*1
muṉṉamē niṉaiyātoḻintēṉ, _uṉai;
_iṉṉam nāṉ _uṉa cēvaṭi _ēttilēṉ,
cennel _ār vayal cūḻ tiruk kōḷili
maṉṉaṉē, _aṭiyēṉai maṟavalē!
*2
viṇ_uḷār toḻutu _ēttum viḷakkiṉai,
maṇ_uḷār viṉai tīrkkum maruntiṉai,---
paṇ_uḷār payilum tiruk kōḷili
_aṇṇalār---_aṭiyē toḻutu _uymmiṉē!
*3
nāḷum nammuṭai nāḷkaḷ _aṟikilōm;
_āḷum nōykaḷ _ōr_aimpatōṭu_āṟu-_eṭṭum;
_ēḻaimaippaṭṭu _iruntu, nīr, naiyātē,
kōḷili(y) _araṉ pātamē kūṟumē!
*4
viḻaviṉ _ōcai _oli _aṟāt taṇpoḻil,
paḻakiṉār viṉai tīrkkum, paḻam pati---
_aḻal kaiyāṉ _amarum---tirukkōḷilik
kuḻakaṉār tiruppātamē kūṟumē!
*5
mūlam _ākiya mūvarkkum mūrttiyai,
kālaṉ _ākiya kālaṟkum kālaṉai,---
kōlam _ām poḻil cūḻ tiruk kōḷilic
cūlapāṇitaṉ---pātam toḻumiṉē!
*6
kāṟṟaṉai, kaṭalnañcu _amutu_uṇṭa veṇ-
nīṟṟaṉai, nimirpuṉcaṭai _aṇṇalai,
_āṟṟaṉai,---_amarum tiruk kōḷili
_ēṟṟaṉār---_aṭiyē toḻutu _ēttumē!
*7
vētam_āya viṇṇōrkaḷtalaivaṉai,
_ōti maṉ_uyir _ēttum _oruvaṉai,---
kōti vaṇṭu _aṟaiyum tiruk kōḷili
vētānāyakaṉ---pātam virumpumē!
*8
nītiyāl-toḻuvārkaḷ talaivaṉai,
vātai_āṉa viṭukkum maṇiyiṉai,---
kēti vaṇṭu _aṟaiyum tiruk kōḷili
vētanāyakaṉ, nittal niṉaimiṉē!
*9
mālum nāṉmukaṉālum _aṟivu _oṇāp
pāliṉ meṉmoḻiyāḷ _orupaṅkaṉai,
kōlam _ām poḻil cūḻ tiruk kōḷili
nīlakaṇṭaṉai, nittal niṉaimiṉē!
*10
_arakkaṉ_āya _ilaṅkaiyarmaṉṉaṉai
nerukki _am muṭipattu _iṟuttāṉ, _avaṟku
_irakkam _ākiyavaṉ, tiruk kōḷili
_arutti_āy _aṭiyē toḻutu _uymmiṉē!