Aa:N2 S G2 M1 P N2 S
Av: S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R1 S

taaLam: Adi
Composer: Neelakaanta Shivan
Language:

pallavi

nambAdE nambAdE shaTrum nanmaiyillA mAya mAdarai manamE

anupallavi

vambAi Ashai vaikkAdE avargaL valaiyukkuL aghappaTTuk-kavalaip-paDAdE

caraNam 1

kaN kATTi mukham kATTik-kongai kANak-kai tUkki nirAshaiyai UTTi tan
kAlaDiyin kIzh mATTi en jANAna uDambaiyum vANAlum vATTiDuvAr

caraNam 2

kAriyam koLLak-kavaDuraippAr nayam kATTi mayil pOlak-konjik-kai mudal parippAr
pArinAnenru vivakarippAr kaiyirp-paNamilaiyAnAl veLi taLLik-kadavaDaippAr

caraNam 3

guNamAyirundu kAdarukkum duStak-kurangu pOl puruSargaL mAnattai azhikkum
paNam perishenru nambit-tudikkum puNya pAvangaLu anjAdu mAda Ashai satikkum

caraNam 4

kaNavenru mAnattaik-kaNiyAr jnAnak-karuNai shei deivattaik-kanavilum ninaiyAr
tuNi paNi koDuppAraip-paNivAr paNattukai kUTTi shonnAl shetta shavattaiyum aNaivAr

caraNam 5

hitamarindu pENiyALar namadingitam ariyAr shonnadaiyum kELAr madam
piDittu shIrit-tuLLuvAr tinna vAikkarishi vAngip-pinnum edirumiyaLLuvAr

caraNam 6

kAshirundAl ghanAmAi azhaippAr verum kaiyarAnAl shuDu mozhi shollip-pazhippAr
pAshamillAmal kaTTiyATTuvAr panjap-pATTugaL pADiyADip-perum kuDi OttuvAr

caraNam 7

koDuttadellAm pOrAdu munnam koDuttuk-koNDaduk-konru nanriyirAdu
piDitta piDi sAdhippAr vAdi mettap-pEshi mOsam sheivAr avar Ashai pollAdu

caraNam 8

dEvAdi dEvanait-tEDu engaL tirunIlakNTha param guruvaik-koNDADu
nAvAl shiva nAmattaip-pADu koDum nanjAgum mAdarODum konjAdE adu kEDu

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Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde.