manasae manasae...
manasae manasae edhanaal
mazhainaaL kuyilaay azhudhaay
mazhaiyil nuraiyaay udaindhaay
manasae manasae edhanaal
mouna siraiyil kidandhaay
malaiyai thaniyae sumandhaay
un kaadhal poora avaL unakkillaiya?
avaL illaa veedil uyir kasappillaiyaa?
kaadhal izhandhu vaazhkai edhaRku? thaevaiya?
(manasae manasae...)
kaadhal siRagai thandhu paRakka sonnadhu veLiyae
kaalam siluvai thandhu sumakka sonnadhu kiLiyae
atrai thingaL annilavil un arugae irundhadhai ninaikindraen
otrai kuyilaay naan ingae un ninaivai thindru pizhaikkindraen
silarukku kaadhalai pidippadhillai
sedi endru adai mazhai paarppadhillai
kaadhal endraal vali dhaanae thavaNai muRaiyil iRandhaenae
nilavini un mugham dhinam dhinam thoandridum
thee aLLi veesidumae
(manasae manasae...)
idhayam innum thudikkum kaaraNam kaeLu kaNNae
nenjil sattai paiyil undhan pugaipadam peNNae
unnai poalae yaaraenum en edhirae poanaal valikkudhadi
saalai oara kadaiyinilae un paerai padithaal valikkudhadi
nadhigaLin nuraighaLil un kolusu suzhi yena suzhaludhu en manasu
uyirae uyirae varuvaaya uyirai kaaval purivaaya
kaadhalan madhuvai kudithadhan nilamai aiyo adhu kodumai
(manasae manasae...)