pŏnnuṁ tenuṁ sāliccu nalgiya kaigaḽāle
pūndŏṭṭilāṭṭiya kaigaḽāle
pūmĕni kālamĕllāṁ puṇarnniḍādĕ
pŏnnumoḽĕ taniccākki povadĕṅṅanĕ
amma povadĕṅṅanĕ
(pŏnnuṁ..)
paḽuṅgiḽaṁ suṇḍu varaṇḍāl pāl surattuṁ māṟiḍattil
kiḽikkŏñjal kiluṅṅiḍumboḽ ten duḽumbuṁ manadāril
ñān sĕyda sukṛtaṁ puñjiriyāy
ī vĕḽiccaṁ vĕḍiññamma povadĕṅṅanĕ
amma povadĕṅṅanĕ
(pŏnnuṁ..)
kuññuvayar niṟaññu kaṇḍālĕn vayaṟuṁ niṟayumallo
kŏccu kaṇṇil nīr pŏḍiññāl ĕn hṛdayaṁ piḽarumallo
varṇṇamān kuṭṭiyĕ van kāṭṭilākki
vandhyayĕppolĕ vaḻi maṟannu povadĕṅṅanĕ
amma povadĕṅṅanĕ
(pŏnnuṁ..)