TIRUPPAVAI

aazhi mazhaik kaNNaa! onRu nee kai karavEl *
aazhiyuL pukku mugandhu kodu aarththERi *
oozhi mudhalvan uruvam pOl mey kaRuththup *
paazhiyan^ thOLudaip paRpanaaban kaiyil *
aazhi pOl minni valamburi pOl ninRadhirndhu *
thaazhaadhE saarngam udhaiththa saramazhai pOl *
vaazha ulaginil peydhidaay * naangaLum
maargazhi neeraada magizhndhElOr embaavaay. 

aazhi          circular; ocean-like in expansiveness 
mazhai         rain
kaNNaa         O dear god! (Andal addresses the presiding deity of rain here)
onRu(m)        even a little bit
nee            you
kai karavEl    don't withhold 

aazhiyuL       into the deep oceans
pukku          entering
mugandhu kodu  fetch
aarththu       thunder 
ERi            climb

oozhi          primordial
mudhalvan      First One
uruvam pOl     like the form
mEy            body
kaRuththu      become black

paazhi         great
am             beautiful
thOL           shoulders
udai           with these
paRpanaaban    the One who has a lotus navel, Lord Vishnu
               (Sanskrit: padmanAbha)

kaiyil         in that person's hand
aazhi pOl      like the discus 
minni          shine 

valamburi pOl  like the conch
ninRu          residing
adhirndhu      resound (the sound of blowing a conch)

thaazhaadhE    without tarrying, instantly
saarngam       Lord Vishnu's bow
udhaiththa     shoot forth (lit. kicked)
saramazhai pOl like the shower of arrows

vaazha         flourish, prosper
ulaginil       in this world
pEydhidaay     rain!

naangaLum      we too
maargazhi neeraada
               bathing during margazhi 
magizhndhu     will be happy, exult