kaide kaide pūkkaide
kaiderimākkattin kādil nī tamburānṟĕ
nŏmbarattin kathayĕllāṁ paṟaññille
kaide kaide pūkkaide
ĕn karaḽil kuḍi vĕcca kuṟicyanĕ kaṇḍuvo nī
ĕnṟĕ maṇṇinnuḍayone ĕnnuḍayonĕ
mandramoduṁ mādiriyā kaḻalŏcca keṭṭuvo nī
maṇ tarikkumadu keṭṭāluḍal tarikkuṁ
avanĕ nī kaṇḍuvo pūkkaide ( kaide...)
ĕnṟĕ nerkku malarambugaḽĕydu ninnu sirikkuṁ
kūrambugaḽāl śatruvinṟĕ māṟu piḽarkkuṁ
kāṭṭubūvin denĕḍuttu mūḽi mūḽi porumavan
śatruvinĕ kutti vīḻttuṁ kaḍannal polĕ
avanĕ nī kaṇḍuvo pūkkaide ( kaide...)