maanikkam katti

maanikkam katti vayiram itai katti

aanip po'nnaal che'ytha vannach chir'uththo'ttil

peni unakkup piraman vituthanthaan

maanik kur'al'ane thaalelo

vaiyam al'anthaane thaalelo             (1)

utaiyaar kanamaniyotu o'n maathul'ampoo

itai viravik koththa e'zhir' the'zhkinotum

vitai er'u kaapaali eechan vituthanthaan

utaiyaay azhel azhel thaalelo

ulakam al'anthaane thaalelo            (2)

e'nthampiraanaar e'zhir' thirumaarvar'kuch

chantham azhakiya thaamaraith thaal'ar'ku

inthiran thaanum e'zhil utaik kinkini

thanthu uvanaay ninr'aan thaalelo

chankin valampuriyum chevatik kinkiniyum

ankaich charival'aiyum naanum araiththo'tarum

ankan vichumpil amararkal' poththanthaar

che'nkan karumukile thaalelo

thevaki chinkame thaalelo             (4)

e'zhil aar thirumaarvukku er'kum ivai e'nr'u

azhakiya aimpataiyum aaramum ko'ntu

vazhu il ko'taiyaan vayichchiravanan

tho'zhuthu uvanaay ninr'aan thaalelo

thoomani vannane thaalelo             (5)

othak katalin o'l'imuththin aaramum

chaathip paval'amum chanthach charival'aiyum

maa thakka e'nr'u varunan vituthanthaan

chothich chutar mutiyaay thaalelo

chuntharath thol'ane thaalelo             (6)

kaan aar nar'unthuzhaay kaiche'ytha kanniyum

vaan aar che'zhuncholaik kar'pakaththin vaachikaiyum

then aar malarmel thirumankai poththanthaal'

kone azhel azhel thaalelo

kutanthaik kitanthaane thaalelo             (7)

kachcho'tu po'r'churikai kaampu kanakaval'ai

uchchi manichchutti o'nthaal' niraip po'r'poo

achchuthanukku e'nr'u avaniyaal' poththanthaal'

nachchumulai untaay thaalelo

naaraayanaa azhel thaalelo            (8)

me'y thimirum naanap po'tiyo'tu manchal'um

che'yya thatankannukku anchanamum chinthuramum

ve'yya kalaippaaki ko'ntu uval'aay ninr'aal'

aiyaa azhel azhel thaalelo

arankaththu anaiyaane thaalelo            (9)

vanchanaiyaal vantha peychchi mulai unta

anchana vannanai aaychchi thaalaattiya

che'ncho'l mar'aiyavar cher puthuvaip pattan cho'l

e'nchaamai vallavarkku illai itarthaane             (10)