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1. pAlai
'vaNTu paTat tatain'ta kaNNi, oN kazal,
uruvak kutirai mazavar OTTiya
murukan n'aR pOr n'eTu vEL Avi,
aRukOTTu yAnaip potini AgkaN,
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ciRu kArOTan payinoTu cErttiya
kal pOl piriyalam' enRa coltAm
maRan'tanarkollO tOzi! ciRan'ta
vEy maruL paNait tOL n'ekiza, cEy n'ATTup
polagkala veRukkai tarumAr n'ilam paka,
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azal pOl vegkatir paitu aRat teRutalin,
n'izal tEyn'tu ulaRiya maratta; aRai kAypu,
aRun'Irp paij cunai Am aRap pulartalin,
uku n'el poriyum vemmaiya; yAvarum
vazagkun'ar inmaiyin, vauvun'ar maTiya,
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curam pullenRa ARRa; alagku cinai
n'Ar il murugkai n'aviral vAn pUc
cUral am kaTu vaLi eTuppa, AruRRu,
uTai tiraip pitirvin pogki, mun
kaTal pOl tOnRala kATu iRan'tOrE?

piriviTai ARRALAya talaimakaL tOzikkuc colliyatu-mAmUlanAr

2. kuRijci
kOzilai vAzaik kOL mutir perug kulai
UzuRu tIm kani, uNNun'art taTutta
cAraR palavin cuLaiyoTu, Uz paTu
pARai n'eTuj cunai, viLain'ta tERal
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aRiyAtu uNTa kaTuvan ayalatu
kaRi vaLar cAn'tam ERalcellAtu,
n'aRu vI aTukkattu makizn'tu kaNpaTukkum
kuRiyA inpam, eLitin, n'in malaip
pal vERu vilagkum, eytum n'ATa!
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kuRitta inpam n'inakku evan ariya?
veRutta Eer, vEy purai paNait tOL,
n'iRuppa n'illA n'ejcamoTu n'inmATTu,
ivaLum, inaiyaL Ayin, tan'tai
arug kaTik kAvalar cOr patan oRRi,
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kagkul varutalum uriyai; paim putal
vEgkaiyum oL iNar virin'tana;
n'eTu veN tigkaLum UrkoNTanRE.

pakaRkuRikkaN ceRippu aRivuRIit tOzi varaivu kaTAyatu. - kapilar

3. pAlai
irug kazi mutalai mEen'tOl anna
karug kAl Omaik kANpu in peruj cinaik
kaTiyuTai n'anan'talai, InRu iLaippaTTa,
koTu vAyp pETaikku alkuirai tarIiya,
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mAnRu vETTu ezun'ta cej cevi eruvai
vAn tOy cimaiya viRal varaik kavAan,
tuLagku n'aTai maraiyA valam paTat tolaicci,
oN ceg kuruti uvaRRi uNTu arun'tupu,
pulavup puli tuRan'ta kalavuk kazi kaTu muTai,
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koLLai mAn'tarin AnAtu kavarum
pul ilai marAatta akan cEN attam,
kalam taral uLLamoTu kaziyak kATTi,
pin n'inRu turakkum n'ejcam! n'in vAy
vAypOl poymmozi evvam en kaLaimA
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kavir itaz anna kANpu in cev vAy,
am tIm kiLavi, Ay izai, maTan'tai
koTug kuzaikku amartta n'Okkam
n'eTuj cEN Ar iTai vilagkum jAnRE?

mun oru kAlattu, n'ejcinAl poruL valikkappaTTup pirin'tAn, talaimakan; pirin'tu iTaic curattininRu avaL n'alam n'ayan'tu mILaluRRa n'ejcinaik kazaRippOy, poruL muTittu van'ta talaimakan, pinnum poruL

