*1
vāḷa vari kōḷa puli kīḷ_atu _uri tāḷiṉmicai nāḷum makiḻvar,
_āḷumavar vēḷ _anakar, pōḷ _ayila kōḷa kaḷiṟu _āḷi, vara _il---
tōḷ _amarar tāḷam, matar kūḷi, _eḻa mīḷi, miḷir tūḷi, vaḷar poṉ
kāḷamukil mūḷum _iruḷ kīḷa, viri tāḷa kayilāyamalaiyē.
*2
puṟṟu _aravu paṟṟiya kai, neṟṟiyatu maṟṟu _oru kaṇ, _oṟṟai viṭaiyaṉ,
ceṟṟatu _eyil, _uṟṟatu _umai, _aṟṟavarkaḷ nal-tuṇaivaṉ, _uṟṟa nakartāṉ---
cuṟṟum maṇi peṟṟatu _oḷi; ceṟṟamoṭu kuṟṟam _ilatu; _eṟṟu? _eṉa viṉāy,
kaṟṟavarkaḷ col-tokaiyiṉ muṟṟum _oḷi peṟṟa kayilāyamalaiyē.
*3
ciṅka_arai maṅkaiyarkaḷ taṅkaḷaṉa ceṅkai niṟai koṅkumalar tūy,
_eṅkaḷ viṉai, caṅkai_avai, _iṅku _akala! _aṅkam moḻi _eṅkum _uḷa_āy,
tiṅkaḷ _iruḷ noṅka, _oḷi viṅki, miḷir toṅkaloṭu taṅka, _ayalē
kaṅkaiyoṭu poṅku caṭai _eṅkaḷ _iṟai taṅku kayilāyamalaiyē.
*4
muṭiya caṭai, piṭiyatu _oru vaṭiya maḻu _uṭaiyar, ceṭi _uṭaiya talaiyil
veṭiya viṉai koṭiyar keṭa, _iṭu cilpali noṭiya makiḻ _aṭikaḷ _iṭam_ām---
koṭiya kural _uṭaiya viṭai kaṭiya tuṭiyaṭiyiṉoṭum _iṭiyiṉ _atira,
kaṭiya kural neṭiya mukil maṭiya, _atar _aṭi koḷ kayilāyamalaiyē.
*5
kuṭaṅkaiyiṉ nuṭaṅku _eri toṭarntu _eḻa, viṭam kiḷar paṭam koḷ _aravam
maṭaṅku _oḷi paṭarntiṭa, naṭam taru viṭaṅkaṉatu _iṭam---taṇmukil pōyt
taṭaṅkaṭal toṭarntu, _uṭaṉ nuṭaṅkuva _iṭam koḷa miṭainta kuralāl,
kaṭuṅ kaliṉ muṭaṅku _aḷai nuṭaṅku _aravu _oṭuṅku kayilāyamalaiyē.
*6
_ētam _ila pūtamoṭu, kōtaituṇai _ātimutal, vēta vikirtaṉ,
kītamoṭu nītipala _ōti maṟavātu payil nātaṉ, nakartāṉ---
tātu poti pōtu viṭa, _ūtu ciṟai mītu tuḷi kūtal naliya,
kātal miku cōti kiḷar mātu mayil kōtu kayilāyamalaiyē.
*7
ceṉṟu pala veṉṟu _ulavu puṉtalaiyar tuṉṟaloṭum _oṉṟi, _uṭaṉē-
niṉṟu, _amarar _eṉṟum _iṟaivaṉtaṉ _aṭi ceṉṟu paṇikiṉṟa nakartāṉ---
tuṉṟu malar poṉtikaḻcey koṉṟai virai teṉṟaloṭu ceṉṟu kamaḻa,
kaṉṟu, piṭi, tuṉṟu kaḷiṟu, _eṉṟu _ivai muṉ niṉṟa kayilāyamalaiyē.
*8
maruppu_iṭai neruppu _eḻu tarukkoṭu ceruc ceyta parutta kaḷiṟiṉ
poruppu_iṭai viruppu_uṟa _irukkaiyai _orukku_uṭaṉ _arakkaṉ _uṇarātu,
_oruttiyai verukku_uṟa veruṭṭalum, nerukku_eṉa nirutta viralāl,
karuttu _ila _oruttaṉai _eruttu _iṟa neritta kayilāyamalaiyē.
*9
pariya tirai periya puṉal, variya puli_uri_atu _uṭai, paricai _uṭaiyaṉ,
variya vaḷai _ariya kaṇi _uruviṉoṭu puriviṉavar, pirivu _il nakartāṉ---
periya _eri_uruvam_atu teriya, _uru parivu tarum _arumai_ataṉāl,
kariyavaṉum, _ariya maṟai puriyavaṉum, maruvu kayilāyamalaiyē.
*10
_aṇṭar toḻu caṇṭi paṇi kaṇṭu _aṭimai koṇṭa _iṟai, tuṇṭamatiyōṭu
_iṇṭai puṉaivuṇṭa caṭai muṇṭatara caṇṭa _iruḷkaṇṭar _iṭam_ām---
kuṇṭu_amaṇa vaṇṭar_avar, maṇṭai kaiyil _uṇṭu _uḷaṟi miṇṭu camayam
kaṇṭavarkaḷ koṇṭavarkaḷ, paṇṭum _aṟiyāta kayilāyamalaiyē.
*11
_am taṇ varai vanta puṉal tanta tirai cantaṉamoṭu _unti, _akilum
kantamalar kontiṉoṭu mantipala cintu kayilāyamalaimēl,
_entai _aṭi vantu _aṇuku cantamoṭu centamiḻ _icainta pukalip
pantaṉ _urai cintaiceya, vanta viṉai naintu, paralōkam _eḷitē.