maṟannuvo toḻī...kŏḻiññĕാrā bālyaṁ
malaridaḽ nuḽḽi naḍannŏrā kālaṁ
ini varumormmagaḽ hṛdayattil nin mukhaṁ
vṛthā tĕḽiyugayāyi sakhī....
(maṟannuvo toḻī....)
muraḽiyiledo nāḽ ñān pāḍuṁ gānattin ...ā...ā...
muraḽiyiledo nāḽ ñān pāḍuṁ gānattin
śrudiyāyĕnnuṁ nī pūttille.. padasukha malarāy
mṛdumṛdaṁgaṅṅaḽuṇarĕ svaragadaṁbaṅṅaḽ viḍarĕ
(maṟannuvo toḻī....)
maṟaviyilāyo nin dīrātta mohaṅṅaḽ
kadanaṁ kaṇṇunīrāyille nī vĕṟumŏru kathayāy
mamahṛdandattil niṟayĕ bhavasugandhattilaliyĕ ...
(maṟannuvo toḻī....)