kaṇṇanĕ kaṇḍu sakhī kārvarṇṇanĕ kaṇḍū sakhī ñān
kaṇṇanĕ kaṇḍu sakhī
tarumŏru varaṁ miḻigaḽil śaraṁ tanuvilĕ sukhaṁ
priyadarasukhamarigil
kaṇṇanĕ kaṇḍu sakhī
kaṇṇanĕ kaṇḍu sakhī
kārvarṇṇanĕ kaṇḍū sakhī (2)
tarumŏru varaṁ miḻigaḽil śaraṁ
tanuvilĕ sukhaṁ priyadaramukhaṁ
kaṇṇanĕ kaṇḍu sakhī
kārvarṇṇanĕ kaṇḍū sakhī
nīlagaḍambin pūvugaḽ sūḍi
uṇaruvānāy ñānumaṇaññu
mānasaṁ adŏru pūvanaṁ madana mohanaṁ
mṛdulagomaḽaṁ priyasakhī
kaṇṇanĕ kaṇḍu sakhī
mānasaṁ adŏru pūvanaṁ madana mohanaṁ
mṛdulagomaḽaṁ
mānasaṁ adŏru pūvanaṁ madana mohanaṁ
mṛdulagomaḽaṁ
kaṇṇanĕ kaṇḍu sakhī
kārvarṇṇanĕ kaṇḍū sakhī
sasasani riririga gagagama mamamaba magari
sasasani riririga gagagama mamamaba padhanisa
kaṇṇanĕ kaṇḍu sakhī