*1
muttiṉai, maṇiyai, poṉṉai, muḻumutal pavaḷam _ēykkum
kottiṉai, vayiramālaik koḻuntiṉai, _amarar cūṭum
vittiṉai, vētavēḷvikkēḷviyai viḷaṅka niṉṟa
_attaṉai,---niṉainta neñcam _aḻakitā niṉainta_āṟē!
*2
muppaṉai, _ulakukku _ellām mūrttiyai, muṉikaḷ _ēttum
_iṉpaṉai, _ilaṅku cōti _iṟaivaṉai, _arivai _añca
vaṉ paṉaittaṭakkai vēḷvik kaḷiṟṟiṉai _uritta _eṅkaḷ
_aṉpaṉai,---niṉainta neñcam _aḻakitā niṉainta_āṟē!
*3
karumpiṉum _iṉiyāṉtaṉṉai, kāykatirccōtiyāṉai,
_iruṅkaṭal _amutamtaṉṉai, _iṟappoṭu piṟappu _ilāṉai,
perumporuḷkiḷaviyāṉai, peruntava muṉivar _ēttum
_arumpoṉai,---niṉainta neñcam _aḻakitā niṉainta_āṟē!
*4
ceruttaṉai _arutti ceytu ceñ caram celutti _ūrmēl
karuttaṉai, kaṉakamēṉik kaṭavuḷai, karutum vāṉōrkku
_oruttaṉai, _orutti pākam poruttiyum _arutti tīrā
niruttaṉai,---niṉainta neñcam nērpaṭa niṉainta_āṟē!
*5
kūṟṟiṉai _utaitta pātak kuḻakaṉai, maḻalai veḷ_ēṟu
_ēṟṟaṉai, _imaiyōr _ētta _iruñcaṭaikkaṟṟaitaṉmēl
_āṟṟaṉai, _aṭiyar _ēttum _amutaṉai, _amuta yōka
nīṟṟaṉai,---niṉainta neñcam nērpaṭa niṉainta_āṟē!
*6
karup paṉaittaṭakkai vēḻakkaḷiṟṟiṉai _uritta kaṇṭaṉ,
viruppaṉai, viḷaṅku cōti viyaṉkayilāyam _eṉṉum
poruppaṉai, poruppaṉmaṅkai paṅkaṉai, _aṅkai _ēṟṟa
neruppaṉai,---niṉainta neñcam nērpaṭa niṉainta_āṟē!
*7
nītiyāl niṉaippu_uḷāṉai, niṉaippavar maṉattu _uḷāṉai,
cātiyai, caṅkaveṇnīṟṟu _aṇṇalai, viṇṇil vāṉōr
cōtiyai, tuḷakkam _illā viḷakkiṉai, _aḷakkal _ākā
_ātiyai,---niṉainta neñcam _aḻakitā niṉainta_āṟē!
*8
paḻakaṉai _ulakukku _ellām, paruppaṉai, poruppōṭu _okkum
maḻa kaḷiyāṉaiyiṉ tōl malaimakaḷ naṭuṅkap pōrtta
kuḻakaṉai, kuḻavittiṅkaḷ kuḷircaṭai maruva vaitta
_aḻakaṉai,---niṉainta neñcam _aḻakitā niṉainta_āṟē!
*9
viṇ_iṭai miṉ _oppāṉai, meyp perumporuḷ _oppāṉai,
kaṇ_iṭai maṇi _oppāṉai, kaṭu_iruḷ cuṭar _oppāṉai,
_eṇ_iṭai _eṇṇal _ākā _iruvarai veruva nīṇṭa
_aṇṇalai,---niṉainta neñcam _aḻakitā niṉainta_āṟē!
*10
_uravaṉai, tiraṇṭa tiṇtōḷ _arakkaṉai _ūṉṟi mūṉṟu_ūr
niravaṉai, nimirnta cōti nīḷ muṭi _amarartaṅkaḷ
kuravaṉai, kuḷirveṇtiṅkaḷ caṭai_iṭaip potiyum _aivāy-
_aravaṉai,---niṉainta neñcam _aḻakitā niṉainta_āṟē!