1 En pērkkāay jeevan thanna nāthhanē
aṅgekkāyenthu nalkān kazhiyumo
athāṇennāśhayē athāṇennāgrahaṁ
enpērkkāy jeevan thanna nāthhanē

2 maṇṇil ninnente roopaṁ neythavan
than roopaṁ enteyuḷḷil thannavan
en chintha sarvvavuṁ śhodhana cheyunnon
nadappuṁ kidappuṁ aṟiyunnon;-

3 uḷḷathe uḷḷathupolaṟiyunna
uṇmayāyinnayoḷaṁ nadathiya
illāymayil ninnenne uḷḷapol viḷchavan
innente illāymakaḷ nekkunnu;-

4 udarathil uruvākuṁ munnamē
uyarattil ninnenne kaṇdavan
unnatha viḷiyennuḷḷil niṟachavan
uyarathile śhakthi thannavan;-