Verse 1Iraththam kaayam kuththum
nirainthu ninthaikkae
Mul kireedaththaalae suttrum
soodunda sirasae
Mun kana maenmai konda
nee lachchai kaanbaanaen?
Aiyo vathainthu nontha
un mun panigiraen.
Verse 2Neer patta vaathai yaavum
en paavap paaramae;
Iththeengum novum saavum
en kutram karththarae
Itho naan endrum saaga
naerasthan engiraen;
Aanaalum neer anbaaga
ennaik kannnokkumaean.
Verse 3Neer ennai umathaadaai
ariyum maeipparae;
Mun jeevan oorum aaraai
en thaagam theertheerae;
Neer ennaip pothippikka
amirtham undaenae;
Neer thaetraravalikka
paerinbamaayittrae.
Verse 4Ummai andai ingae nirpaen
enmael irangumaean;
Vinnappaththil tharippaen
en karththarai vidaen;
Itho naan ummaip patri
kanneer vittandinaen;
Marikkum ummaik katti
anaiththuk kolluvaen.
Verse 5En aezhai manathukku
neer paadupattathae
Magaa santhoshaththukku
balikkum meetparae
En jeevanae naan koodi
ichchiluviyilae
Ummoden kannai moodi
mariththaal nanmaiyae.
Verse 6Naan ummaith thaazhmaiyaaga
vanangi niththamae
Neer patta kasthikkaaga
thuthippaen yesuvae
Naan ummil oondri nirka
sagaayaraayirum;
Naan ummilae marikka
kadaatchiththarulum.
Verse 7En moochchodungum antha
kadai ikkattilum
Neer enakkaai irantha
roobaagak kaanbiyum;
Appo naan ummaip paarththu
kannnokki nenjilae
Anaiththukkondu saainthu
thoonguvaen yesuvae.