taḽayoḍu taḽa tarivaḽayŏḍu vaḽa
karimiḻiyŏḍu miḻi kiḽimŏḻiyoḍu mŏḻi
kaḽi siriyoḍu siri ini niṟamŏḍu niṟamaṇi-
ñŏṟiyŏḍu ñŏṟi alagaḍaloḍu kaḍalkkarayiḽagi
madana nagarahṛdayamaliyugayāyi
kāṇātta svarggaṁ kāṇuvān
meniyil kāmanṟĕ svarṇṇaṁ pūśuvān
sallāba sāyāhnaṁ saṁgīda hindoḽaṁ
śṛṁgāramāḍuṁ meḍagaḽ
pulgunna kaumāraṁ nalgunna vāgdānaṁ
illātta varṇṇaṁ śobhanaṁ
ī nagaraṁ sāndvanaṁ katha niṟayuṁ pūvanaṁ
madhuśalabhaṁ polĕ pāṟuṁ jīvidaṁ
ī nimiṣaṁ mohanaṁ rasabharidaṁ yauvanaṁ
tiriyuḻiyuṁ prāyaṁ teḍuṁ pālkkuḍaṁ
(taḽayoḍu taḽa..)
ā..ā..ā..ā...ā
kānalkkuḍīraṅṅaḽ kālanṟĕ janmaṅṅaḽ
kaḻukjanṟĕ kāḍan kaṇṇugaḽ
vilkkunna śilapṅṅaḽ tāṅṅunna talbaṅṅaḽ
kaiykkunna rāvin jāḍagaḽ
ī nagaraṁ bhīgaraṁ janamŏḻuguṁ sāgaraṁ
idilaḍiyuṁ neraṁ janmaṁ māyigaṁ
ī nagaraṁ sundaraṁ idilĕḻuduṁ mandiraṁ
idilĕriyuṁ nammaḽkkuṇḍo jīvidaṁ
(taḽayoḍu taḽa..)
