*1
pū _iyal purikuḻal; varicilai nikar nutal;
_ē _iyal kaṇai, piṇai, _etir viḻi; _umaiyavaḷ
mēviya tiru_uru _uṭaiyavaṉ---viraimalar
mā _iyal poḻil valivalam _uṟai _iṟaiyē.
*2
_iṭṭam_atu _amar poṭi _icaitaliṉ, nacai peṟu
paṭṭu _avir pavaḷanalmaṇi _eṉa _aṇi peṟu
viṭṭu_oḷir tiru_uru _uṭaiyavaṉ---viraimalar
maṭṭu _amar poḻil valivalam _uṟai _iṟaiyē.
*3
_uru mali kaṭal kaṭaivuḻi _ulaku _amar _uyir
veru_uṟu vakai _eḻu viṭam, veḷimalai _aṇi
karumaṇi nikar kaḷam _uṭaiyavaṉ---miṭaitaru
maru mali poḻil valivalam _uṟai _iṟaiyē.
*4
_aṉal nikar caṭai_aḻal _avi_uṟa _eṉa varu
puṉal nikaḻvatum, mati naṉai poṟi_aravamum
_eṉa niṉaivoṭu varum_itum, mela muṭimicai
maṉam _uṭaiyavar---valivalam _uṟai _iṟaiyē.
*5
piṭi_ataṉ_uru _umai koḷa, miku kari_atu
vaṭikoṭu, taṉatu _aṭi vaḻipaṭumavar _iṭar
kaṭi, kaṇapati vara _aruḷiṉaṉ---miku koṭai
vaṭiviṉar payil valivalam _uṟai _iṟaiyē.
*6
tarai mutal _ulakiṉil _uyir puṇar takai mika,
virai mali kuḻal _umaiyoṭu viravu_atu ceytu,
naraitirai keṭu takai_atu _aruḷiṉaṉ---_eḻil
varaitikaḻ matil valivalam _uṟai _iṟaiyē.
*7
nalitaru tarai vara naṭai varum _iṭaiyavar
politaru maṭavaraliyar maṉai_atu puku
pali koḷa varupavaṉ---_eḻil miku toḻil vaḷar
vali varu matil valivalam _uṟai _iṟaiyē.
*8
_iravaṇaṉ _irupatukaram _eḻil malaitaṉiṉ
_ira vaṇam niṉaitara _avaṉ muṭi poṭiceytu,
_iravaṇam _amar peyar _aruḷiṉaṉ---nakaneti
_iravu _aṇa nikar valivalam _uṟai _iṟaiyē.
*9
tēṉ _amartaru malar _aṇaipavaṉ, vali mikum
_ēṉam_atu_āy nilam _akaḻ _ari, _aṭi muṭi
tāṉ _aṇaiyā _uru _uṭaiyavaṉ---miṭai koṭi
vāṉ _aṇai matil valivalam _uṟai _iṟaiyē.
*10
_ilai malitara miku tuvar_uṭaiyavarkaḷum,
nilaimaiyil _uṇal _uṭaiyavarkaḷum, niṉaivatu
tolai vali neṭumaṟai toṭar vakai _uruviṉaṉ---
malai mali matil valivalam _uṟai _iṟaiyē.
*11
maṉṉiya valivalanakar _uṟai _iṟaivaṉai,
_iṉ _iyal kaḻumalanakar _iṟai---_eḻil maṟai
taṉ _iyal kalai vala tamiḻvirakaṉatu---_urai
_uṉṉiya _orupatum _uyarporuḷ tarumē.