*1
curar_ulaku, nararkaḷ payil taraṇitalam, muraṇ _aḻiya, _araṇamatil mup-
puram _eriya, viravu vakai cara vicai koḷ karam _uṭaiya paramaṉ _iṭam_ām---
varam _aruḷa varalmuṟaiyiṉ niralniṟai koḷvaru curuticira _uraiyiṉāl,
piramaṉ _uyar _araṉ _eḻil koḷ caraṇa_iṇai parava, vaḷar piramapuramē.
*2
tāṇu miku _āṇ _icaikoṭu, _āṇu viyar pēṇumatu kāṇum _aḷavil,
kōṇum nutal nīḷnayaṉi kōṇ _il piṭi māṇi, matu nāṇum vakaiyē
_ēṇu kari pūṇ _aḻiya, _āṇ _iyal koḷ māṇi pati---cēṇ _amararkōṉ
vēṇuviṉai _ēṇi, nakar kāṇil, tivi kāṇa, naṭu vēṇupuramē.
*3
pakal _oḷicey naka maṇiyai, mukai malarai, nikaḻ caraṇa _akavu muṉivarkku
_akalam mali cakalakalai mika _uraicey mukam _uṭaiya pakavaṉ _iṭam_ām---
pakai kaḷaiyum vakaiyil _aṟumuka_iṟaiyai mika _aruḷa, nikar _il _imaiyōr
puka, _ulaku pukaḻa, _eḻil tikaḻa, nikaḻ _alar peruku pukalinakarē.
*4
_am kaṇ mati, kaṅkainati, veṅkaṇ _aravaṅkaḷ, _eḻil taṅkum _itaḻit
tuṅka malar, taṅku caṭai _aṅki nikar _eṅkaḷ _iṟai taṅkum _iṭam_ām---
veṅkatir viḷaṅku _ulakam _eṅkum _etir poṅku _eri pulaṉkaḷ kaḷaivōr
veṅ kuru viḷaṅki _umaipaṅkar caraṇaṅkaḷ paṇi veṅkuru_atē.
*5
_āṇ _iyalpu kāṇa, vaṉavāṇa _iyal pēṇi, _etir pāṇamaḻai cēr
tūṇi _aṟa, nāṇi _aṟa, vēṇu cilai pēṇi _aṟa, nāṇi vicayaṉ
pāṇi _amar pūṇa, _aruḷ māṇu piramāṇi _iṭam---_ēṇi muṟaiyil
pāṇi _ulaku _āḷa, mika _āṇiṉ mali tōṇi nikar tōṇipuramē.
*6
nirāmaya! parāpara! purātaṉa! parāvu civa! rāka! _aruḷ! _eṉṟu,
_irāvum _etirāyatu parāy niṉai purāṇaṉ, _amarāti pati_ām---
_arāmicai _irāta _eḻil taru _āya _ara parāyaṇa varāka _uru vā-
tarāyaṉai virāy _eri parāy, miku tarāy moḻi virāya patiyē.
*7
_araṇai _uṟu muraṇarpalar maraṇam vara, _iraṇam matil _aram mali paṭaik
karam viciṟu virakaṉ, _amar karaṇaṉ, _uyar paraṉ, neṟi koḷ karaṉatu _iṭam_ām---
paravu _amutu virava, viṭal puraḷam _uṟum _aravai _ari ciram _ariya, _ac
ciram _araṉa caraṇam_avai parava, _iru kirakam _amar cirapuram_atē.
*8
_aṟam _aḻivu peṟa _ulaku teṟu puyavaṉ viṟal _aḻiya, niṟuvi viral, mā-
maṟaiyiṉ _oli muṟai muralcey piṟai_eyiṟaṉ _uṟa, _aruḷum _iṟaivaṉ _iṭam_ām---
kuṟaivu _il mika niṟaitai _uḻi, maṟai _amarar niṟai _aruḷa, muṟaiyoṭu varum
puṟavaṉ _etir niṟai nilavu poṟaiyaṉ _uṭal peṟa, _aruḷu puṟavam_atuvē.
*9
viṇ payila, maṇ pakiri, vaṇ piramaṉ _eṇ periya paṇ paṭai koḷ māl,
kaṇ pariyum _oṇpu _oḻiya, nuṇporuḷkaḷ taṇ pukaḻ koḷ kaṇṭaṉ _iṭam_ām---
maṇ pariyum _oṇpu _oḻiya, nuṇpu cakar puṇ payila viṇ paṭara, _ac
caṇpai moḻi paṇpa muṉi kaṇ paḻicey paṇpu kaḷai caṇpainakarē.
*10
pāḻi _uṟai vēḻam nikar pāḻ _amaṇar, cūḻum _uṭalāḷar, _uṇarā
_ēḻiṉ_icai yāḻiṉ moḻi _ēḻai_avaḷ vāḻum _iṟai tāḻum _iṭam_ām---
kīḻ, _icai koḷ mēl_ulakil, vāḻ _aracu cūḻ _aracu vāḻa, _araṉukku
_āḻiya cilkāḻi ceya, _ēḻ_ulakil _ūḻi vaḷar kāḻinakarē.
*11
naccu_aravu kaccu _eṉa _acaiccu, mati _ucciyiṉ milaiccu, _oru kaiyāl
meyc ciram _aṇaiccu, _ulakil niccam _iṭu piccai _amar piccaṉ _iṭam_ām---
maccam matam nacci matamac ciṟumiyaic cey tava _acca viratak
koccai muravu _accar paṇiya, curarkaḷ nacci miṭai koccainakarē.
*12
_oḻukal _aritu _aḻi kaliyil, _uḻi _ulaku paḻi peruku vaḻiyai niṉaiyā,
muḻutu _uṭalil _eḻum mayirkaḷ taḻuvum muṉikuḻuviṉoṭu, keḻuvu civaṉait
toḻutu, _ulakil _iḻukum malam _aḻiyum vakai kaḻuvum _urai kaḻumalanakar,
paḻutu _il _iṟai _eḻutum moḻi tamiḻvirakaṉ vaḻimoḻikaḷ moḻi takaiyavē.