kaaveri... kaaveri.....
karimpin kaattiloode
kadamkadhappaattiloode
kavithapolozhukum kaveri...kaveri...
nintheerathile idinjupolinjoru neelakkallothukkin arikil
aayiram nizhalukal vethalanrithangal
aadumee irulmandapathil
etho kaamukane thediyalanju vanna-
thethoramavasi rathri rathri rathri
pediswapnangal karutha poovidarthum rathri
(kaaveri...)
ninnolangale chudumannukudichoru nithyasmasanathinarikil
theekkanalkkannulla kshethrayakshikal kaakkumee vazhiyambalathinarikil
etho gaayakante paattilozhukivannathethorarayanna pakshi
etho doothinte thaadakapoo vilangum pakshi