Verse 1Karththaavin shuththa aaviyae
Neer engal aaththumaavilae
irangi vaasam pannnum
parama jothiyaagiya
ummaalae naangal seerppada
thelintha nenjum kannnum
thanthu vanthu
mey jebaththai narkunaththai
pothiththeeyum;
meych santhoshaththai aliyum.
Verse 2Neer pothikkum nal vaarththaiyae
eppothum engal nenjilae
meyth theepamaavathaaga
pitha suthan iruvaraal
irangum ummaiyum athaal
thiriyaeka dheivamaaga
nalla valla
kanivoadum panivoadum
pottrip paadum
vaakkai engalukkuth thaarum.
Verse 3Nallor ataigira ellaa
mey gnaanaththukkum kaaranaa
neer engalmael vaarum
matrorukkum sanmaarkkaththai
anbaagak kaattum aaviyai
neer engalukkuth thaarum
naattil kaattil
dhesamengum poi atangum
naal undaaga
ummaal mey balappathaaga.
Verse 4Vazhiththunaiyaam karththarae
nal yosanai ariyomae
neerae vazhiyaik kaattum
ellaa upaththiraththilum
thidam nilaivaraththaiyum
aliththu musippaarrum
vaarum paarum;
kai saliththuk kattuvittu
pona yaavum
seerppada sagaayam thaarum
Verse 5Jeevaavi naangal yesuvin
piriya suviseshaththin
paerinbaththaal nirainthu
ratchippin neelam agalam
dheivanbin aazham uyaram
aethendrunarvatainthu
paavam saabam
ventra karththaa engal parththaa
endrariyum
thida nichchayam aliyum.
Verse 6Karpoadu engal naatkalai
kazhikka engal aaviyai
balappaduththa vaarum
pollaatha aasai ichchaiyai
vilakki athu engalai
theendaathapati kaarum
vaana gnaana
vaazhvai naadum seeraith thaarum
motcham kaattum
athaal engal nenjai aattrum.