mānaḻago mayilaḻago
māmaḻavillin eḻaḻago
tenaḻago mŏḻiyaḻago
tāmaradāridaḽ miḻiyaḻago
dhīṁ dhīṁ dhīṁna dhiranana dhir dhir tillānā
sāraṁgī nīyĕn nĕñjil sarigama tillāna
tillāna tillāna anurāga tillāna
(mānaḻago...)
kaṇṇoṭ kaṇṇil kiḽi paṟannu
kādoṭ kādil katha paṟaññu
kuṅguma simiḻil viral tŏṭṭa neraṁ
suṇḍattu sandhyagaḽ virunnu vannu
maṇimuttaḻage madiyŏttaḻage
niṟa pattaramāṭrin pĕṇṇaḻage
pūvaḻage pŏnnaḻage
nīyĕnṟĕyāyirunnu...
(mānaḻago...)
kalyāṇa prāyaṁ kaṇḍu ninnu
kāṭrŏru pūmaṇaṁ kŏṇḍu vannu
kaṇmaṇī ninnĕ ŏnnu tŏḍumboḽ
kaivaḽayĕndinu kaḽi paṟaññu
kaṇimuttaḻage siriyŏttaḻage
sĕṟudattagaḽ kŏñjuṁ sŏllaḻagĕ
mānaḻage paninīraḻage
nīyĕnṟĕyāyirunnu...
(mānaḻago...)