manassu polĕ pāyuṁ nadi
kaḍalĕviḍĕ ĕnnaṟiyādĕ ŏḻuguṁ nadi
alasamāy nīṅṅuṁ nadi
uḽḽil ala suḻi tirayoḍĕ teṅṅuṁ nadi
manassu polĕ pāyuṁ nadi
rasa gasalugaḽ pāḍunnadī gaṁgā mā..
pāḍammā sāgara saṁgīdaṁ
alasamāy nīṅṅuṁ nadi
uḽḽil ala suḻi tirayoḍĕ teṅṅuṁ nadi
manassu polĕ pāyuṁ nadi
rasa gasalugaḽ pāḍunnadī gaṁgā mā
pāḍammā sāgara saṁgīdaṁ..
karayuḍĕ karaḽinu kuḽirāy
tira viralĕḻudunna kavida (2)
edu rāgaṁ pāḍunnu nī
edu tāḽaṁ teḍunnu nī
galigaḽ keṟi gadigaḽ māṟi
yātra vīṇḍuṁ tuḍarunnū
gaṁgā mā pāḍammā..
pallavi īṇaṅṅaḽ
laharigaḽ nurayunna kaḍalil
niḻalugaḽ sidaṟunna paḍavil
karayuḍĕ karaḽinu kuḽirāy
tira viralĕḻudunna kavida
bhūmi pāḍuṁ bhūbāḽamāy
toḽil meḽasallābamāy
ŏḍuvilĕnno kaḍalu serāṁ
ormma pĕyyuṁ maḻa polĕ
gaṁgā mā pāḍammā..
maṁgaḽagānaṅṅaḽ
o...kanavinu kasavala ñŏṟiyān
kumiḽagaḽ viriyunna vaḻiyil
karayuḍĕ karaḽinu kuḽirāy
tira viralĕḻudunna kavida