*1
kācaṉai, kaṉalai, katir mā maṇit-
tēcaṉai, pukaḻār---cilarteṇṇarkaḷ;
māciṉaik kaḻittu _āṭkoḷa valla _em
_īcaṉai _iṉi nāṉ maṟakkiṟpaṉē?
*2
puntikku(v) viḷakku_āya purāṇaṉai,
cantikkaṇ naṭam_āṭum caturaṉai,
_antivaṇṇaṉai, _ār _aḻalmūrttiyai,
vantu _eṉ _uḷḷam koṇṭāṉai, maṟappaṉē?
*3
_īcaṉ, _īcaṉ _eṉṟu _eṉṟum _araṟṟuvaṉ;
_īcaṉtāṉ _eṉ maṉattil pirivu _ilaṉ;
_īcaṉtaṉṉaiyum _eṉ maṉattuk koṇṭu(v),
_īcaṉtaṉṉaiyum yāṉ maṟakkiṟpaṉē?
*4
_īcaṉ _eṉṉai _aṟintatu _aṟintaṉaṉ,---
_īcaṉ cēvaṭi _eṟṟappeṟutalāl,---
_īcaṉ cēvaṭi _ēttappeṟṟēṉ; _iṉi
_īcaṉtaṉṉaiyum yāṉ maṟakkiṟpaṉē?
*5
tēṉai, pāliṉai, tiṅkaḷai, ñāyiṟṟai,
vāṉaveṇmati cūṭiya maintaṉai,
vēṉilāṉai melivu cey tī-_aḻal-
ñāṉamūrttiyai, nāṉ maṟakkiṟpaṉē?
*6
kaṉṉalai, karumpu _ūṟiya tēṟalai,
miṉṉaṉai, miṉ _aṉaiya _uruvaṉai,
poṉṉaṉai, maṇikkuṉṟu piṟaṅkiya
_eṉṉaṉai, _iṉi yāṉ maṟakkiṟpaṉē?
*7
karumpiṉai, kaṭṭiyai, kantamāmalarc
curumpiṉai, cuṭarccōtiyuḷ cōtiyai,
_arumpiṉil perumpōtu koṇṭu, _āy malar
virumpum _īcaṉai, nāṉ maṟakkiṟpaṉē?
*8
tuñcumpōtum cuṭarviṭu cōtiyai,
neñcuḷ niṉṟu niṉaippikkum nītiyai,
nañcu kaṇṭattu _aṭakkiya nampaṉai,
vañcaṉēṉ _iṉi yāṉ maṟakkiṟpaṉē?
*9
putiya pūviṉai, puṇṇiyanātaṉai,
nitiyai, nītiyai, nittilakkuṉṟiṉai,
katiyai, kaṇṭam kaṟutta kaṭavuḷai,
matiyai, maintaṉai, nāṉ maṟakkiṟpaṉē?
*10
karuku kārmukil pōlvatu _or kaṇṭaṉai,
_uruvam nōkkiyai, _ūḻimutalvaṉai,
paruku pālaṉai, pālmati cūṭiyai,
maruvum maintaṉai, nāṉ maṟakkiṟpaṉē?