Verse 1aar ivar aaraaro – indha avaniyor maadhidamേ
aanadai kudiyidai mōnamaai udhiththa ivvarputha baalakanār?
Verse 2paaruruvāgumuṉnē – irundha
parapporuḷ thāṉivarō?
seerudan puvi vaaṉ avai poruḷ yaavaiyuñ
sirushtiththa maavalarō? – aar
Verse 3mēsiyā ivarthāṉō? – nammai
mēyththidum nararkōnō?
aasaiyaai maṉitharukkaai mariththidum adhi
aṉbuḷḷa maṉasaaṉō? – aar
Verse 4thiththikkun theeṅkaniyō? – namadhu
dhēvaṉiṉ kaṇmaṇiyō?
meththavē ulagiruḷ neekkidum adhisaya
mēviya viṇ oḷiyō? – aar
Verse 5pattaththuth thuraimagaṉō? – nammai
paṇbudan aaḷbavaṉō?
kattalai meeridum yaavarkkum maṉnippuk
kaattidum thaayagaṉō? – aar
Verse 6jeevaṉiṉ appamōdhāṉ? – thaagam
theerththidum paaṉamōdhāṉ?
aavalaai ēzhaihaḷ adainthidum adaikkala
maaṉavar ivarthāṉō? – aar