7. KARTHAAVAI POTTRI PAADU

1.       Karthaavai pottri paadu,

          En aaviyae, en uzhlamae,

          Theivanbai nee kondaadu,

          Adhai marakalaakaadhae;

          Un paavathai mannithaar.

          Un kaetai neekinaar.

          Un piraananai rathchithaar,

          Kunam azhlikiraar.

          Magaa irakkamaana

          Sakaayar aandavar,

          Otunkuntorukkaana

          Thunai thayaparar.

2.       Thaam aazhlum niyaayathaalae

          Munnaazhl muthal vezhlipattaar

          Urukka thayavaalae

          Avar nirainthirukkiraar.

          Sinathai entrentraikkum

          Vaikkar; magaa thayai

          Thaazhlnthorukku kidaikkum,

          Adhu vinnathanai

          Uyarthathaaiyirukkum;

          Kizhlakku  maerkkukku

          Irukkum thoorathukkum

          Meeruthal neenkitrru.

3.       Tham maintharukkanpuzhla

          Pitha irankkumpol avar

          Thamakku payamuzhla

          Sanmaarkarukkiranluvaar.

          Naam inna uruventru

          Nantraaka arivaar,

          Naam thoozhlum mannumentru

          Ninaithirukiraar;

          Naam pullaipol vazhlarnthu

          Poopolae pookirom

          Kaatrathinmael kadanthu

          Ponaal, ularnthupom.

4.       Annal thaam nirnayitha

          Untanpadikkai kaettrathaai

          Nadanthu, thaam karpitha

          Padiyae theiva payamaai

          Seithormael entrentraikkum

          Karthaavin kirupai

          Neenkaathathai nilaikkum;

          Avarkazhl nanmaiyai

          Visaarikka samarthar

          Parathil aazhlpavar,

          Yaavatrinmaelum karthar

          Uyartha arasar.

5.       Urchaaka vekamaaka

          Pansaeiyum thevathootharae,

          Karthaavai naerthiyaaka

          Thuthipathunkazhl vaelayae;

          Vinmannil enkummuzhla

          Maa senaiyaakiya

          Ech sirushtiyum anbuzhla

          Karthaavai sagala

          Vitha vakaiyumaaga

          Thuthipathaakavae;

          Karthaavai pakthiyaaka

          Thuthi, en aaviyae.