guruvaayoorappaa guruvaayoorappaa
g m p p p pnpmg g m p p p p
naan konda kaadhalukku needhaanae saatchi
sg g g rg g g g rg rg rs s s
raadhai unakkuch chonna vaedhamenna
s s ss s s s rm r s rsn.
naan poagum paadhai ennaalum un paadhai
sg g g sp m r rm g n. rs s
(guruvaayoorappaa)
Stanza 1:
thaenaatrangaraiyil dheyveegakkuralil naandhaanae oru paattisaiththaen
g pg p p p p mp mn p p p p gmp mpS n pm pmg g g g
thinandhoarum iravil nadu jaama nilavil naan..dhaanae adhaik kaettirundhaen
r g gS m mm m r g gS m m m m n.sr srg rgpm gr grs s s s
arangaetrandhaan aagaamaldhaan alaipaayum en jeevandhaan
pp Sn S S p Sn S S pp Sn S Sn SR n n
maadhu un meedhu eppoadhu en moagam thee..raa..dhoa sol poongodiyae
pn d m p m r gr r r nd d n.sr srg rgpm gr grs s s s
(guruvaayoorappaa)
Stanza 2: (notes similar to Stanza 1)
aegaandha ninaivum eriginra nilavum en maelae oru poar thodukka
enai vandhu thazhuvu aenindhap pirivu maanae vaa unai yaar thadukka
parimaaralaam pasiyaaralaam poomaalai nee soodum naal
vaa vaa en dhaevaa semboovaa en dhaegam saeraadhoa un kaigalilae
(guruvaayoorappaa)