*1
kaṭavuḷai, kaṭaluḷ(ḷ) _eḻu nañcu _uṇṭa
_uṭal _uḷāṉai, _oppāri _ilāta _em
_aṭal _uḷāṉai, _arattuṟai mēviya
cuṭar _uḷāṉai,---kaṇṭīr---nām toḻuvatē.
*2
karumpu _oppāṉai, karumpiṉil kaṭṭiyai,
virumpu _oppāṉai, viṇṇōrum _aṟikilā
_arumpu _oppāṉai, _arattuṟai mēviya
curumpu _oppāṉai,---kaṇṭīr---nām toḻuvatē.
*3
_ēṟu _oppāṉai, _ellā_uyirkkum(m) _iṟai
vēṟu _oppāṉai, viṇṇōrum _aṟikilā
_āṟu _oppāṉai, _arattuṟai mēviya
_ūṟu _oppāṉai,---kaṇṭīr---nām toḻuvatē.
*4
parappu _oppāṉai, pakal _iruḷ naṉnilā
_irappu _oppāṉai, _iḷamati cūṭiya
_arappu _oppāṉai, _arattuṟai mēviya
curappu _oppāṉai,---kaṇṭīr---nām toḻuvatē.
*5
ney _oppāṉai, neyyil cuṭar pōlvatu _ōr
mey _oppāṉai,---viṇṇōrum _aṟikilār---
_ai _oppāṉai, _arattuṟai mēviya
kai _oppāṉai,---kaṇṭīr---nām toḻuvatē.
*6
niti _oppāṉai, nitiyiṉ kiḻavaṉai,
viti _oppāṉai,---viṇṇōrum _aṟikilār---
_ati _oppāṉai, _arattuṟai mēviya
kati _oppāṉai,---kaṇṭīr---nām toḻuvatē.
*7
puṉal _oppāṉai, poruntalartammaiyē
miṉal _oppāṉai,---viṇṇōrum _aṟikilār---
_aṉal _oppāṉai, _arattuṟai mēviya
kaṉal _oppāṉai,---kaṇṭīr---nām toḻuvatē.
*8
poṉ _oppāṉai, poṉṉil cuṭar pōlvatu _ōr
miṉ _oppāṉai,---viṇṇōrum _aṟikilār---
_aṉ _oppāṉai, _arattuṟai mēviya
taṉ _oppāṉai,---kaṇṭīr---nām toḻuvatē.
*9
kāḻiyāṉai, kaṉa viṭai _ūrum mey
vāḻiyāṉai, vallōrum _eṉṟa _iṉṉavar
_āḻiyāṉ piramaṟkum _arattuṟai
_ūḻiyāṉai,---kaṇṭīr---nām toḻuvatē.
*10
kalai _oppāṉai, kaṟṟārkku _ōr _amutiṉai,
malai _oppāṉai, maṇi muṭi _ūṉṟiya
_alai _oppāṉai, _arattuṟai mēviya
nilai _oppāṉai,---kaṇṭīr---nām toḻuvatē.