taaLam: Adi
Composer: Subramanya Bhaaratiyaar
Language:

pallavi

nATTilengum. rAgA: daNDaka. Adi tALA. Subramania Bharati.

1: nATTilengum svatantra vAncaiyai nATTinAi kanal mUTTinAi
vATTiyunnai maDakki shiraikkuLLE mATTuvEn vali kATTuvEn

caraNam 2

kUTTam kUDi vandE mataram enru ghOSittAi emai dUSittAi
OTTa nAngaLeDukkavenrE kappal OTTinAi poruL ITTinAi

caraNam 3

kOzhaippaTTa janangaLukkuNmaigaL kUrinAi shattamIrinAi
Ezhai paTTingiratta vizhivenrE EshinAi vIram pEshinAi

caraNam 4

aDimai bEDigaL nammai manidargaL AkkinAi punmai pOkkinAi
miDimai pOdum namakkenriundOrai miTTinAi AshaiyUTTinAi

caraNam 5

toNDonrE tOzhilAk-koNDirindOraittUNDinAi pugazh vENDinAi
kaND kaNDa tozhil karkka mArgangaL kATTinAi shOrvaiyOTTinAi

caraNam 6

enguminda svarAjya viruppattai EvinAi vidai tUvinAi
singam sheyyum tozhilai shiru muyal sheyyavO nIngaL uyyavO

caraNam 7

shuTTu vIzhttiya buddhi varundiDa sholluvEn kuttik-kolluvEn
taTTip-pEshuvOruNDO shiraikkuLLE taLLuvEn pazhi koLLuvEn

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Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde.