*1
kuṇṭaṉāyc camaṇarōṭē kūṭi nāṉ koṇṭa mālait
tuṇṭaṉē! cuṭar koḷ cōtī! tū neṟi_āki niṉṟa
_aṇṭaṉē! _amarar_ēṟē! tiru _aiyāṟu _amarnta tēṉē!
toṇṭaṉēṉ, toḻutu _uṉ pātam colli, nāṉ tirikiṉṟēṉē.
*2
pīli kai _iṭukki, nāḷum periyatu _ōr tavam _eṉṟu _eṇṇi,
vāliya taṟikaḷ pōla mati_ilār paṭṭatu _eṉṉē!
vāliyār vaṇaṅki _ēttum tiru _aiyāṟu _amarnta tēṉōṭu
_āliyā _eḻunta neñcam _aḻakitā _eḻunta _āṟē!
*3
taṭṭu _iṭu camaṇarōṭē tarukki, nāṉ tavam _eṉṟu _eṇṇi,
_oṭṭiṭu maṉattiṉīrē! _ummai yāṉ ceyvatu _eṉṉē!
moṭṭu _iṭu kamalap poykait tiru _aiyāṟu _amarnta tēṉōṭu
_oṭṭiṭum _uḷḷattīrē! _ummai nāṉ _ukantiṭṭēṉē.
*4
pācip palmācu meyyar palam _ilāc camaṇarōṭu
nēcattāl _irunta neñcai nīkkum_āṟu _aṟiyamāṭṭēṉ;
tēcattār paravi _ēttum tiru _aiyāṟu _amarnta tēṉai
vācattāl vaṇaṅka vallār valviṉai māyum_aṉṟē.
*5
kaṭup poṭi _aṭṭi meyyil, karuti _ōr tavam _eṉṟu _eṇṇi,
vaṭukkaḷōṭu _icainta neñcē! mati_ili paṭṭatu _eṉṉē!
maṭukkaḷil vāḷai pāyum tiru _aiyāṟu _amarnta tēṉai
_aṭuttu niṉṟu _uṉṉu, neñcē! _aruntavam ceyta_āṟē!
*6
tuṟavi _eṉṟu _avam_atu _orēṉ; colliya colavu ceytu(v),
_uṟaviṉāl _amaṇarōṭum _uṇarvu_ilēṉ, _uṇarvu _oṉṟu _iṉṟi;
naṟavam _ār poḻilkaḷ cūḻnta tiru _aiyāṟu _amarnta tēṉai
maṟavu _ilā neñcamē! nalmati _uṉakku _aṭainta_āṟē!
*7
pal_uraic camaṇarōṭē palapala kālam_ellām
colliya colavu ceytēṉ; cōrvaṉ, nāṉ niṉaintapōtu;
mallikai malarum cōlait tiru _aiyāṟu _amarnta tēṉai
_elliyum pakalum _ellām niṉaintapōtu _iṉiya_āṟē!
*8
maṇ_uḷār viṇ_uḷārum vaṇaṅkuvār pāvam pōka,---
_eṇ _ilāc camaṇarōṭē _icaintaṉai, _ēḻaineñcē!
teṇnilā _eṟikkum ceṉṉit tiru _aiyāṟu _amarnta tēṉaik
kaṇṇiṉāl kāṇappeṟṟuk karutiṟṟē muṭinta_āṟē!
*9
kuruntam_atu _ocitta mālum, kulamalar mēviṉāṉum,
tiruntunal-tiruvaṭīyum tirumuṭi kāṇamāṭṭār;
_aruntava muṉivar _ēttum tiru _aiyāṟu _amarnta tēṉaip
porunti niṉṟu _uṉṉu, neñcē! poyviṉai māyum_aṉṟē.
*10
_aṟivu _ilā _arakkaṉ _ōṭi, _aruvarai _eṭukkal_uṟṟu,
muṟukiṉāṉ; muṟukak kaṇṭu mūtaṟivāḷaṉ nōkki
niṟuviṉāṉ, ciṟuvira(l)lāl; nerintu pōy nilattil vīḻa,
_aṟiviṉāl _aruḷkaḷceytāṉ, tiru _aiyāṟu _amarnta tēṉē.