*1
vāṉavarkaḷ tāṉavarkaḷ vātaipaṭa vantatu _oru mākaṭalviṭam
tāṉ _amutuceytu, _aruḷpurinta civaṉ mēvum malaitaṉṉai viṉavil---
_ēṉam _iṭamāṉiṉoṭu kiḷḷai tiṉai koḷḷa, _eḻil _ār kavaṇiṉāl,
kāṉavartam mā makaḷir kaṉakam maṇi vilaku kāḷattimalaiyē.
*2
mutu ciṉa vil _avuṇar purammūṉṟum _oru noṭivaraiyiṉ mūḷa _ericey
caturar, mati poti caṭaiyar, caṅkarar, virumpum malaitaṉṉai viṉavil---
_etir _etira vetir piṇaiya, _eḻu poṟikaḷ citaṟa, _eḻil _ēṉam _uḻuta
katir maṇiyiṉ vaḷar _oḷikaḷ, _iruḷ _akala nilavu kāḷattimalaiyē.
*3
vallai varu kāḷiyai vakuttu, vali _āki miku tārukaṉai nī
kol! _eṉa viṭuttu, _aruḷpurinta civaṉ mēvum malai kūṟi viṉavil---
palpala _iruṅ kaṉi paruṅki mika _uṇṭavai neruṅki _iṉam_āy,
kal _atira niṉṟu, karu manti viḷaiyāṭu kāḷattimalaiyē.
*4
vēy _aṉaiya tōḷ _umai _orpākam_atu_āka viṭai _ēṟi, caṭaimēl
tūya mati cūṭi, cuṭukāṭil naṭam_āṭi, malaitaṉṉai viṉavil---
vāy kalacam _āka vaḻipāṭu ceyum vēṭaṉ malar _ākum nayaṉam
kāykaṇaiyiṉāl _iṭantu, _īcaṉ_aṭi kūṭu kāḷattimalaiyē.
*5
malaiyiṉmicaitaṉil mukil pōl varuvatu _oru matakariyai maḻai pōl _alaṟak
kolaiceytu, _umai _añca, _uri pōrtta civaṉ mēvum malai kūṟi viṉavil---
_alai koḷ puṉal _aruvi palacuṉaikaḷ vaḻi _iḻiya, _ayal nilavu mutu vēy
kalakaleṉa _oḷi koḷ katir muttam_avai cintu kāḷattimalaiyē.
*6
pār_akam viḷaṅkiya pakīrataṉ _aruntavam muyaṉṟa paṇi kaṇṭu,
_ār _aruḷ purintu, _alai koḷ kaṅkai caṭai _ēṟṟa _araṉ malaiyai viṉavil---
vār _atar _iruṅ kuṟavar cēvalil maṭuttu, _avar _eritta viṟakil
kār_akil _irum pukai vicumpu kamaḻkiṉṟa kāḷattimalaiyē.
*7
_ārum _etirāta vali_ākiya calantaraṉai _āḻi_ataṉāl
_īrum vakai ceytu, _aruḷpurintavaṉ _irunta malaitaṉṉai viṉavil---
_ūrum _aravam(m) _oḷi koḷ mā maṇi _umiḻntavai _ulāvi varalāl,
kār_iruḷ kaṭintu, kaṉakam(m) _eṉa viḷaṅku kāḷattimalaiyē.
*8
_eri _aṉaiya curimayir _irāvaṇaṉai _īṭu _aḻiya, _eḻil koḷ viralāl,
periya varai _ūṉṟi _aruḷceyta civaṉ mēvum malai peṟṟi viṉavil---
variya cilai vēṭuvarkaḷ_āṭavarkaḷ nīṭu varai_ūṭu varalāl,
kariyiṉoṭu vari_uḻuvai _ari_iṉamum veruvu kāḷattimalaiyē.
*9
_iṉatu _aḷavil, _ivaṉatu _aṭi_iṇaiyum, muṭi, _aṟituma _eṉa _ikalum _iruvar
taṉatu _uruvam _aṟivu _ariya cakala civaṉ mēvum malaitaṉṉai viṉavil---
puṉavar puṉamayil _aṉaiya mātaroṭu maintarum maṇam puṇarum nāḷ,
kaṉakam _eṉa malarkaḷ _aṇi vēṅkaikaḷ nilāvu kāḷattimalaiyē.
*10
niṉṟu kavaḷampala koḷ kaiyaroṭu, meyyil _iṭu pōrvaiyavarum,
naṉṟi _aṟiyāta vakai niṉṟa civaṉ mēvum malai nāṭi viṉavil---
kuṉṟil mali tuṉṟu poḻil niṉṟa kuḷir cantiṉ muṟi tiṉṟu kulavi,
kaṉṟiṉoṭu ceṉṟu piṭi niṉṟu viḷaiyāṭu kāḷattimalaiyē.
*11
kāṭu_atu _iṭam_āka naṭam_āṭu civaṉ mēvu kāḷattimalaiyai,
māṭamoṭu māḷikaikaḷ nīṭu vaḷar koccaivayam maṉṉu talaivaṉ---
nāṭupala nīṭu pukaḻ ñāṉacampantaṉ---_urai nalla tamiḻiṉ
pāṭaloṭu pāṭum _icai vallavarkaḷ nallar; paralōkam _eḷitē.