gaṁge priya gaṁge... yamune nīlayamune
irubadu svarṇṇa rathaṅṅaḽileṟi varunni-
taiśvarya devadamār
navayuga kinnaraganyagaḽe
ĕdirelkkuganāṁ varu varu
maṇṇinṟĕ makkaḽkku pŏnnoṇaṁ ini
aḍimattamĕnnŏnnillallo
maṇṇillā makkaḽkku maṇṇugiṭṭi innu
grāmīṇagarṣaganṟĕ novu nīṅṅi
lālallālā....
talasāykkāniḍaṁ avarkkugiṭṭi
jalasesanaṁ kaṇḍu kaṇguḽirttu
ulbādanattiluṁ paṅgāḽigaḽāy
tŏḻilāḽigaḽuḍĕ kālamāy
ŏnnāy seruganāṁ pudiyayugattinṟĕ teruvannu
ñaṅṅaḽ varunnidā nanmaviḽaṅṅunnu puṇyabhūmi
puṇyabhūmi