baNGkim chan^thira chattOpaaththiyaayar ezhuthiya "van^thE maatharam" geethaththin mozhipeyarppu.

iniyan^eerp perukkinai ! in_kani vaLaththinai !

thanin^aRu malayath thaN_kaaR ciRappinai !

pain^n^iRap pazhanam paraviya vadivinai! (van^thE)

veNNilaak kathirmakizh viriththidum iravinai !

malarmaNip pooththikazh maranpala ceRin^thanai !

kuRun^akai yin_colaar kulaviya maaNbinai !

nalkuvai inbam varampala nalkuvai! (van^thE)

muppathu kOdivaay n^innisai muzhaNGkavum

aRupathu kOdithO Luyarn^thunak kaaRRavum

thiRanilaaL enRunai yaavanE cheppuvan ?

arun^thiRaludaiyaay ! aruLinai pORRi !

porun^thalar padapuRath thozhiththidum poRpinai! (van^thE)

neeyE viththai, neeyE tharumam!

neeyE ithayam, neeyE marumam!

udalakath thirrukkum uyiruman neeyE! (van^thE)

thadan^thO Lakalaach sakthin^ee ammE

ciththamn^eeNG kaathuRu bakthiyum neeyE!

aalayan^ thORum aNipeRa viLaNGKum

theyvika vadivamum thEviyiNG kunathE! (van^thE)

orupathu padaikOLum umaiyavaL neeyE

kamalamel lizhakaLiR kaLiththiduNG kamalain^ee!

viththain^an karuLum veNmalar thEvin^ee ! (van^thE)

pORRI vaan_chelvi ! puraiyilai, nikarilai !

iniyan^eerp perukkinai, in_kani vaLaththinai!

caamaLa niRaththinai, caraLamaan^ thakaiyinai!

iniyapun muRuvalaay! iyakkunal laNiyinai !

thariththemaik kaappaay, thaayE pORRi! (van^thE)

Transliteration Scheme

uyir (vowels) : a aa i ee u oo e E ai o O au q

mey (consonants) : k NG c NY t N th n^ p m y r l v z L R n

maaRRu : A=aa; I=ee; U=oo; g=k; s=ch=c; d=t; b=p;

zh=z; nj= NYc; nk=NGk; nt=Nt; nth=n^th;

Note: Bharathiyar has another translation for this song, he calls it

"puthiya mozhipeyarppu"( The new translation).

(Based on Posting on USENET By Ravisankar S. Mayavaram (msr@tamu.edu))