Aa:N3 R1 G2 M2 D1 N3 S
Av: S N3 D1 P M2 G2 R1 S

taaLam: Adi
Composer: Subramanya Bhaaratiyaar
Language:

pallavi

dikku teriyAda kATTil unait-tEdit-tEdi iLaittEnE

1: mikka nalamuDaiya marangaL pala vindai shuvaiyuDaiya kanigaL endap-
pakkattaiyu marakkum varaigaL angu pADi nagarnduvaru nadigaL

caraNam 2

nenjil kanal maNakkum pUkkaL engum nILak-kiDaikkumilaik-kaDalgaL madi
vanjittiDum agazhi shunaigaL muTkaL maNDit-tuyar koDukkum pudargaL oru

caraNam 3

Ashai pera vizhikkum mAngaL uLLam anjak-kural pazhagum puligaL nalla
dEshak-kavitai shollum paravai angu nINDE paDuttirukkum pAmbu oru

caraNam 4

tanniccai koNDalaiyum singam adan shaddattinirk-kalangum yAnai adan
munninrODu mina mAngaL ivai muTTAdayal padungum tavaLai oru

caraNam 5

kAlkai shOrndu vizha vAnEn iru kaNNUm tuyil paDaralAnEn oru
vEl kaik-koNDu kolai vEDan uLLam veTkam koNDozhiya vizhittAn oru

caraNam 6

peNNE unadazhagaik-kaNDu manam pittam koLLudenru naghaittAn aDi
kaNNE enadiru kaN maNiyE unaik-kaTTit-tazhuva manam koNDEn

caraNam 7

shOrndE paDuttirukkalAmO nalla tuNDak-kari shamaittut-tinbOm avai
tErndE kanigaL koNDu taruvEn nalladEngaLLUNDinidu kaLippOm

caraNam 8

enrE koDiya vizhi vEDan uyir iTrup-pOgha vizhitturaittAn tani
ninrE iru karamum kuvittu anda nIcan munnarivai sholvEn

caraNam 9

aNNA unadaDiyil vIzhvEn enai anjak-koDumai sholla vENDA piran
kaNNAlan sheiduviTTa peNNai unran kaNNArp-pArttiDavum taghumO

caraNam 10

EDI shAttirangaL vENDEn ninadinbam vENDumaDi kaniyE ninran
mODi kirukkudaDi talaiyai nalla mondaip-pazhaiya kaLLaip-pOlE

caraNam 11

kAdAl indavurai kETTEn aDa kaNNA venralari vIzhndEnmighap-
pOdAgavillai idarkkuLLE enran bOdham teLiya ninaik-kaNDEn
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caraNam 2

kaNNA vEDanengu pOnAn unaik-kaNDE alari vizhundAnO maNi
vaNNA enadabhayakkuralil enai vAzhvikka vanda aruL vAzhi
(for stanzas generally sung, the ragas are: behAg, bauLi, kuntalavarALi, shahAnA, kApi and paraju)

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Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde.