Verse 1
Yēsudoᵖpa ārambha
Maḷpu kārya mātha
Āye odhagāvodchā?
Āya ashīrvādha
Kānde laᵏk’nagalā
Rāthre jeᵖpunek’
Niᵏk’ bōdu yēpalā
Mātha kāryoḷeg’.
Verse 2
Kānde nina kelasa,
Nina chintheḷen’
Miᵗth’ thūdhu ārambha
Maḷpu Dhēveren’
Kānde, baʸya, yēpalā
Prārṭhaned’ nādla
Chinthe dhuhkha ānaga,
Āya miᵗth’ pādla.
Verse 3
Yēsu niᵏk’ uᶩḷeda,
Vairid-dhāvu dhāne?
Yēsunu yī nambula
Āye Yajamāne
Sarva thrāṇadhāyenē
Bhakthere prayāsa
Sudharipe; Āyadē
Dhīla sadhvishwāsa.
Verse 4
Yincha suru maḷthada
Mātha yeᵈde āvu
Yī sahāya hondhuva;
Kaşhta maḷpunavu
Vyarṭha ādh’ pōpuji;
Nithya vāsasṭhaḷa
Uᵖpunauḷu sēroli
Aᵛve niᵏk’ phala.
Verse 5
Yena kārya māthenlā
Yēsō, nina kaik’
Oᶜʰchi korpĕ yēpalā
Nina chiᵗthadhaik’
Meᶜʰchoṇdhuᶩḷe, Swāmiyē
Āmeninpinavu
Vākya korla, budandhe
Yenaⁿnadapāvu.