Verse 1en kanthanivan thanne shankayillaho! Nirnnayam
chenkathiravanpol kalankamattithaa kaanumen
Verse 2kuriruliludicha kathiran paapakkarakal
theeruvaanozhicha rudhiran anuthapikkum
neram papikalkettam madhuran pareshayarkku
nerutharam kodutha chathuran
Verse 3kaanaathe poyullaadukal thedi nadanna kaalukal
thannilett’aanippadukal kanditha! njaanippaadukal kaivilaavilum
Verse 4mulmudi poondu kolaa-ladikal ettathalithaa
venma nettinmelulla-vadukkal alavillaatha
nanma nimitham-lokakkudikal rakshappeduvaan
thanmel koradaavaalulladikal
Verse 5kondapadukal’unditha! chavin vishamul’kkondu thaan
chathu jeevichu kondathal chakathameni kanditha allayo sakhe!
Verse 6en kanthanude thirunamam sugandham thuku-
Nnenkaleshunnu thante dhamam athinaal njaanum
thinkal pole mevunnu kshemam enikkavante
chenkolin keezhil puthunaamam
Verse 7thannaanenikku mannavan mannil manuvaay vannavan
vanalokath’ezhunnavan enikku kazhcha thannavan ithaa kanunnu
Verse 8thankalulla niram chuvappum venmayum thala thankam
kunthalamo karuppum laksham peril
kalankamattavante mathippum-thanikkundithaa
than kannukal paalil kulippum
Verse 9thanner’thodili’rippumaayulla praakkalo doppamaam
thante kavil saurabhyamam varggathadathi’noppamayekkaanunnu sakhe!
Verse 10thannude rupam lebaanone devadaarukka-
lennapole shreshdavumaane vaayo madhura’mennuvenda
thankalellaame omanam thane thannude vakkenikku thene!
Verse 11athil mozhinju polithaa kanunnenivane mudaa
ennude priya snehithaa! vannalum vegam njaanithaa sneharthayayen