*1
cīr _ār kaḻalē toḻuvīr! _itu ceppīr---
vār _ār mulai maṅkaiyoṭum(m) _uṭaṉ_āki,
_ēr _ār _irumpūḷai _iṭamkoṇṭa _īcaṉ
kār _ār kaṭalnañcu _amutu_uṇṭa karuttē?
*2
toḻal _ār kaḻalē toḻu toṇṭarkaḷ collīr---
kuḻal _ār moḻik kōlvaḷaiyōṭu _uṭaṉ_āki,
_eḻil _ār _irumpūḷai _iṭamkoṇṭa _īcaṉ
kaḻaltāṉ karikāṉ_iṭai _āṭu karuttē?
*3
_aṉpāl _aṭi kaitoḻuvīr! _aṟivīrē---
miṉ pōl maruṅkul maṭavāḷoṭu mēvi,
_iṉpu_āy _irumpūḷai _iṭamkoṇṭa _īcaṉ
poṉ pōl caṭaiyil puṉal vaitta poruḷē?
*4
naccit toḻuvīrkaḷ! namakku _itu collīr---
kaccip poli kāmakkoṭi_uṭaṉ kūṭi,
_iccittu, _irumpūḷai _iṭamkoṇṭa _īcaṉ
_uccittalaiyil pali koṇṭu _uḻal _ūṇē?
*5
cuṟṟu _ārntu _aṭiyē toḻuvīr! _itu collīr---
nal-tāḻkuḻal naṅkaiyoṭum(m) _uṭaṉ_āki,
_eṟṟē _irumpūḷai _iṭamkoṇṭa _īcaṉ
puṟṟu _āṭu_aravōṭu pūṇṭa poruḷē?
*6
tōṭu _ār malar tūyt toḻu toṇṭarkaḷ! collīr---
cēṭu _ār kuḻal cēyiḻaiyōṭu _uṭaṉ_āki,
_īṭu_āy _irumpūḷai _iṭamkoṇṭa _īcaṉ
kāṭu _ār kaṭu vēṭuvaṉ _āṉa karuttē?
*7
_orukkum maṉattu _aṉpar_uḷḷīr! _itu collīr---
paruk kai matavēḻam _urittu, _umaiyōṭum
_irukkai _irumpūḷai _iṭamkoṇṭa _īcaṉ
_arakkaṉ(ṉ) _uram tīrttu _aruḷ _ākkiya_āṟē?
*8
tuyar_āyiṉa nīṅkit toḻum toṇṭar! collīr---
kayal _ār karuṅkaṇṇiyoṭum(m) _uṭaṉ_āki,
_iyalpu_āy _irumpūḷai _iṭamkoṇṭa _īcaṉ
muyalvār _iruvarkku _eri _ākiya moympē?
*9
tuṇai nalmalar tūyt toḻum toṇṭarkaḷ! collīr---
paṇaimeṉmulaip pārppatiyōṭu _uṭaṉ_āki,
_iṇai _il(l) _irumpūḷai _iṭamkoṇṭa _īcaṉ
_aṇaivu _il camaṇ cākkiyam _ākkiya_āṟē?
*10
_entai _irumpūḷai _iṭamkoṇṭa _īcaṉ,
cantam payil caṇpaiyuḷ ñāṉacampantaṉ
centaṇtamiḻ ceppiya pattu_ivai vallār,
pantam(m) _aṟuttu _ōṅkuvar, pāṉmaiyiṉālē.