taaLam: cApu
Composer: T.Lakshmana Pillai
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pallavi

turavaram edarkku manamE illaram nallaram enbadu periyOr vacanamE

caraNam 1

tandai tAi tamaukku nEtram inda dhAraNi tannilOr nATaka sUtram
naDandiDa nAm oru pAtram adai naDattAmal ODiDa Eninda Atram

caraNam 2

nEya peN piLLaik-AdhAram inda nEmikku nAm seyyavuN-upakAram
kAyam namakkLitta sAram andak-kaDamai toDuppadO viDuvadO vIram

caraNam 3

mundiya pAtrattil onru anda muTrum turanda turaviyum ninru
onrum nilaiyillai enru namakkuNarttuvan anri vanam namakkanru

caraNam 4

mAdaraip-pazhikka sirandOmnam tAi vayiTril piranda vagaiyai marandOm
dhAtai mayakkip-pirandOm anda sArbuNarAdenna turavu turandOm

caraNam 5

nigazhvadellAm Ishan seyalE enru ninaittu kaDamai seivOrkk-illaiyOrmayalE
pugazhvadellAm Ishan iyalE karma puNya pApamum avarkk-uNmaiyil ayalE

caraNam 6

talaivan aruLai niyam tEDu dharma sAdhakam seivadarkkp-pOdumE nADu
alaivadEn nI verum kADu adai aDaiydavarukkuk-kiDaiyAdO vIDu

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Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde.