*1
taḷir _iḷa vaḷar _oḷi taṉatu _eḻil taru tikaḻ malaimakaḷ
kuḷir _iḷa vaḷar _oḷi vaṉamulai_iṇai_avai kulavaliṉ,
naḷir _iḷa vaḷar _oḷi maruvum naḷḷāṟartam nāmamē,
miḷir _iḷa vaḷar_eri _iṭil, _ivai paḻutu _ilai; meymmaiyē!
*2
pōtu _amartaru purikuḻal _eḻil malaimakaḷ pūṇ _aṇi
cītam_atu _aṇitaru mukiḻ_iḷavaṉamulai ceṟitaliṉ,
nātam_atu _eḻil _uru _aṉaiya naḷḷāṟartam nāmamē,
mī tamatu _eriyiṉil _iṭil, _ivai paḻutu _ilai; meymmaiyē!
*3
_iṭṭu _uṟum maṇi _aṇi _iṇar puṇar vaḷar _oḷi _eḻil vaṭam
kaṭṭu_uṟu katir _iḷavaṉamulai_iṇaiyoṭu kalavaliṉ,
naṭṭu _uṟu ceṟi vayal maruvu naḷḷāṟartam nāmamē,
_iṭṭu _uṟum _eriyiṉil _iṭil, _ivai paḻutu _ilai; meymmaiyē!
*4
maiccu _aṇi vari _arinayaṉi tolmalaimakaḷ payaṉ _uṟu
kaccu _aṇi katir _iḷavaṉamulai_avaiyoṭu kalavaliṉ,
naccu _aṇi miṭaṟu _uṭai _aṭikaḷnaḷḷāṟartam nāmamē,
meccu _aṇi _eriyiṉil _iṭil, _ivai paḻutu _ilai; meymmaiyē!
*5
paṇ _iyal malaimakaḷ katirviṭu paru maṇi _aṇi niṟak
kaṇ _iyal kalacam_atu _aṉa mulai_iṇaiyoṭu kalavaliṉ,
naṇṇiya kuḷirpuṉal pukutum naḷḷāṟartam nāmamē,
viṇ _iyal _eriyiṉil _iṭil, _ivai paḻutu _ilai; meymmaiyē!
*6
pōtu _uṟu purikuḻal malaimakaḷ _iḷa vaḷar poṉ _aṇi
cūtu _uṟu taḷir niṟa vaṉamulai_avaiyoṭu tutaitaliṉ,
tātu _uṟu niṟam _uṭai _aṭikaḷnaḷḷāṟartam nāmamē,
mītu _uṟum _eriyiṉil _iṭil, _ivai paḻutu _ilai; meymmaiyē!
*7
kār mali neṟipuricurikuḻal malaimakaḷ kaviṉ _uṟu
cīr malitarum maṇi _aṇi mulai tikaḻvoṭu ceṟitaliṉ,
tār mali nakutalai _uṭaiya naḷḷāṟartam nāmamē,
_ēr mali _eriyiṉil _iṭil, _ivai pamutu _ilai; meymmaiyē!
*8
maṉṉiya vaḷar _oḷi malaimakaḷ taḷirniṟam matam miku
poṉ _iyal maṇi _aṇi kalacam_atu _aṉa mulai puṇartaliṉ,
taṉ _iyal tacamukaṉ neṟiya, naḷḷāṟartam nāmamē,
miṉ _iyal _eriyiṉil _iṭil, _ivai paḻutu _ilai; meymmaiyē!
*9
kāṉ muka mayil_iyal malaimakaḷ katirviṭu kaṉam miku
pāl mukam _ayal paṇai_iṇaimulaituṇaiyoṭu payiṟaliṉ,
nāṉmukaṉ _ari _aṟivu _ariya naḷḷāṟartam nāmamē,
mēl muka _eriyiṉil _iṭil, _ivai paḻutu _ilai; meymmaiyē!
*10
_attiranayaṉi tolmalaimakaḷ payaṉ _uṟum _aticayac
cittira maṇi _aṇi tikaḻ mulai_iṇaiyoṭu ceṟitaliṉ,
puttaroṭu _amaṇar poy peyarum naḷḷāṟartam nāmamē,
meyt tiraḷ _eriyiṉil _iṭil, _ivai paḻutu _ilai; meymmaiyē!
*11
ciṟṟiṭai _arivaitaṉ vaṉamulai_iṇaiyoṭu ceṟitarum
nal-tiṟam _uṟu, kaḻumalanakar ñāṉacampantaṉa
koṟṟavaṉ _etir_iṭai _eriyiṉil _iṭa, _ivai kūṟiya
col-teri _orupatum _aṟipavar tuyar _ilar; tūyarē.