vida paranjakalumbol
padikalirangumbol
oru matra neeyenthe nokkiyilla?
sooryananayumee idanaazhiyil
oru pinnvilikkaay ne ninnilla.
kaikkullil ninnu nee-
yuthirnu pokunnathu
nombarathode njan ariyunnu,
muruke pidikkuvan thuninjappozhokke
marakkaan paranju neeyakannu.
parayaan marannathilla njan
ninakkaay karuthiya pranayam.
piriyuvaan nerathum
njan kaathorthoru utharam
ne parayaan madicha pranayam.
verukal punarnnu kidakkumee
marathanalinum, manninum
kariyilakalkkum kaaykalkkum
ariyaam, neeyum njanumannu thottea
pranayikkukayayirunnuvennu.
kaiyvittu pokuvan vayyennarinjappol
ullam thurannu njan ninnodu
cholliya snehathil
thellum kalarppilla chavarppilla
athil kshananera bhangura mohamilla.
marupadi othaathe ne eduthaninja
kusruthi chirithan thirassheelakkullilaay
snehappookkalundaam ennu ninacchu;
karayatta pranayathin sourabhamenikkaay
parannozhukum ennu kothichu.
"innale ne parayaan marannathaakaam
innu marakkaathe ne paranjidum"
ennorthittinnetra naal
kozhinju poy, kozhiyaathe
ninnathenn pranayam matram.
koottarumotthu ne kali
parnjullasicchirunnappozhum
pottichirichirunnappozhum
ne kannkalaalenne thaediyi-
runnathu njanarinjirunnu.
enikku kaanuvaanaayalle
neeyannu vaalittu kannezhuthi vannathu?
en nenchu kulirppikkanaayirunnille
nin kuppivalakal kilukkiyathu?
en manassunarthuvanaayirunnille
mudi churulil mullappo choodiyathum?
occhayeduthu nee pottichiricchum
deshyam kaduthu ne pottitherichu
dukham kanathu pottikaranjum
ne swayame marannirunnappolokkeyum
akale ninnenkilum ninnoppamirunnu njan.
nin chiri kandu kothichum, nin
kopathil ellam kshemichum,
nin dukhathil nenchodu cherthum
ninneyullil snehathaal pothinjum
akale ninnenkilum ninnoppamirunnu njan.
nin sneham njan arhikkunnund,athinu
niratthuvaanerae kaaranamenikkundu,
nilakkaatha pranayathin satyamund, mizhi-
neerinte nanavulla kinaakkalund;
naru manjinte subhramaam nanmayund.
pranayathe kallimul chediyennaaro
paranjenkil thiruthilla njan;
kallichedikkum undoru pookkaalam,
koorppicha mullukalkum aeremeleyaay
pookkal viryunna kaalam.
nada vazhikal piriyukayaayirikkaam,
smruthi vazhikalil neeyenn koodeyund.
piriyunna kaiyvazhikaloduvailaay
orotta kadalil pathikkunna pol
oru vela naamorumichu cheraam
oru pranaya geethathin raaga-thaalangal pol
onnichoru jeevitha kathayezhuthaan.