vai vAl maruppin kaLiRu maNan ayarpu,

n'in onRu uyar koTi yAnai;

cEy uyar piNimukam Urn'tu, amar uzakki,

n'Ir aNi aNiyin n'irain'irai piTicela;

kaimmAn eruttar, kali maTa mAvinar,

mutalva! n'in yAnai muzakkam kETTa

kayampaTu kamaz cennik kaLiRRuiyal kaimmARuvAr;

mika varinum mItu iniya vEzap piNavum,

mA mali UrvOr; vayap piTiun'tuvOr;

maTap piTi kaNTu, vayak kari mAl uRRu,

n'aTatta n'aTavAtu n'iRpa; maTap piTi,

kaLiRupOr uRRa kaLampOla, n'ALum

koTit tiN tEr ERuvOr,puL Er puravipolam

piTimEl annap perum paTai anaiyOr

kaTu mA kaTavuvOrum, kaLiRumEl koLvOrum,

yANar mali punal n'Ittattu irum piTi

ilagku oLi maruppin kaLiRumAki,

piNimukam Urn'ta vel pOr, iRaiva!

oN cuTar OTaik kaLiRu Eykkum n'in kunRattu,

pacumpiTiiLa mukiz, n'ekizn'ta vAy Ampal,

n'ina yAnaic cenni n'iRam kugkumattAl

porutu ikal puli pOzn'ta pU n'utal ezil yAnaik

vayamAp paNNun'a matamAp paNNavum,

kaTu mA kaLiRuaNattuk kai viTu n'Ir pOlum

poru camam kaTan'ta pukaz cAl, vEzam.

kaLiRu n'iraittavaipOl koNmU n'eritara,

mAvum, kaLiRum, maNi aNi vEcari,