raasa raasa en manmadha raasa
s  s  s  sp pm m  p d   pm m

thaniya yaengudhu rosa
m  m mg g   m p   mgg

konjam saethuka raasa
g  g   gd p  m  g  gmg

manmadha raasa manmadha raasa kanni manasai kiLLaadhey
s  r s   n. s  s  r s   n. s  s  s  s r g   r  r  sn.

kaNNula lesa kaNNula lesa ennai kaNakku paNNaadhey
s  r s  n.s  s  r s  n.s  s s   s r  g  r  r  sn.

en pachcha udambula uchi narambula kichu kichu kichu mootaadhey 
s  s   p   pp  d pd  pm   m m  p mp g g   m m   p p   mg gr r

en otha usirula muthu kolusula unnai vachu vachu poottaadhey 
s  sp   pp d pd m m   m m p mp g g   m m   p p   mg  gr r

manmadha raasa    aah manmadha raasa...
m  m m   m  mpmgr sr  r  r r   r  srsn.

yae jilla yae jillaang yae jilukku jikaang jilla... (2)

Stanza 1:

ennai uRaiya vachu unnai naraiya vachu 
g g   gg  p  m g   r r   r r  m  g r

summa alaiya vachiyae vachiyae  vachiyae
s  s  ss  g  r s  n2. n2.n2.n2. n2.n2.n2. 

raththam uRaiya vachu muththam silayil vachi
g   g    gg  p  m g   r   r    r r m   g r

ellam puriya vachiyae vachiyae  vachiyae
s s   s s g  r s  n2. n2.n2.n2. n2.n2.n2. 

hey   vaayoadu vaaya inikka vachae
n2.n2 n2 n2 n2 dn2dp pp  p  p p

ennai mundhaanaiyodu  mudichi vachae
s n2  n2 n2  n2 dn2dp p p p   p p

hey   paayoadu paaya virichu vachaen
n2.n2 n2 n2 n2 dn2dp p p p   p p

unnai paavathai poala maRaichu vachaen
s n2  n2 n2 n2  dn2dp p p  p   p p

aye, azhagellam unakkuLLa thanga vachae
sm   mm  m  m   mp  p  m  g   r  r r

puthu azhagellam unakkuLLae thanga vachae
s m   mm  m  m   mp  p  m   g   r  r r

adi adhukkuLLa ennai nee engae vachae?
sr  rr   r  r  sr r  r   sr r  r r

hey raasa raasa raasa manmadha raasa
sp  s  s  r  r  g  g  r  r r   r  r

laysa laysa laysa aahuthu laysa (2)
s  s  r  r  g  g  r s s   s  s

thanna nanna na............

Stanza 2:

nenjam uruga vachu, konjam paruga vachu
ennai arugae vachiyae vachiyae vachiyae
ha mundhi sariya vachu, moagham theriya vachu
ennai kalaiya vachiyae vachiyae vachiyae
hey kaachaadha paala thiriya vachae
ennai kandhagham poala eRiya vachae
aathaadi needhaan anubavichae
ennai koothaadi poala alangarichae
iravellaam enakkunnu odhukkivachae (2)
en ulagathai adhukkuLLa padhukki vachae

hey raasa raasa raasa manmadha raasa
laysa laysa laysa aaghuthu laysa (2)

(manmadha raasa...)

ennai kaNakku paNNaen da...