Kanninun Shiruttaambu

avidita visayAntaras sathAreh upanisadAm upagAna mAtra bhogahA

api ca gunavasAt tadEkasEsI madhura kavir hrdaye mamAvirastu

vERonRum nAn aRiyEn vEdham thamizh seydha *

mARan sadagOpan vaNkurugUr ERu * engkaL

vAzhvAm enREththum madhura kaviyAr * emmai

ALvAr avarE araN

* kaNNinuN siRuththAmbinAl * kattuNNap

paNNiya peru mAyan * en appanil **

naNNith then kurugUr * nambi enRakkAl *

aNNikkum amudhURum * en nAvukkE 1

nAvinAl naviRRu * inbam eydhinEn *

mEvinEn * avan ponnadi meymmaiyE **

dhEvu matRRaRiyEn * kurugUr nambi *

pAvin innisai * pAdith thirivanE 2

thiridhandhAgilum * dhEva pirAnudai *

kariya kOlath * thiru uruk kANban nAn **

periya vaNkurugUr * nagar nambikku AL

uriyanAy * adiyEn petRRa nanmaiyE 3

nanmaiyAl mikka * nAnmaRaiyALargaL *

punmaiyAgak * karudhuvar Adhalin **

annaiyAy aththanAy * ennai ANdidum

thanmaiyAn * sadagOpan en nambiyE 4

nambinEn * piRar nanporuL thannaiyum *

nambinEn * madavAraiyum munnelAm **

sempon mAdath * thirukkurugUr nambikku

anbanAy * adiyEn sadhirththEn inRE 5

inRu thottum * ezhumaiyum empirAn *

ninRu than pugazh * Eththa aruLinAn **

kunRa mAdath * thirukkugUr nambi *

enRum ennai * igazhvilan kANminE 6

kaNdu koNdennaik * kAri mARap pirAn *

paNdai valvinai * pARRi aruLinAn **

eN thisaiyum * aRiya iyambugEn *

oN thamizh * sadagOpan aruLaiyE 7

aruL koNdAdum * adiyavar inbuRa *

aruLinAn * avvarumaRaiyin poruL **

aruL koNdu * Ayiram inthamizh pAdinAn *

aruL kaNdIr * ivvulaginil mikkadhE 8

mikka vEdhiyar * vEdhaththin utporuL *

niRkap pAdi * en nenjchuL niRuththinAn **

thakka sIrch * sadagOpan en nambikku * AL

pukka kAdhal * adimaip payan anRE 9

* payan anRAgilum * pAngkallar Agilum *

seyal nanRAgath * thiruththip paNi koLvAn **

kuyil ninRAr pozhil sUzh * kurugUr nambi! *

muyalginREn * undhan moykazhaRku anbaiyE 10

* anban thannai * adaindhavargatkellAm

anban * thenkurugUr nagar nambikku **

anbanAy * madhurakavi sonna sol

nambuvAr padhi * vaikundham kANminE 11