*1
viritaru puli_uri viraviya _araiyiṉar,
tiritarum _eyil_avai puṉai kaṇaiyiṉil _eyta
_eritaru caṭaiyiṉar, _iṭaimarutu _aṭaivu _uṉal
puritarum maṉṉavar pukaḻ mika _uḷatē.
*2
maṟitirai paṭu kaṭal viṭam _aṭai miṭaṟiṉar
_eṟitirai karai porum _iṭaimarutu _eṉumavar
ceṟi tirainaraiyoṭu celavu _ilar, _ulakiṉil;
piṟitu _irai peṟum _uṭal perukuvatu _aritē.
*3
calacala cori puṉal caṭaiyiṉar, malaimakaḷ
nilaviya _uṭaliṉar, niṟai maṟaimoḻiyiṉar,
_ilar _eṉa _iṭu paliyavar, _iṭaimarutiṉai
valam_iṭa, _uṭal nalivu _ilatu, _uḷa viṉaiyē.
*4
viṭaiyiṉar, veḷiyatu_ortalai kalaṉ _eṉa naṉi
kaṭaikaṭaitoṟu, pali _iṭuku! _eṉa muṭukuvar,
_iṭaiviṭal _ariyavar---_iṭaimarutu _eṉum nakar
_uṭaiyavar; _aṭi_iṇai toḻuvatu _em _uyarvē.
*5
_urai_arum _uruviṉar, _uṇarvu_aru vakaiyiṉar,
_arai poru puli_ataḷ_uṭaiyiṉar, _ataṉmicai
_irai marum _araviṉar, _iṭaimarutu _eṉa _uḷam
_uraikaḷ_atu _uṭaiyavar pukaḻ mika _uḷatē.
*6
_oḻukiya puṉal mati _aravamoṭu _uṟaitarum
_aḻakiya muṭi _uṭai _aṭikaḷatu, _aṟaikaḻal
_eḻiliṉar _uṟai, _iṭaimarutiṉai malarkoṭu
toḻutalceytu _eḻumavar tuyar _uṟal _ilarē.
*7
kalai mali viraliṉar, kaṭiyatu _or maḻuvoṭum
nilaiyiṉar, calamakaḷ _ulaviya caṭaiyiṉar,
malaimakaḷ mulai_iṇai maruviya vaṭiviṉar,
_ilaimalipaṭaiyavar, _iṭam---_iṭaimarutē.
*8
ceruvu _aṭai_ila vala ceyal cey _at tiṟaloṭum
_aru varaiyiṉil _orupatumuṭi neritara,
_iruvakai viral niṟiyavar _iṭaimarutu_atu
paravuvar _aruviṉai _oruvutal peritē?
*9
_ariyoṭu malaravaṉ _eṉa _ivar _aṭi muṭi
teri vakai _ariyavar, tiruvaṭi toḻutu _eḻa,
_eritarum _uruvartam _iṭaimarutu _aṭaivu_uṟal
puritarum maṉṉavar pukaḻ mika _uḷatē.
*10
kuṭai mayiliṉataḻai maruviya _uruviṉar,
_uṭai maru tuvariṉar, pala cola _uṟavu _ilai;
_aṭai maru tiruviṉar toḻutu _eḻu kaḻalavar
_iṭaimarutu _eṉa maṉam niṉaivatum _eḻilē.
*11
porukaṭal _aṭaitaru pukaliyar tamiḻoṭu
virakiṉaṉ, viritaru poḻil _iṭaimarutiṉaip
paraviya _orupatu payila vallavar _iṭar
viravilar, viṉaiyoṭu; viyaṉ_ulaku _uṟavē.