*1
_iṭariṉum, taḷariṉum, _eṉatu _uṟu nōy
toṭariṉum, _uṉa kaḻal toḻutu _eḻuvēṉ;---
kaṭaltaṉil _amutoṭu kalanta nañcai
miṭaṟiṉil _aṭakkiya vētiyaṉē!---
_ituvō _emai _āḷum_āṟu? _īvatu _oṉṟu _emakku _illaiyēl,
_atuvō _uṉatu _iṉ_aruḷ?---_āvaṭutuṟai _araṉē!
*2
vāḻiṉum, cāviṉum, varuntiṉum, pōy
vīḻiṉum, _uṉa kaḻal viṭuvēṉ_allēṉ;---
tāḻ _iḷan taṭampuṉal tayaṅku ceṉṉip
pōḻ_iḷamati vaitta puṇṇiyaṉē!---
_ituvō _emai _āḷum_āṟu? _īvatu _oṉṟu _emakku _illaiyēl,
_atuvō _uṉatu _iṉ_aruḷ?---_āvaṭutuṟai _araṉē!
*3
naṉaviṉum, kaṉaviṉum, nampā! _uṉṉai,
maṉaviṉum, vaḻipaṭal maṟavēṉ;---_ammāṉ!
puṉal virinaṟuṅkoṉṟaippōtu _aṇintu,
kaṉal _eri-_aṉal pulku kaiyavaṉē!---
_ituvō _emai _āḷum_āṟu? _īvatu _oṉṟu _emakku _illaiyēl,
_atuvō _uṉatu _iṉ_aruḷ?---_āvaṭutuṟai _araṉē!
*4
tummaloṭu _aruntuyar tōṉṟiṭiṉum,
_am malar_aṭi_alāl _araṟṟātu, _eṉ nā;---
kaim malku varicilaik kaṇai _oṉṟiṉāl
mummatil _eri _eḻa muṉintavaṉē!---
_ituvō _emai _āḷum_āṟu? _īvatu _oṉṟu _emakku _illaiyēl,
_atuvō _uṉatu _iṉ_aruḷ?---_āvaṭutuṟai _araṉē!
*5
kaiyatu vīḻiṉum, kaḻivu_uṟiṉum,
cey kaḻal _aṭi_alāl cintaiceyyēṉ;---
koy _aṇi naṟumalar kulāya ceṉṉi
mai _aṇi miṭaṟu _uṭai maṟaiyavaṉē!---
_ituvō _emai _āḷum_āṟu? _īvatu _oṉṟu _emakku _illaiyēl,
_atuvō _uṉatu _iṉ_aruḷ?---_āvaṭutuṟai _araṉē!
*6
ventuyar tōṉṟi _ōr veru_uṟiṉum,
_entāy! _uṉ _aṭi_alāl _ēttātu, _eṉ nā;---
_aintalai_aravukoṇṭu _araikku _acaitta
canta veṇpoṭi _aṇi caṅkaraṉē!---
_ituvō _emai _āḷum_āṟu? _īvatu _oṉṟu _emakku _illaiyēl,
_atuvō _uṉatu _iṉ_aruḷ?---_āvaṭutuṟai _araṉē!
*7
veppoṭu viravi _ōr viṉai variṉum,
_appā! _uṉ _aṭi_alāl _araṟṟātu, _eṉ nā;---
_oppu _uṭai _oruvaṉai _uru _aḻiya
_appaṭi _aḻal _eḻa viḻittavaṉē!---
_ituvō _emai _āḷum_āṟu? _īvatu _oṉṟu _emakku _illaiyēl,
_atuvō _uṉatu _iṉ_aruḷ?---_āvaṭutuṟai _araṉē!
*8
pēr _iṭar peruki, _ōr piṇi variṉum,
cīr _uṭaik kaḻal_alāl cintaiceyyēṉ;---
_ēr _uṭai maṇi muṭi _irāvaṇaṉai
_ār _iṭar paṭa varai _aṭarttavaṉē!---
_ituvō _emai _āḷum_āṟu? _īvatu _oṉṟu _emakku _illaiyēl,
_atuvō _uṉatu _iṉ_aruḷ?---_āvaṭutuṟai _araṉē!
*9
_uṇṇiṉum, pacippiṉum, _uṟaṅkiṉum, niṉ
_oṇmalar_aṭi_alāl _uraiyātu, _eṉ nā;---
kaṇṇaṉum, kaṭi kamaḻ tāmaraimēl
_aṇṇalum, _aḷappu _aritu_āyavaṉē!---
_ituvō _emai _āḷum_āṟu? _īvatu _oṉṟu _emakku _illaiyēl,
_atuvō _uṉatu _iṉ_aruḷ?---_āvaṭutuṟai _araṉē!
*10
pittoṭu mayaṅki _ōr piṇi variṉum,
_attā! _uṉ _aṭi_alāl _araṟṟātu, _eṉ nā;---
puttarum camaṇarum puṟaṉ_uraikka,
pattarkaṭku _aruḷceytu payiṉṟavaṉē!---
_ituvō _emai _āḷum_āṟu? _īvatu _oṉṟu _emakku _illaiyēl,
_atuvō _uṉatu _iṉ_aruḷ?---_āvaṭutuṟai _araṉē!
*11
_alai puṉal _āvaṭutuṟai _amarnta
_ilai nuṉai vēlpaṭai _em _iṟaiyai,
nalam miku ñāṉacampantaṉ coṉṉa
vilai _uṭai _aruntamiḻmālai vallār,
viṉai_āyiṉa nīṅkip pōy, viṇṇavar viyaṉ_ulakam
nilai_āka muṉ _ēṟuvar; nilammicai nilai _ilarē.