Nagaram nagaram

nagaraṁ nagaraṁ mahāsāgaraṁ mahāsāgaraṁ
kaḽiyuṁ siriyuṁ mele
saḽiyuṁ suḻiyuṁ tāḻĕ
puṟame puñjiri sŏriyuṁ sundari
piriyān viḍātta kāmugi
(...nagaraṁ nagaraṁ)

snehikkunnu kalahikkunnu
mohabhaṁgattilaḍiyunnu
nuragaḽ tiṅṅuṁ tiragaḽĕppolĕ
nararāśigaḽidilalayunnu
(...nagaraṁ nagaraṁ)

kudiccu pāyuṁ nagariyilŏru sĕṟu-
kūra samaykkuvadĕṅṅinĕ ñān
pārāvārattirayil ĕnnuḍĕ
paviḻadvību tagarnnālo
(...nagaraṁ nagaraṁ)