kannaalanae enadhu kannai naetroadu kaanavillai 
   en kangalaip pariththukkondu aeninnum paesavillai
   aalaana oru saedhi ariyaamalae
   alaipaayum siru paedhai naanoa
   un paerum en paerum theriyaamalae
   ullangal idam maarum aenoa
   vaay paesavae vaayppillaiyae
   vali theera vazhi ennavoa
   (kannaalanae)
   undhan kanjaadai vizhundhadhil nenjam - nenjam
   tharikettuth thalumbudhu nenjam
   endhan maelaadai parandhadhil konjam - konjam
   pirai mugam paarththadhu konjam
   raththam kodhikodhikkum ulai kodhiththidum neerkkumizh poala
   siththam thudithudikkum puyal edhirththidum oar ilai poala
   paniththulidhaan enna seyyumoa
   moongil kaattil thee vizhumboadhu
   moongil kaadenru aayinal maadhu
   (kannaalanae)
   oru minsaaram paarvaiyin vaegam vaegam
   unnoadu naan kandukondaen
   oru pennoadu thoanridum thaabam thaabam
   ennoadu naan kandukondaen
   ennai marandhuvittaen indha ulagaththil naanillai naanillai
   unnai izhandhuvittaal endha malarilum thaenillai thaenillai
   idhu kanavaa illai ninaivaa
   ennai killi unmai thelliindhaen
   unnaip parththendhan thaaymozhi marandhaen
   (kannaalanae)