VEMBANAATTU KAAYALIL NEENTHI NEERAADI
VEDAMALAYUDE MUDIYILAAKE PARIMALAM POOSI
VELA KALIYUDE CHUVADU VECHU CHOOLAVUM KUTTHI
VENAADAN THENNALALASAM PADI KADANNETTHI
vembanāṭṭugāyalil nīndi nīrāḍi
veḍamalayuḍĕ muḍiyilāgĕ parimaḽaṁ pūśi
velagaḽiyuḍĕ suvaḍuvĕccu sūḽavuṁ kutti
veṇāḍan dĕnnalalasaṁ paḍigaḍannĕtti
(vembanāṭṭugāyalil.....)
sūryagiraṇamŏlicciṟaṅṅiya puramuṟiykkuḽḽil
ñānuṟaṅṅiyuṇarnnu vĕṟudĕ kiḍannaneraṁ
(sūryagiraṇamŏlicciṟaṅṅiya.....)
padivubolĕn aḽagarājigaḽ vagaññumāṭri
śiśira suṁbanameguvānavanarigil vannĕtti...
ā...ā..ā....ā...
(vembanāṭṭugāyalil....)
śayanavirigaḽilalagaḽ nĕyduṁ kusṛti kāṇiccuṁ
aviḍĕyiviḍĕyalaññu pavanan vĕḽiyilekkŏḻugi
(śayanavirigaḽilalagaḽ.....)
aduvarĕ siridūgi ninnŏraraḽi malaridaḽil
alasamŏru sĕṟupraharamegiyavan paṟanneboyi...
ā...ā...ā....ā...
(vembanāṭṭugāyalil....)