இதோ மரத்தில் சாக
Itho Marathil Saaga
1 itho, maraththil saaka
un jeevan unakkaaka
paliyaam, lokamae;
vaathai ati pollaappai
sakikkum maa naathanai
kannnnokkungal, maantharkalae.
2 itho, maa vaekaththodum
vatiyum raththam odum
ellaa idaththilum
nal nenjilae thutippum
thavippinmael thavippum
viyaakulaththaal perukum;
3 aar ummaip patchamaana
karththaa, iththanmaiyaana
vathaippaay vaathiththaan?
neer paavam seythilarae,
pollaappai arayeerae;
aar inthak kaedunndaakkinaan?
4 aa! ithaich seythaen naanum
en akkiramangal thaanum,
kadarkarai manal
aththanmaiyaayk kuvintha
en paathakangal intha
vathaippuk kaathi moolangal.
5 naanae kai kaal kattunndu
paathaalaththil thallunndu
kidaththal niyaayamae
naanae mutivillaamal
santhoshaththaik kaannaamal
vathaikkappadal neethiyae.
6 neero enmael unndaana
aluththum paaramaana
sumai sumakkireerae;
aaseervathikka neerae
poych saapamaakireerae;
naan thappa neer padukireer.
7 neer en kadanaith theerkka
pinnaiyaay ennai meetka
maraththil aerineer;
aa, saanthamaana sinthai,
neer mul mutiyin ninthai
eth theengaiyum porukkireer.
8 naan saavin vaaykkuth thappa,
neerae athai nirappa
athil vilukireer;
naan neenga neer munnirpeer,
naan vaala neer marippeer,
avvaatru ennai naesiththeer.
9 karththaavae, neer pakaikkum
pollaappai ententaikkum
veruththarosippaen;
en ichchaைyai naalthorum
aakaatha sinthaiyodum
naan siluvaiyil araivaen.
10 aa, umathu jepamum
avasthaiyum thavamum
kannnneerung kilaesamum,
naan seththaal paraloka
santhoshaththukkup poka
valith thunnaikkuthavavum.