en kanthanivan thanne shankayillaho! Nirnnayam
chenkathiravanpol kalankamattithaa kaanumen

1 kuriruliludicha kathiran paapakkarakal
theeruvaanozhicha rudhiran anuthapikkum
neram papikalkettam madhuran pareshayarkku
nerutharam kodutha chathuran

kaanaathe poyullaadukal thedi nadanna kaalukal
thanniletteaanippadukal kanditha! njaanippaadukal kaivilaavilum

2 mulmudi poondu kolaa-ladikal ettathalithaa
venma nettinmelulla-vadukkal alavillaatha
nanma nimitham-lokakkudikal rakshappeduvaan
thanmel koradaavaalulladikal

kondapadukaleunditha! chavin vishamulekkondu thaan
chathu jeevichu kondathal chakathameni kanditha allayo sakhe!

3 en kanthanude thirunamam sugandham thuku-
Nnenkaleshunnu thante dhamam athinaal njaanum
thinkal pole mevunnu kshemam enikkavante
chenkolin keezhil puthunaamam

thannaanenikku mannavan mannil manuvaay vannavan
vanalokatheezhunnavan enikku kazhcha thannavan ithaa kanunnu

4 thankalulla niram chuvappum venmayum thala thankam
kunthalamo karuppum laksham peril
kalankamattavante mathippum-thanikkundithaa
than kannukal paalil kulippum

thannerethodilierippumaayulla praakkalo doppamaam
thante kavil saurabhyamam varggathadathienoppamayekkaanunnu sakhe!

5 thannude rupam lebaanone devadaarukka-
lennapole shreshdavumaane vaayo madhuraemennuvenda
thankalellaame omanam thane thannude vakkenikku thene!

athil mozhinju polithaa kanunnenivane mudaa
ennude priya snehithaa! vannalum vegam njaanithaa sneharthayayen