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66. pAlai
miLaku peytanaiya cuvaiya pun kAy
ulaRu talai ukAayc citar citarn'tu uNTa
pulampu koL n'eTuj cinai ERi, n'inain'tu, tan
poRi kiLar eruttam veRi paTa maRuki,
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pun puRA uyavum ven' tukaL iyavin,
n'ayan'ta kAtalaR puNarn'tanaL Ayinum,
civan'tu oLi mazugki amarttanakollO-
kOtai mayagkinum, kuRun' toTi n'ekizinum,
kAz peyal alkul kAcu muRai tiriyinum,
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mAN n'alam kaiyaRak kaluzum en
mAyak kuRumakaL malar Er kaNNE?

manai maruTci.-inican'ta n'AkanAr