Jil jil jil silambananni

jhil jhil jhil silambanaṅṅi siriyil
vaḽagaḽ kiluṅṅi mŏḻiyil
nāṇabūkkaḽ vilkkuṁ pūkkāri nī...
dhaṭ dhaṭ dhaṭ tuḍiccubŏṅṅuṁ nĕñjaṁ
ninṟĕ rāgamañjaṁ svapnaniguñjaṁ....
(jhil jhil jhil ....)

nin kaṇṇilĕ madhuśāla...ĕn manassin pāṭhaśāla...
nin meniyāṁ puṣpamāla ....
ĕnnuṁ māṟil sārttān kālaṁ kaniññuvĕṅgil...

jhil jhil jhil silambanaṅṅi siriyil...
vaḽagaḽ kiluṅṅi mŏḻiyil....
nāṇabūkkaḽ vilkkuṁ pūkkāri nī...
dhaṭ dhaṭ dhaṭ tuḍiccubŏṅṅuṁ nĕñjaṁ
ninṟĕ rāgamañjaṁ svapnaniguñjaṁ....

ī premattin varṇṇameḽaṁ....ī laharīlayadāḽaṁ...
nin dāhattin sarppanṛttaṁ...nin māṟil pūkkuṁ vigāraṁ....
ī madanotsavaraṁgaṁ....ī madhuvarṣattin gānaṁ...
nin nĕñjil sernnĕn mayakkaṁ
innuṁ ĕnnuṁ tuḍarān kālaṁ kaniññuvĕṅgil...

jhil jhil jhil silambanaṅṅi siriyil..
vaḽagaḽ kiluṅṅi mŏḻiyil
nāṇabūkkaḽ vilkkuṁ pūkkāri nī...
dhaṭ dhaṭ dhaṭ tuḍiccubŏṅṅuṁ nĕñjaṁ
ninṟĕ rāgamañjaṁ svapnaniguñjaṁ....
(jhil jhil jhil .....)