mañjunūburaśiñjidattŏḍu
povadĕṅṅu sakhī...
mayyaḻippuḻabolave madalolayāyidile
kuḽurgāṭre idile vā...
ŏru pāṭṭin kuḽirāy vā...
mandagāminiyĕnṟĕ mānasamandiraṁtannil
vannu nīyŏru mūgamāmanurāgagīdaṁpol
kuḍamūduṁ mugile vā...
kuḽirmārippaninīr tā...
kaṇikkŏnnabolĕ kaṇḍu ninnĕ kādare
kaḽiccĕṇḍu nīṭṭi premalolaṁ kāttuninnū
varū! bandhure, mānasaṁ madhurārdramāy
varavīṇadan dandigaḽ svarasāndramāy
prāṇanoluṁ layalaharigaḽil...
(mañjunūbura...)
kiḽikkŏñjaloḍĕ pūkkaḽoḍĕ bhāsure
viḽikkunnu dūrĕ devadūdar pāḍuṁ tīraṁ
pularveḽayāy sandhyayāy śubharātriyāy
puḽinaṅṅaḽil nāṁ sakhī, piriyādĕyāy
tāragaṅṅaḽ tiriyuḻiyugayāy...
(mañjunūbura...)
