1480 kŏṅku ār kuzhalār * kūṭi iruntu cirittu * ĕmmai
ĕm kolam aiyā * ĕṉ iṉik kāṇpatu? ĕṉṉātamuṉ **
cĕṅkol valavaṉ * tāl̤ paṇintu ettit tikazhum ūr * -
nam koṉ naṟaiyūr * -nām tŏzhutum ĕzhu nĕñcame-3
Simple Translation
1480. When you grow old,
women with lovely hair adorned by flowers dripping honey
will join together, laugh and say,
“What is this? Is it good?
How could you love us, we are so beautiful.
What do you think you will be able to do at your age?”
Before they mock you like this, O heart, rise,
we will go to famous Naraiyur where our king Valavan
with his scepter of justice went and worshiped our god.