dhimsu kattai ay ay dhimsu kattai ay ay
yaendi ennai keduthuputta?
koothu katta ay ay koothu katta ay ay
yedhukku ennai saethukitta?

pappaLa paLa pappaLa paLa pappaaLi pazhamey
thathaLa thaLa thathaLa thaLa thakkaaLi pazhamey
gumthalakkadi jumthalakkadi jootachu manasae
aythalakkadi aythalakkadi kettaachu manasae

(dhimsu kattai...)

unnoada maeniyayum, ennoada maeniyayum
oru meter kaiRu suthi kattikalaam
unnoada idadhu kannam, ennoada valadhu kannam
onnaaga pasai thadavi ottikalaam
anchaaRu (5 - 6) angulam dhaan un iduppu
angangu thottaal poadhum pullarippu
uLLooRa yaedho paNNum un sirippu
nenjooRa seiyudhu po nacharippu
enna sonnae ippo enna sonnae
ennai yaethi vittu nee thaLLi ninnae

pappaLa paLa pappaLa paLa pappaaLi pazhamey
thathaLa thaLa thathaLa thaLa thakkaaLi pazhamey
gumthalakkadi jumthalakkadi jootachu manasae
aythalakkadi aythalakkadi kettaachu manasae

(dhimsu kattai...)

vilamaatta kaNNai kaNdu silaiyaattam nikkattuma?
sivappaagi en udambu silirthiduma
padam kaattum kannathula padagoatti paarkattuma?
pazha thoattam poadattuma, pazhukkattuma
ennoada maeni idhu nei muRukku
anganga irukkum paaru kai muRukku
unnoada angam ellaam kammar kattu
annaandhu paarka vacha halwa thattu
konjam thaRaen ippo konjam thaRaen
ada appuRama naan motham thaRaen

(dhimsu kattai...) (pappaLa paLa...)