kaatrae poongaatrae oru kavidhai solvaayaa
viNNil sellaththaan un siRaghugal tharuvaayaa
thendralaai varukiraen pookkaLaai pookkavaa
vaarththaiyaay varughiraen paadalaay paadavaa
(kaatrae poongaatrae...)
nathi enbadhu oar naal kadalenbathai saerum
eppoadhumae oadum nadhiyaagalaam
roja chedi poalae nee pookkalaam ingae
kaatroadu poaraadum gunam vaendumae
ada uLLaangaiyaal sooriyanai moodida mudiyaadhae
oru paRavai moadhi gopuram dhaan saindhida koodaadhae
thoazhanae thoazhanae oviyan kai vali siththiram aaguthu
ovvoru valiyilum saadhanai uLLadhu
(kaatrae poongaatrae...)
puyal veesumae endru karai oaramaai nindru
aNai kattinaal adhu oaivadhillai
mazhai thooRumae endru naduvaanilae vandhu
thirai kattinaal mazhai mudivadhillai
eri malaiyin maelae thanneer ootri aNaithida mudiyaadhu
oru minnal keetrai noolil katti niRuthida iyalaadhu
unnai yaar velvadhu sippiyin poRumai dhaan muthu poal minnudhu
ilagaLin sakthi dhaan kanigaLai thaangudhu
(kaatrae poongaatrae...)