(One of Ravikiran’s early creations, this song does not conform to the conventional 2nd syllable rhyme common to Tamil and other language poetry)
kali teeravE vandu kaDaikkaN pArAyO rAmA
kaShTa vinAshaka kamalAnana nee en
karuNA sAgara kanaka vastra dhara
khala dAnava mada vidAra kamaneeya guNa hAra ati viraivilE nee en
tAyum tandaiyum sahOdaranum naNbanum neeyE
Aya kalaihaL ellAm aruLum guruvum neeyE
sakala lOka sArathiyum patiyum neeyE
sanaka nArada ravi shashi rakShakanum neeyE
mA ramaNa nin pAda malarinai sadA gati ena nAn nambinEn suku-
mAra jaladhi gambheera sujana mandAra danuja samhAra vEgamAi en