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Kavi Kunjara Bharati (1810-1896)
(lyrics provided by Lakshman)

shenkaN mAl. rAgA: yadukulakAmbhOji. Adi tALA.

1: shenkaN mAl azhagar varum tungamAm bhavani kaNDu darisittAr malar varuSittAr uyar
pingaLa niramAghiya mangaiyar nirai niraiyAip-pin shenrAr silar mun shenrAr

2: pangaya mukhattil iru kaNgaLAl nOkkiyE nIlam parattinAr kannan mEl nirattinAr silar
angai viralAzhiyuDan shen kai aLaiyum sarindarigilAr mayal pirigilAr

3: valak-karattil toDiyiTTOr iDark-karattirk-aNiya meimaranar cintai turandanar silar
kalaip-ponniDai tanai viTTu nilattiDai negizhndu vizhak-kaNDanar veTkam koNDanar

4: urugu perum kODaiyil nIr perugiDam kaNDa mAngaL pOl ODinAr mayangi vADinAr sila
arivaiyAr manam kaLaiyan tirumun shella uyir citram AyinAr pavaLa vAyinAr

5: villiyaingaNai uDalir-sallaDaik-kaN pOl tuLaikka vembinAr vizhi ambinAr silar
valli nuNNiDai taLLADa alli malark-koDi pOla vaNanginAr mulai shuNanginAr

6: EndumAlbu yAcalam shen kAntamenap-peNgaL manam irumbinAr naghai arumbinAr kamazh
sAndaNi kumbattanattil tOinda kancukangaLellAm tarittadE nila verittadE

7: kazhai mathan viDutta kaNait-tOLai vazhaiyE tenral pughak-kAindanar sangaiyuTrAindanar ivan
tazhaivurum indiranenrAl vizhi avarkkAyiramuNDE taiyalE idenna maiyalE

8: ayanukku nAn mukhangaLuNDivanukkOr vadanam tONudAraDi tErndu pAraDi nalla
payanuTra candranenrAl niyamitta nALtOrum kalai parukkumE silanAl shurukkumE

9: aimmukhappavan enrAl kaiyinirk-kapAlamum pAmbaNiyuNDE akka maNiyuNDE pOril
eyyum vErkkumararan enrAl mai mayilanri garuDan EdaDi vaghai OdaDi

10:mangaiyar kavuttuvam koLLa mArbinirk-kavuttuvam koNDa mAyanAm kani vAyanAm ezhil
shanku cakram kaiyirk-koNDa shenkaN mAl azhagan ivan tAnaDi ayyam EnaDi