1982 ## nilai iṭam ĕṅkum iṉṟi nĕṭu vĕl̤l̤am umpar *
val̤a nāṭu mūṭa imaiyor *
talai iṭa maṟṟu ĕmakku or caraṇ illai ĕṉṉa *
araṇ āvaṉ ĕṉṉum arul̤āl **
alai kaṭal nīr kuzhampa akaṭu āṭa oṭi *
akal vāṉ uriñca * mutukil
malaikal̤ai mītukŏṇṭu varum mīṉai mālai *
maṟavātu iṟaiñcu ĕṉ maṉaṉe
Simple Translation
1982. When the world was inundated by a terrible flood
and the waves of the ocean rose
and the water flowed everywhere
and people had no place to go,
the gods in the sky went to the lord and said,
“There is no refuge for us, ”
and Thirumāl took the form of a fish,
carried all the mountains on his back and saved all.
Worship him, O my heart, do not forget him.