en kanthanivan thanne shankayillaho! Nirnnayam
chenkathiravanpol kalankamattithaa kaanumen
1 kuriruliludicha kathiran paapakkarakal
theeruvaanozhicha rudhiran anuthapikkum
neram papikalkettam madhuran pareshayarkku
nerutharam kodutha chathuran
kaanaathe poyullaadukal thedi nadanna kaalukal
thannilett’aanippadukal kanditha! njaanippaadukal kaivilaavilum
2 mulmudi poondu kolaa-ladikal ettathalithaa
venma nettinmelulla-vadukkal alavillaatha
nanma nimitham-lokakkudikal rakshappeduvaan
thanmel koradaavaalulladikal
kondapadukal’unditha! chavin vishamul’kkondu thaan
chathu jeevichu kondathal chakathameni kanditha allayo sakhe!
3 en kanthanude thirunamam sugandham thuku-
Nnenkaleshunnu thante dhamam athinaal njaanum
thinkal pole mevunnu kshemam enikkavante
chenkolin keezhil puthunaamam
thannaanenikku mannavan mannil manuvaay vannavan
vanalokath’ezhunnavan enikku kazhcha thannavan ithaa kanunnu
4 thankalulla niram chuvappum venmayum thala thankam
kunthalamo karuppum laksham peril
kalankamattavante mathippum-thanikkundithaa
than kannukal paalil kulippum
thanner’thodili’rippumaayulla praakkalo doppamaam
thante kavil saurabhyamam varggathadathi’noppamayekkaanunnu sakhe!
5 thannude rupam lebaanone devadaarukka-
lennapole shreshdavumaane vaayo madhura’mennuvenda
thankalellaame omanam thane thannude vakkenikku thene!
athil mozhinju polithaa kanunnenivane mudaa
ennude priya snehithaa! vannalum vegam njaanithaa sneharthayayen