Aadi maasa thiruvizha kanda MariammaAalayam thorum nindra MariammaAmman endru azhaithom unnai MariammaApathai neekuvaai nee Mariamma

Paal kudam endru unnai nambinom MariammaPava vinaigal theerpaai MariammaVepa ilayil irunthavaley MariammaVetham unnai potrumey Mariamma

You can find the full lyrics and the English transliteration for the devotional song "Vepa Ilayil" below, celebrating the goddess Mariamman and the sacred neem leaf:

Vepa ilayil irunthavaley MariammaVingulaga deivamaana MariammaKopa kanalaai vanthavaley MariammaKuraigalai theerka vantha Mariamma

Soolam enthi vanthavaley MariammaSundara vadivazhagi MariammaKoolum kanthum thanthom MariammaKurayilla vazhvu tharuvaai Mariamma

This popular Tamil song, often played during the Aadi festival, honours the deity through references to her role as a healer and protector, typically with the use of neem leaves in rituals.