iḻanŏndu tagarnnŏru maṇi vīṇa ñān
iḍanĕñjil abaśrudi mātraṁ
idaḽ vāḍikkariyunna kadaḽīmuguḽaṁ
hṛdayattil ĕrivenal mātraṁ - ĕn
hṛdayattil ĕrivenal mātraṁ
nĕḍuvīrppin dāḽamāy idu vaḻi ŏḻuguṁ
suḍalappaṟambilĕ kāṭre
puṇarū vannĕnnĕ puṇarū
svararāga madhurima sūḍiya kāṭre
gandharvva gānattin andima pādame
sindagaḽil vīṇuṟayū
(iḻa nŏndu)
siragāla mohaṅṅaḽ toraṇaṁ sārttumĕn
sitra manoratha pathame
maṟakkū sarvvavuṁ maṟakkū
niṟadībamaṇaññu timiramāy munnil
piḍayarude teṅṅi vidumbarude
ĕn karaḽāṁ siṟagaṭra kiḽiye
(iḻa nŏndu)
