kaḽikkaḽaṁ idu kaḽikkaḽaṁ
paḍakkaḽaṁ ŏru paḍakkaḽaṁ
porāṭṭamāraṁbhamāy paḍanilaṅṅaḽilāgĕyuṁ
paḍaha kāhaḽabherigaḽ
parisayuṁ kavasaṅṅaḽuṁ
pŏruduvān karavāḽumāy
iṟaṅṅuvin duḍaṅṅuvin sannāhaṁ
kŏdiccado ŏru kaḽikkaḽaṁ
vidhiccado ī paḍakkaḽaṁ
kaḽikkaḽaṁ idu kaḽikkaḽaṁ
paḍakkaḽaṁ ŏru paḍakkaḽaṁ
nanmadinmagaḽ taṅṅaḽil janma samara mukhaṅṅaḽil
kaṇḍu pŏrudumīde vidhaṁ
paṇḍu mudalidu sāhasaṁ
kaḍiññāṇillātta kudiragaḽĕ polĕ
uḍayonillātta kaḽarigaḽil (2)
porāḍunnu vĕṟi nīroḍĕnnumiru-
peruṁ tolviyaṟiyādĕ
innuṁ poru tuḍarunnu tammilivar
tĕlluṁ vāśi kaḽayādĕ
(kaḽikkaḽaṁ..)
