kanaa kangiren kanaa kangiren kannalane
orey bandhalil orey medayil iruvarume
kanaa kangiren kanaa kangiren kannalane
orey bandhalil orey medayil iruvarume

mannai thottadum selai selai kondu
maarbai thoodadum thaali thaali kondu
madiyai thoodadum maalai maalai kondu
magizhven dhinam dhinamum

paasam kondadum pookal pookal vaithu
vaasal kolladha kolam kolam ittu
kadhal kondadum kanavan aruginil malarven

kanaa kangiren kanaa kangiren kannalane
orey bandhalil orey medayil iruvarume
kanaa kangiren kanaa kangiren kannalane
orey bandhalil orey medayil iruvarume
iruvarume iruvarume iruvarume

Charanam 1

en thozhigalum un thozhargalum ayyo nammai geli seyya
en selayum un vettiyum naanum
nee killi vida naan thulli yezha
aahaa adhu inba thunbam naan killi vida en kai viralgal yengum

thanjavoor melam kotta tamizh-nadey vazhthu solla
sivakasi vettu satham oorai kizhikkum
thennattu neyyin vaasam chetti nattu samayal vaasam
newyork-ai thaandi kooda mookai thulaikkum

kanaa kangiren kanaa kangiren kannalane
orey bandhalil orey medayil iruvarume
kanaa kangiren kanaa kangiren kannalane
orey bandhalil orey medayil iruvarume

Charanam 2

nam palli-arai nam chella-arai anbey adhil pookal undu
poo vaadai indri veraadaigal illai
aan enbadhum pen enbadhum hayyo ini artham aagum
nee enbadhum naan enbadhum illai

marbodu pinni kondu mani mutham enni kondu
maniodu dhinam katti kadhal seivaye (?)
udal konda aasai ellam uyir konda aasai endhan
uyir pogum munnal vazhvai vetri kolludhey

kanaa kangiren kanaa kangiren kannalane
orey bandhalil orey medayil iruvarume
kanaa kangiren kanaa kangiren kannalane
orey bandhalil orey medayil iruvarume

mannai thottadum selai selai kondu
maarbai thoodadum thaali thaali kondu
madiyai thoodadum maalai maalai kondu
magizhven dhinam dhinamum

paasam kondadum pookal pookal vaithu
vaasal kolladha kolam kolam ittu
kadhal kondadum kanavan aruginil malarven