kāṭroḍuṁ kannippāḍaṁ kadir sūḍuṁ kālaṁ
tenoluṁ tāruṇyame, ĕnnil nī nīrttuṁ
svapnaṅṅaḽ malaraṇiyuṁ tīraṅṅaḽ
niṟamaṇiyuṁ oḽaṅṅaḽ kathabaṟayuṁ neraṁ
porū...... porū.......
(kāṭroḍuṁ)
nin karimiḻigaḽ ĕḻudiḍumī
kavidagaḽil kāṇunnū ninnuḽḽaṁ
nī tūguṁ nāṇaṁ ninṟĕ maṟubaḍiyo
maṟubaḍiyo, maṟubaḍiyo, maṟubaḍiyo
maṁgaḽa mañjuḽa mañjariyo
suralāḽida rāgila bhāvanayo
(kāṭroḍuṁ)
sabama padhadhaga dhani-riga sariririsa sariririsa
sarigamabamaga risaririsa sani nidha dhaba padhadhaga
dhaba sanirisa garisa - sasasanisa sasasanisa
pūṅguḽiralagaḽ taḻugiḍumī
vayalarigil mohaṁ māṟi, tammil
innŏnnāyttīrnnu ñaṅṅaḽ paṟavagaḽe
niṅṅaḽ ñaṅṅaḍĕ kanavugaḽo nava-
nirvṛti nalgiḍuṁ aḻagugaḽo
(kāṭroḍuṁ)
