katha katha kaanaangatha
kaathirukku kattil meththai ennai thottu thottu nee oru
thoondil poadaathey
ennai meena pudichi nee mennu thinnaathey
kadhai oaramaai vizhaiyaadidum kadal dhaevadhai nee
madi meedhilae kodi yaeRidum macha kaNNan nee


(katha katha...)


konda maela koodai thookki kulungi poaRaaLae
karaiyil veezhndha meena poala thavikka vachaaLae
othaiyila poagum poadhum uthu paarkkaathey
muLLu meenu paarvaiyaalae mutti thaLLaathey
vanchi vanchi nee dhaan vanchiramae
konji konji paesa kenjaranae
vetkathila meenu onnu vaerthirukka
kothi thinna kokku onnu kaathirukka


(katha katha...)


podavaikkuLLae madava meenu pugundhu kondathey
ingae thottu angae thottu iduppai kinduthey
aiyar poNNu odhatta menna asaivu pinnuthey
kuLatha thaandi kudhichu vandhu kuRumbu paNNuthey
aakki vacha meen koLamba yaanavarae
mundhaanaiyil sikki konda meenavarae
viNNai vittu maNNil vandha viNmeen idha
pattinikku pandhi vaikkum peNmeen idha


(katha katha...)