oivedu oivedu nilavae - nee
kaathalil thaeyaathae
saainthidu saainthidu nilavae - vaa
maarbinil idam thaaraen
pani maargazhi maathaththilae
iLa vaan mathi mOhaththilae
intha kaathalan geethathilae
iLaippaaridu naaNaththilae

thaeinthathu thaenthathu nilavu - than
kaathalan mugam kaaNa

ho, nilam enil neeraai
maram enil vaeraai
uyir thuNai saernthida
naanum varava
malarukku maNamaai
ithazhukku niramaai
iNaipiriyaathOru raagam tharava
maralar vizhi ambil naan
vizhunthu ennai izhanthaen
thaLir karam pattri naan
yaar endru maranthaen
idai veLi ini illai
vaa kaathal maanae
eer udal iNainthathum
Or uyir thaanae

thaeinthathu thaenthathu nilavu - than
kaathalan mugam kaaNa
saainthidu saainthidu nilavae - un
maarbinil sugam kaaNa

kavi enil poruLaai
karumbenil suvaiyaai
kadai varai naan unthan kooda varuvaen
nijamenil nizhalaai
neruppenil sudaraai
iru vizhi moodaamal kaaval tharuvaen
unakkenathaanae paal nilavaaga vaLarnthaen
unai kaNdathaalae naan thinam thaeya maranthaen
iyarkkaiyin thadai meeri
vaazhum nam kaathal
itharkkiNai kidaiyaathu
vaer oru kaathal

oivedu oivedu nilavae - nee
kaathalil thaeyaathae
saainthidu saainthidu nilavae - vaa
maarbenil idam thaaraen
pani maargazhi maathaththilae
iLa vaan mathi mOhaththilae
intha kaathalan geethathilae
iLaippaaridu naaNaththilae

thaeinthathu thaenthathu nilavu - than
kaathalan mugam kaaNa
saainthidu saainthidu nilavae - un
maarbinil sugam kaaNa