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	akan talai vaiyattup puravalark kANAtu,
	maran'talaic cErn'tu, paTTini vaiki,
	pOtu aviz alari n'Arin toTuttu,
	tayagku irum pittai poliyac cUTi,
5	paRaiyoTu takaitta kalap paiyen, muravu vAy
	ATuRu kuzici pATu inRu tUkki,
	manRa vEmpin oN pU uRaippa,
	kuRai ceyal vENTA n'acaiya irukkaiyEn,
	arici inmaiyin Ar iTai n'In'ti,
10	kUr vAy irum paTai n'Irin miLirppa,
	varu kaNai vALi....... anpu inRu talaii,
	iraimuracu Arkkum uraicAl pAcaRai,
	vil Er uzavin n'in n'al icai uLLi,
	kuRait talaip paTu piNan etira, pOrpu azittu,
15	yAnai eruttin vAL maTal Occi
	atari tiritta AL uku kaTAvin,
	matiyattu anna en vici uRu taTAri
	akan kaN atira, AkuLi toTAlin,
	paNai maruL n'eTun' tAL, pal piNart taTak kai,
20	pukarmuka mukavaikku van'ticin peruma!
	kaLiRRuk kOTTanna vAl eyiRu azutti,
	vizukkoTu viraiiya veN n'iNac cuvaiyinaL,
	kuTart talai mAlai cUTi, 'uNat tina
	AnAp peru vaLam ceytOn vAnattu
25	vayagku pal mIninum vAziyar, pala' ena,
	uru kezu pEymakaL ayara,
	kurutit tukaL ATiya kaLam kizavOyE!