tagiḍa tagiḍa tagadā..., tagiḍa tagiḍa tagadā...,
tagiḍa tagiḍa timi, tagiḍa tagiḍa timi,
tagiḍa tagiḍa timi tāṇḍavam
suḍalai sambal adai uḍalil pūsik kŏṇḍu
kailai ārambam tāṇḍavam
jaṉaṉam tāṇḍi vandu, maraṇam veṇḍi vandu
iṟaivaṉāgi varum tāṇḍavam
iravum naḍuṅgiviḍa pagalum ŏḍuṅgiviḍa
suḻaṇḍru suḻaṇḍru varum tāṇḍavam
iruvi irugi ŏru irumbai pola
maṉam tirugi teḍi varum tāṇḍavam
ūgī kāṭraḍikka āgī kūttaḍikka
agilam naḍuṅgi viḍam tāṇḍavam
pāvam sĕydavaṉai kobam kŏṇḍru
ŏru sābam tīrkka varum tāṇḍavam
tarmam kākkum naḍaṉam
idu niyāyam vĕllum taruṉam
rattam parugum naḍaṉam
idaṉ muṭru puḽḽi maraṇam
aṟpudat tāṇḍavam, maṉavaraṉa tāṇḍavam
āṉandat tāṇḍavam, pralaiya tāṇḍavam
samhārat tāṇḍavam
naṉmai kappadaṟku tīmai kŏḽvadaṟku
sivaṉiṉ kobam inda tāṇḍavam
siva tāṇḍavam, siva tāṇḍavam
siva tāṇḍavam, siva tāṇḍavam
siva tāṇḍavam, siva tāṇḍavam
siva tāṇḍavam, siva tāṇḍavam