1884 taṉ makaṉ āka vaṉ peycci * tāṉ mulai uṇṇak kŏṭukka *
vaṉ makaṉ āy aval̤ āvi vāṅki * mulai uṇṭa nampī **
naṉ makal̤ āymakal̤oṭu * nāṉila-maṅkai maṇāl̤ā *
ĕṉ makaṉe ammam uṇṇāy * ĕṉ ammam cemam uṇṇāye-7
Simple Translation
1884. When Putanā, the devil woman, came as a mother
and fed you the milk from her breasts,
O Nambi, you drank her poisonous milk and killed her.
You are the beloved of earth goddess
and of beautiful Nappinnai, daughter of a cowherd.
My son, drink milk. Come and eat your food.