Minmini paarvaigaL yennaenna koorudhu 
yeN nenjam aengudhu kaNmani 
idhaenna poovilum yeN yeNNam thaavudhu 
anbaennum thaen kodu poongudi 

vaNNa chiththiram paesumoa 
kallil sitpangaL paadumoa 
yengum sangeethamoa 

(minmini paarvaigaL) 

vaNNa sindhu thulli vandhu 
pinju kai kondu pandhaadudhey 
thaenil muththu thendral thottu 
yendhan kaNNaththil muththaadudhey (2) 

vaikarai vaasal vara 
vaasa poomaNam koalam ida 
mutraththil pournamiyaay 
yeN nenjaththil poo maNiyaay 
gangayum kaaveri sandhiththu paesidhae 
iNNum solla koodumoa? (minmini paarvaigaL) 

thoazhil veyidhu thottil ittu 
neeyum thoongida thaalattava? 
maegam veyidhu meththai thaiththu 
raagam neeyendru seeraattava? (2) 

uLLathin oasaikalai 
sella puNNagai daesangaLai 
soLLavum vaarthayindri 
inba veLLaththil aazhthidudhey 
sorgaththin veeNaigaL inbaththai meetida 
sorgam ingu vandhadhaa? (minmini paarvaigaL)