neeyariyaathe poyoraa kannuneer thullikal

thaazhatthu veenudayunu; aval-

akathaaril anayaathe kaatthoraa neiythiri

kaattilulanjanayunnu,

anuragamenthennaval arinjirunnu,

athariyathe neeyengakannu?

novinte thoniyil ekayaayaval

mookayay kannuneer vaarkkunnu

pokuvaanidam avalkillayengum

vazhiyambalam nin manamaayirunnu.

avasaana swaasavum ninakkaay

nalkuvaanaval orukkamaayirunnu.

swapnangal koottiyinakkiya manassinn

avasaana vaakkum neeyaayirunnu.

doorangalilekku nee maranjappol

thaengikkaranja vaanambaadiyaval,

avalude paatile novu neeyarinjilla,

athiloorum kannuneerum arinjilla;

aa nenchu pidachathum arinjilla,

mizhikalaazha kadalaayathum arinjilla;

pranayathinn lahari pathanja nerangalil,

karam cherthu koduthethra mohangal,

mizhi nirayikkillennetra vaagdaangal,

thanichaakkillenetra satyangal,

ellam verum paazhvaakkilothukki ne.

enkiluminnumavalkku nee thanne jeevan,

nee thanne swapnathin raajakumaaran,

avalilozhukum oro nina kanathilum,

swaasa niswaasathilum nee matraminnum.

akale neeyetra akannaalum,

adaraatha poovupolival thann sneham;

akale nee kaanunnathu nanmakalenkil,

aa nanmakal ninakkekunnathu punchiriyenkil

orkkuka nee, angakaleyoruval

thante praananaam pranayikkay

praarthanayode irippuvennu;

ninne maatram ninachirikkumennu,

kanneerodeyenkilum ninakkay matram kaathirikkumennu...