maankuttiyae puLLi maankuttiyae
oan maeni dhaan oru poondhottiyae

oan kozhu kozhu kannangal paarthu
ean manasule therukkooththu
oan ravikkaiyin ragasiyam paarthu
ean nenjila puyal kaaththu

maankuttiyae puLLi maankuttiyae
ean maeni dhaan oru poondhottiyae

unnaala unnala en manasu unnaala
tharaiyil oadum naada poala
yean odudhu adhu yean odudhu
unnaala unnaala unnoada nenappaala
kaNNukkuLLa miLagaa vaththal
yean kaayuthu adhu yean kaayuthu
idhu panchala maeni panchu thalagaani
maela vandhu ean vizhundha
nee chekka chekka sevandha
kungumaththai kalandha
vannathila yean poRandhe
neeyum naanum dhaan onnaa thiriyuroam
theeyae illaiyae aanaa eriyura

(maankuttiyae...)

unnoadum ennoadum udamboadu vaerthaalum
vaerthidaadha idamum undu
nee sollanum adha nee sollanum
aaNoadum peNNoadum vaerkkaadha idam enna
udhattu maela vaerkkaadhaiya
nee nambanum adha nee nambanum
nee anga konjam kaatti inga konjam kootti
paadhi uyir edukkaadhey
enna katti katti pudikka kanda edam kadikka
uththaravu kaekkaadhey
pasundhaa poadhumae arachu paakkalaam
pasundhaa poividum kalandhae paakkalaam

(maankuttiyae...)