Manjil Meyanam Makara Nila

maññil meyaṇaṁ magaranilāppandal
muttāl mĕnayaṇaṁ pūvaraṅṅ (2)
nāḍan sindugaḽ nāgasvaraṁ tagilaḍi
munnil minnaṇaṁ nilaviḽakk
ambiḽĕttĕllāle mañjalŏrukkeṇaṁ
sĕmbagattumbī nin sittirakkalyāṇaṁ
(maññil meyaṇaṁ...)

muttārattoraṇaṁ tūkkaṇaṁ
pala kulavāḻa sandaṅṅaḽ samayaṇaṁ
āmāḍa paṇḍaṅṅaḽ paṇiyaṇaṁ
mugilāgāśaṁ pūmuṇḍugaḽ nĕyyaṇaṁ
maccin puṟattuḽḽa kŏccu kuṟumbiyāṁ kuṟuvālkkuruvī
vĕḽḽittaḽigayuṁ vĕḽḽoṭṭuruḽiyuṁ kaḍamāy tarumo
niṟanāḻi punnĕlluṁ pūkkulayuṁ tannāṭṭe
ūru suṭruṁ īṟan kāṭre
(maññil meyaṇaṁ...)

seloluṁ semandippūvugaḽ
ŏru tāli pūmālaykkāy pūkkaṇaṁ
kuññikkuḍamaṇi mĕllĕ kilukkaṇa pulari paśuve
vĕḽḽikkuḍukkayil tuḽḽittuḽumbaṇaṁ nin pāl madhuraṁ
nāḽattĕ kalyāṇaṁ nāḍĕṅṅuṁ āghoṣaṁ
niṅṅaḽāruṁ porunnille
(maññil meyaṇaṁ...)