rāgaṁ tānaṁ svaralayasāndramāṁ pallavi
malaraṇivanigayiluṇarunnū
madagarabigagula kaḽanādaṁ
taḽirttū maṇṇuṁ viṇṇuṁ aḻagŏḍu
kaṇippū sūḍī svapnaladigagaḽ
(rāgaṁ tānaṁ)
pūṅguyil pāḍippāḍi pūvuṇar
mārgaḻimaññil muṅṅi kāṭruṇar
tirayāḍunnū, puḻayorattĕ
tina teḍuṁ tenkiḽi pāḍunnū
ṛtuśobhagaḽāḍugayāy vanavīthigaḽil
(rāgaṁ tānaṁ)
sārima sarimaba - ī aḻagalagaḽil
pānisa panisari - ī kuḽiralagaḽil
rima ririsasa nini - ulagamidakhilavuṁ
pāba nīni sāsa rīri sarisani
nīndiḍunnu! pāḍū devī! sarasvadi!
nisarima nisarima pā...
kaniyuga kaniyuga nī...
ī niśa sārttī sāndraśrīdilagaṁ
ī vanamullaykkĕnde pūkkuḽiro
kaḍal teḍippoṁ nadi pāḍunnū
maṇimuttuṇḍo maḍiyil niṟaye
alayāḻiyŏrāyiramannamalarkkiḽiyāy
(rāgaṁ tānaṁ)