thApam thaNiyAmal mIndum angu shenru, thaLLAdi virudhan pOl, inru thiNayai thinru dhAgam enru thavikkirAr pOlavE nadiththu, dhayavAl nIr thandha vanjiyai thazhuva pArthu thOtravar varattum. vEdu vacchi pinnAle vEdu pArka shella poi, vEdarAjan vandhudhumE vEngai maramAnavar varattum. vEdan vEdam DHariththu vEttai Ada shenravar varattum.
varattum, varattum vazhi sheigirEn, yendhan maNAlan inru ingu varattum, vazhi sheigirEn. yenna thAn kandArO andha kaLLi vaLLiyidam, yenna dhUpam pOttaLLO andha pAvaii ivaridam? yenna kulam, yenna pirappu, onrayumE pArAmal, yennai vittu chenrArE chinnathanamAga.
I recently heard a set of BarathanAtyam songs arranged by BMK (sung by Neeraja?): One of them was a varNam in valachI, and the lyrics are: 'annamE aruginil vA, antharangam onru sholvEn kELadI: endhanukku sondhamAna kandhanai mayakki, iyakki, adimai konda, enna dhAn mAyamO? enna sUdhum, vAdhum nAn ariyillEn? kadamai thannai marandhu, than pOkkinil pOi, thaLLukkil mayangi thavari vittAr.