185. AH ETHANAI NANTRAAKA (Wie sohl hast du gelabet)

1.       Ah, ethanai nantraaka

          Neer thaetrineer, en yesuvae;

          Neer ummaithaan oonaaka

          Ippothaenakku thantheerae;

          Iththaal adiyaenukku

          Neer seitha kirupai

          Neer ennai meettatharkku

          Enakku muthirai;

          Makaa arumaiyaana

          Ivvanpu yaavukkum

          Umakkananthamaana

          Thuthi undaakavum.

2.       Iththayavai ninaithu

          Naan entrum umakennuda

          Yithayaththai padaiththu,

          San maarkkamaayirukkira

          Nadakkaiyaai nadanthu,

          Neer kaattum paathaiyil

          Ummai pinsentruvanthu,

          Mei visuvaasathil

          Epporilum nilaikka,

          Aduththavaraiyum

          Anpaal aravanaikka

          Yithenai aaevavum.

3.       Neer intha maa uyarntha

          Athisaya sinaekamaai

          Ummai enakku thantha

          Padiyinaalae, unmaiyaai

          Adiyaen enniluzhla

          Yiruthayaththaiyum

          Yaavattraiyum, anpuzhzhla

          Karthaavae, umakkum

          Thanthaen; ah, ummil naanum

          Ini entrentraikkum

          Yirukkavum, neerthaamum

          Ennil yirukkavum.