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	koTuvari vazagkum kOTu uyar n'eTu varai,
	aru viTarc ciRu n'eRi ERalin, varun'ti,
	taTavaral koNTa takai mel otukkin,
	vaLaik kai viRali en pinnaL Aka,
5	pon vArn'tanna puri aTagku n'arampin
	vari n'avil panuval pulam peyarn'tu icaippa,
	paTumalai n'inRa payam kezu cIRiyAz
	olkal uLLamoTu oru puTait tazIi,
	pukazcAl ciRappin n'in n'al icai uLLi,
10	van'tanen en'tai! yAnE: enRum,
	manRu paTu paricilark kANin, kanRoTu
	kaRai aTi yAnai iriyal pOkkum
	malai kezu n'ATan! mA vEL Aay!
	kaLiRum anRE; mAvum anRE;
15	oLiRu paTaip puraviya tErum anRE;
	pANar, pATun'ar, paricilar, Agku avar,
	tamatu enat toTukkuvarAyin, 'ematu' enap
	paRRal tERRAp payag kezu tAyamoTu,
	anna Aka, n'in Uzi; n'innaik
20	kANTal vENTiya aLavai vENTAr
	uRu muraN kaTan'ta ARRal
	potu mIkkURRattu n'ATu kizavOyE!