*1
puṉal _āṭiya puṉcaṭaiyāy! _araṇam
_aṉal_āka viḻittavaṉē! _aḻaku _ār
kaṉal_āṭaliṉāy! kaḻippālai _uḷāy!
_uṉa vār kaḻal kaitoḻutu _uḷkutumē.
*2
tuṇai_āka _or tū vaḷa mātiṉaiyum
_iṇai_āka _ukantavaṉē! _iṟaivā!
kaṇaiyāl _eyil _ey kaḻippālai _uḷāy!
_iṇai _ār kaḻal _ētta, _iṭar keṭumē.
*3
neṭiyāy! kuṟiyāy! nimirpuṉcaṭaiyiṉ-
muṭiyāy! cuṭuveṇpoṭi muṟṟu _aṇivāy!
kaṭi _ār poḻil cūḻ kaḻippālai _uḷāy!
_aṭiyārkku _aṭaiyā, _avalam(m)_avaiyē.
*4
_eḷiyāy! _ariyāy! nilam, nīroṭu, tī,
vaḷi, kāyam, _eṉa veḷi maṉṉiya tū
_oḷiyāy! _uṉaiyē toḻutu _uṉṉumavarkku
_aḷiyāy! kaḻippālai _amarntavaṉē!
*5
naṭam naṇṇi, _or nākam _acaittavaṉē!
viṭam naṇṇiya tū miṭaṟā! vikirtā!
kaṭal naṇṇu kaḻippati kāvalaṉē!
_uṭal naṇṇi vaṇaṅkuvaṉ, _uṉ _aṭiyē.
*6
piṟai _ār caṭaiyāy! periyāy! periya(m)
maṟai _ārtaru vāymaiyiṉāy! _ulakil
kaṟai _ār poḻil cūḻ kaḻippālai _uḷāy!
_iṟai _ār kaḻal _ētta, _iṭar keṭumē.
*7
mutirum caṭaiyiṉmuṭimēl viḷaṅkum
katir veṇpiṟaiyāy! kaḻippālai _uḷāy!
_etirkoḷ moḻiyāl _irantu _ēttumavarkku
_atirum viṉai_āyiṉa _ācu _aṟumē.
*8
_eri _ār kaṇaiyāl _eyil _eytavaṉē!
viri _ārtaru vīḻcaṭaiyāy! _iravil
kari kāṭaliṉāy! kaḻippālai _uḷāy!
_uritu_āki vaṇaṅkuvaṉ, _uṉ _aṭiyē.
*9
nala nāraṇaṉ, nāṉmukaṉ, naṇṇal_uṟa,
kaṉal _āṉavaṉē! kaḻippālai _uḷāy!
_uṉa vār kaḻalē toḻutu _uṉṉumavarkku
_ilatu_ām, viṉaitāṉ; _eyil _eytavaṉē!
*10
tavar koṇṭa toḻil camaṇvēṭaroṭum,
tuvar koṇṭaṉa nuṇtukil_āṭaiyarum,
_avar koṇṭaṉa viṭṭu, _aṭikaḷ _uṟaiyum---
_uvar koṇṭa---kaḻippati _uḷkutumē.
*11
kaḻi _ār pati kāvalaṉaip pukalip
paḻiyā maṟai ñāṉacampantaṉa col
vaḻipāṭu_ivai koṇṭu, _aṭi vāḻtta vallār,
keḻiyār, _imaiyōroṭu; kēṭu _ilarē.