adada aghangaara arakka kaigaLil ulagingae
azhikkum adhigaaram ivarku thandhavan yevan ingae

vidavaay ivar thammai vendhu vaedikkai paarthidava
mudamaay mudangaadhu mookar ivar dhammai mudithidava
manidha kulathin thuNaiyoadi
manadhai aRukkum raNamellaam
iniyum varutha vida maattaen
thaniyanaaga aRutheRivaen
thaganam nadakkum idathil enadhu
jananam endru purindhu koLLum manidhaa

(adada aghangaara...)

vaRumai thuRatha vaazhkaiyum thuRathida
varaNdu poana manidhanum thuRathuvadhoa
parivillaadha paavigaL thuRathida
pathungi pathungi pagaivarum thuRathuvadhoa
andhari vaaraagi saambavi amara soadhari
amala jagajaala sooli sundhari nirandhari thurandhari
vanaraaga sugumaari kowmaari
iRangum nenju iRugudhu iRugudhu
neruppu kanalil keedhiyai kaathidavae
thoazh iraNdum thudikkudhu thudikkudhu
dhroaga koottam thalaivadhai thaakkidavae
vaiyamae vaanamae vaazhthidu
theeyavai yaavaiyum maaythidu
naaLai ulagil nall manidhan thoandrattumae

(vidavaay ivar thammai...)

kaatrai virattum sarughugaL uNdoa
kadalil aadum alaigaLai thaduppadhuNdoa
aatrai thiruppa seibavan uNdoa
naetrai niRuthi pidithavan evanum uNdoa?
poRiyarava mudithanae, veRuppu vizhi thudippavanae
kari thoalai uduppavanae, puliyaadai udaiyavanae
sudu kaadu thiribavanae, thirisoolam tharippavanae
yezhu kadalgaL nenjil ezhundhadhu
idi muzhakkam ennuL muzhangidudhey
pidi padaadha paeyargaL ellaam
podi podikka karangaL thudikkiRadhey
thaduppavan evanada? thiRamudan thaaNdivaa
yellaiyai enai thoda oruvan illai
iruvan illai yevanum illaiyae......

(adada aghangaara...)