kavingyan kavingyan bhaarathi kaettaan
kaaNi nilaththil oru veedu
kavingyan vazhiyil naanum kaettaen
kavidhai vaazhum siruveedu
siruveedu siruveedu
oru pakkam nadhiyil Osai
oru pakkam kuyilin bhaashai
oru pakkam thennayin keetru
jennalai urasum thiruveedu

virumbudhae manasu virumbudhae
virumbudhae manasu virumbudhae
siru thennanguyilgaL paadi ezhuppivida
thendral vandhu vaasal theLiththuvida
kottum pookkaL kOlam varaiyumpadi
virumbudhae??.
virumbudhae manasu virumbudhae
virumbudhae manasu virumbudhae

kanaakkaNdu thoongum varayil
nilaa vandhu kadhaigaL solla
kaNNaadi muttram ondru vaeNdumae
minnal vandhu theeNdumbOdhu
vetkkam vandhu moodikkoLLa
kaNgaLaaga jOdi jannal vaeNdumae
parandhOdum paravai koottam
iravOdu thangichella
maragadha maadam ondru vaeNdumae
kolusoliyum sirippoliyum
yedhiroliththu yedhiroliththu
isai varaNum
indha vaasal vandhaal kObam theerumpadi
veesum kaatril aayuL koodumpadi
paesum vaarththai kavidhai aagumpadi
virumbudhae?..

virumbudhae manasu virumbudhae
virumbudhae manasu virumbudhae

kOdaikaala maegam vandhu
mottaimaadi maelae nindru
kudithaNNeer pozhiyumbadi vaeNdumae
vaazhndhavargaL kadhayaicholli
varungaala kanavai eNNi
oonjalaada thiNNai reNdu vaeNdumae
thalaimurai maarumpOdhum
parambarai thaangum vaNNam
thanga maNi thooNgaL aezhu vaeNdumae
silar ninaivaai perum kanavaai
araNmaNayaai adhisayamaai
idhu varumO
nallaar kaNgaL kaNdu pOtrumpadi
pollaar manasum nindru vaazhththumpadi
yellaa uravum vandhu vaazhumpadi
virumbudhae?..

virumbudhae manasu virumbudhae
virumbudhae manasu virumbudhae
siru thennanguyilgaL paadi ezhuppivida
thendral vandhu vaasal theLiththuvida
kottum pookkaL kOlam varayumpadi
virumbudhae??.
virumbudhae manasu virumbudhae
virumbudhae manasu virumbudhae