṁ niṟayĕ kaḽaṁ niṟayĕ
kadiru kŏyt kadiru kŏṇḍ
(nerāṇu nerāṇu...)
iruḽŏduṅṅuṁ iḍavaḽappil ŏḽi parattiyĕḻunnaḽḽi
vĕḽḽikkuḍa sūḍivārdiṅgaḽuṁ
ū kŏyttugālattin puḽagaṅṅaḽ kŏyyunnado
maṇṇinṟĕ māṟattuṁ puḽagaṅṅaḽ vayyunnado
kŏdiyoḍu kŏdi kŏḽḽuṁ uḽḽaṅṅaḽ pol
olamāḍaṅṅaḽ pūkkunnadĕnnāṇĕḍī
aṟavayalil aṟaniragaḽ
padiru kŏṇḍ padiru kŏṇḍ
(nerāṇu nerāṇu...)
