*1
toḻum_āṟu vallār, tuyar tīra niṉaintu
_eḻum_āṟu vallār, _icai pāṭa vimmi
_aḻum_āṟu vallār, _aḻuntai maṟaiyōr
vaḻipāṭucey mā maṭam maṉṉiṉaiyē.
*2
kaṭal _ēṟiya nañcu _amutu_uṇṭavaṉē!
_uṭalē! _uyirē! _uṇarvē! _eḻilē!
_aṭal _ēṟu _uṭaiyāy! _aḻuntai maṟaiyōr-
viṭalē! toḻa, mā maṭam mēviṉaiyē.
*3
kaḻikāṭalaṉē! kaṉal_āṭaliṉāy!
paḻipāṭu _ilaṉē! _avaiyē payilum
_aḻipāṭu _ilarāy, _aḻuntai maṟaiyōr
vaḻipāṭucey mā maṭam maṉṉiṉaiyē.
*4
vāṉē! malaiyē! _eṉa maṉ_uyirē!
tāṉē toḻuvār toḻu tāḷ maṇiyē!
_āṉē! civaṉē! _aḻuntaiyavar, _em-
māṉē! _eṉa, mā maṭam maṉṉiṉaiyē.
*5
_alai _ār puṉal cūḻ _aḻuntaip perumāṉ!
nilai _ār maṟiyum, niṟai veṇmaḻuvum,
_ilai_ārpaṭaiyum(m), _ivai _ēntu celva!
nilaiyā _atu koḷka _eṉa, nī niṉaiyē!
*6
naṟavu _ār talaiyiṉ nayavā! _ulakil
piṟavātavaṉē! piṇi_illavaṉē!
_aṟai _ār kaḻalāy! _aḻuntai maṟaiyōr
maṟavātu _eḻa, mā maṭam maṉṉiṉaiyē.
*7
taṭumāṟu vallāy! talaivā! matiyam
cuṭum_āṟu vallāy! cuṭar _ār caṭaiyil
_aṭum _āṟu vallāy! _aḻuntai maṟaiyōr
neṭu mā nakar kaitoḻa, niṉṟaṉaiyē.
*8
periyāy! ciṟiyāy! piṟaiyāy! miṭaṟum
kariyāy! karikāṭu _uyarvīṭu _uṭaiyāy!
_ariyāy! _eḷiyāy! _aḻuntai maṟaiyōr
veriyār toḻa, mā maṭam mēviṉaiyē.
*9
maṇi nīḷ muṭiyāl malaiyai _arakkaṉ
taṇiyātu _eṭuttāṉ _uṭalam neritta
_aṇi _ār viralāy! _aḻuntai maṟaiyōr
maṇi mā maṭam maṉṉi _iruntaṉaiyē.
*10
muṭi _ār caṭaiyāy! muṉamnāḷ, _iruvar---
neṭiyāṉ, malarāṉ---nikaḻvāl _ivarkaḷ
_aṭi mēl _aṟiyār; _aḻuntai maṟaiyōr
paṭiyāl-toḻa, mā maṭam paṟṟiṉaiyē.
*11
_aru ñāṉam vallār _aḻuntai maṟaiyōr
peru ñāṉam _uṭaip perumāṉ_avaṉait
tiruñāṉacampantaṉa centamiḻkaḷ,
_uruñāṉam _uṇṭu_ām, _uṇarntārtamakkē.