kalaiyoḍu kalandadu uṇmai
nāṉ kalaiyoḍu kalandadu uṇmai
kaṟpuk kaṉaloḍu piṟanda
ĕṉ tamiḻāḽum pĕṇmai
kalaiyoḍu kalandadu uṇmai
nāṉ kalaiyoḍu kalandadu uṇmai
kaṟpuk kaṉaloḍu piṟanda
ĕṉ tamiḻāḽum pĕṇmai
aḻiyāda nīdi nĕṟi viḽaiyāḍum kāṭci
nilaiyāṉa soḻa maṉṉaṉ ĕḻil mevum āṭci
āḍal kaṇigai pĕṭra maṇimegalai
taṉait teḍit tirinda ŏru soḻaṉ piḽḽai
nāḍum vaḻi maṟandu tavaṟu sĕydāṉ
nagarattu māndar kaiyil uyir tuṟandāṉ
vĕṭri seṉaiyiṉ kŏṭrak kāvalaṉ
vīṇargaḽ pādaiyai nāḍuvado?
māṉa maṉidar vāḻum ulagil
maṅgai ulagam pŏṅgi aḻudu vāḍuvado?
kadi māṟi vaḻi māṟi viḽaiyāḍum
sadigārar vāḻvu nilaiyāgumo?
paṭrip pĕrugum kaṟpuk kaṉalil
arasar yāvarum aḻivade aṟamo?
karuvūrai vaḽaittu aḍiyoḍu ĕrikkum
kālam aṟiyum vidiyilaiyo?
kalaiyoḍu kalandadu uṇmai
nāṉ kalaiyoḍu kalandadu uṇmai
kaṟpuk kaṉaloḍu piṟanda
ĕṉ tamiḻāḽum pĕṇmai
