neelOni andaalu choosaanulE toli manchu terachaaTu lO
naalOni bhaavalu telisaayilE toliprEma teeraalalO
nuvvu lEni kshaNamE naakEmo yugaamE neeDallE neevenTE nEnunTaa
kalalanni nijamai neelOnE sagamai kaDadaaka viDipOka neetO unTaa
ninnu choostuu nannu nEnE marichaananTaa
ninnaa monnaa lEni aatramaa ninnu nannu kalipE mantramaa
neeku naaku inta dooramaa nEnE nuvvayyaavu chooDumaa
chinukai nanu taakitE chigurai pulakinchadaa
EdO ayyindi naalO nuvvEm chesaavO EmO
pedavanchuna chirunavvu gaa ninnu chErEdElaa ?
kallalOki nuvvu chooDilaa nuvvu tappa vErE lEru gaa
raatiri vELa nidura raadugaa chooDakunTE ninnu nErugaa
nadilaa nuvvu maaritE alalaa ninnu chEranaa
maikam kammindi neelO deepam kammannadi chooDu
naDuvampulO Sruti chEyagaa ninnu taakEdElaa