Maranam raatribol

maraṇaṁ rātribol valayĕṟiññu
jīvan sandhyabol siṟagaḍiccū
ŏru kiḽi kūḍi kūḍuviṭṭu
ŏru sandhya kūḍi pŏliññu
(maraṇaṁ rātri...)

nagaraṁ nalgiya śarabañjarattil
taḍavilāṇĕnnaṟiyādĕ
avaḽ siriccu munpil kaṇḍa
balaṅṅaḽ tanikkĕnnu vyāmohiccū
kiḽiyĕ ambĕyyuṁ kāṭṭāḽanuṁ
kāmuganāṇī nagarattil
(maraṇaṁ rātri...)

sugandhaṁ sŏriyuṁ malarmāligayuṁ
kariññiḍumĕnnorkkādĕ
avaḽaṇiññu uḽḽil pūtta sumaṅṅaḽ
anaśvaramĕnnāśiccu
hṛdayaṁ śilayākkuṁ pĕruṁkaḽḽanuṁ
vedāndiyāṇī nagarattil
(maraṇaṁ rātri...)