SiRudhinai malarodu viraii maRiyaRuththu
VaaraNak kodiyadu vayiRpada niReei
Ooroor koNda seergezhu vizhavinum,
Aarvalar eththa mevarum nilaiyinum,
Velan dhaiiya veRiyayar kaLanum,
Kaadum gaavum gavinbeRu thuruththiyum,
YaaRum guLanum veRubal vaippum,
Sadhukkamum chandhiyum budhuppoon gadambum,
Mandramum bodhiyilum gandhudai nilaiyinum
MaaNdalaik kodiyadu maNNi amaivara
Neyyadu aiyavi appi aidhuraiththuk
Kudandham battuk kozhumalar sidhaRi
MuraNgoL uruvin iraNdudan udeeich
Sennool yaaththu veNbori sidhaRi
Madhavali nilaiiya maaththaat kozhuvidaik
Kurudhiyadu viraiiya thooveL Larisi
Silbalich cheydhu palbirappu ireeich
SiRubasu manjaLadu naRuvirai theLiththup
PerundhaN gaNaveera naRundhaN maalai
ThuNaiyaRa aRuththuth thoonga naattri
NaLimalaich chilambin nannagar vaazhththi
NaRumbugai eduththuk kuRinji paadi
Imizhisai aruviyadu inniyam gaRanga
Uruvap palboodhath thoouy veruvarak
Kurudhich chendhinai parappik kuRamagaL
Murugiyam niRuththu muraNinar utka
Murugaattrup paduththa urugezhu viyalnagar
AadugaLam chilambap paadip palavudan
Koduvaay vaiththuk kodumaNi iyakki
Odaap pootkaip piNimugam vaazhththi
VeNdunar veNdiyaangu eydhanar vazhibada
AaNdaaNdu uRaidhalum aRindha vaaRe
AaNdaaNdu aayinum aaga; kaaNdhaga
Mundhunee kaNduzhi muganamarndhu eththik
Kaidhozhooup paravik kaaluRa vaNangi,
‘nedumberun jimaiyaththu neelap painjunai
AivaruL oruvan angai eRpa
ARuvar payandha aaRamar selva!
Aalgezhu kadavut pudhalva! maalvarai
MalaimagaL magane! maattror koottre!
Vettri velbork kottravai siRuva!
IzhaiyaNi siRappin bazhaiyoL kuzhavi!
Vaanor vaNanguvil thaanaith thalaiva!
Maalai maarba! noolaRi pulavi!
Seruvil oruva! poruviRal maLLa!
AndhaNar veRukkai! aRindhor solmalai!
Mangaiyar kaNava! maindhar eRe!
Velgezhu thadakkaich chaalberun jelva!
Kundram gondra kundraak kottraththu
ViNboru neduvaraik kuRinjik kizhava!
Palarbugazh nanmozhip pulavar eRe!
ArumbeRal marabin berumbeyar muruga!
Nasaiyunarkku aarththum isaibe raaLa!
Alandhorkku aLikkum bolambooN cheey!
MaNdamar kadandhanin vendraadu agalaththup
Parisilarth thaangum urugezhu neduveeL!
Periyor eththum berumbeyar iyavuL!
Soormarungu aRuththa moymbin madhavali!
Pormigu poruna! kurisil!’ enappala
YaanaRi aLavaiyin eththi aanaadhu,
‘ninnaLan dhaRidhal mannuyirk karumaiyin
Ninnadi uLLi vandhanen; ninnodu
Puraiyunar illaap pulamai yoy!’enak
KuRiththadhu mozhiyaa aLavaiyiR kuRiththudan
VeRubal uruvin guRumbal kooLiyar
SaaRuayar kaLaththu veeRubeRath thondri,
‘aLiyan draane mudhuvaay iravalan
Vandhon beruma!nin vaNbugazh nayan¦’thana
Iniyavum nallavum nanibala eththith
Theyvam chaandra thiRalviLangu uruvin
Vaandhoy nivappin dhaanvan dheydhi
ANangusaal uyarnilai thazheeip paNdaiththan
MaNangamazh theyvaththu iLanalan gaatti,
‘anjal ombumadhi; aRivalnin vara¦’vana
Anbudan nanmozhi aLaii viLivindru
IruLniRa munneer vaLaiiya ulagaththu
Orunee yaagith thondra vizhumiya
PeRalarum barisil nalgum;adhi palavudan
VeRubal thugilin nudangi agilchumandhu
Aara muzhumudhal urutti veraR
Poovudai alangusinai pulambaver keeNdu
ViNboru neduvaraip paridhiyitt roduththa
ThaNgamazh alariRaal sidhaiya nanbala . . . .