4. mullai
mullai vain' n'unai tOnRa, illamoTu
paig kAR konRai men piNi aviza,
irumpu tirittanna mA iru maruppin,
paral aval aTaiya, iralai, teRippa,
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malarn'ta jAlam pulampu puRakkoTuppa,
karuvi vAnam kataz uRai citaRi,
kAr ceytanRE, kavin peRu kAnam.
kuragku uLaip polin'ta koycuvaR puravi,
n'arampu Arttanna, vAgku vaLpu ariya,
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pUtta pogkart tuNaiyoTu vatin'ta
tAtu uN paRavai pEtuRal ajci,
maNi n'A Artta mAN vinait tEran,
uvakkAN tOnRum kuRum poRai n'ATan,
kaRagku icai vizavin uRan'taik kuNAtu,
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n'eTum perug kunRattu amanRa kAn'taT
pOtu aviz alarin n'ARum
Ay toTi arivai! n'in mAN n'alam paTarn'tE.

tOzi talaimakaLaip paruvag kATTi vaRpuRuttiyatu. - kuRugkuTi marutanAr

5. pAlai
aLi n'ilai poRAatu amariya mukattaL,
viLi n'ilai koLLAL, tamiyaL, menmela,
n'alam miku cEvaTi n'ilam vaTuk koLAa,
kuRuka van'tu, tan kUr eyiRu tOnRa
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vaRitu akattu ezun'ta vAy al muRuvalaL,
kaNNiyatu uNarA aLavai, oNNutal,
vinai talaippaTutal cellA n'inaivuTan
muLin'ta Omai mutaiyal am kATTu,
paLigkattu anna pal kAy n'elli,
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mOTTu irum pARai, ITTu vaTTu Eyppa,
utirvana paTUum katir teRu kavAan,
mAytta pOla mazuku n'unai tORRi,
pAttiyanna kuTumik kUrg kal,
viral n'uti citaikkum n'irai n'ilai atara,
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paral murampu Akiya payam il, kAnam
iRappa eNNutir Ayin "aRattARu
anRu" ena mozin'ta tonRupaTu kiLavi
anna Aka' ennun'aL pOla,
munnam kATTi, mukattin uraiyA,
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Ovac ceytiyin onRu n'inain'tu oRRi,
pAvai mAytta panin'Ir n'OkkamoTu,
Akattu oTukkiya putalvan pun talait
tU n'Ir payan'ta tuNai amai piNaiyal
mOyinaL uyirtta kAlai, mA malar
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maNi uru izan'ta aNi azi tORRam
kaNTE kaTin'tanam, celavE oNToTi
uzaiyam Akavum inaivOL
pizaiyalaLmAtO, piritum n'Am eninE!

poruLvayiR piriyak karutiya talaimakan tan n'ejciRkuc collic celavazugkiyatu. - pAlai pATiya perugkaTugkO

6. marutam
ari pey cilampin Ampal am toTalai,
aram pOz av vaLaip polin'ta munkai,
izai aNi paNait tOL, aiyai tan'tai,
mazai vaLam tarUum mA vaN tittan,
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piNTa n'ellin uRan'tai AgkaN
kazai n'ilai peRAak kAviri n'Ittam,
kuzai mAN oL izai n'I veyyOLoTu,
vEza veN puNai tazIi, pUziyar
kayam n'ATu yAnaiyin mukan amarn'tAagku,
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En'tu ezil Akattup pUn' tAr kuzaiya,
n'erun'al ATinai, punalE; inRu van'tu,
'Aka vana mulai arumpiya cuNagkin,
mAcu il kaRpin, putalvan tAy!' ena,
mAyap poymmozi cAyinai payiRRi, em
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mutumai eLLal; aHtu amaikum tilla!
cuTarp pUn' tAmarai n'Ir mutir pazanattu,
am tUmpu vaLLai Ay koTi mayakki,
vALai mEyn'ta vaL eyiRRu n'Irn'Ay,
muL araip pirampin mUtaril ceRiyum,
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pal vEl matti, kazAar anna em
iLamai cenRu tavat tollaHtE;
inimai evan ceyvatu, poymmozi, emakkE?

parattaiyiR pirin'tu van'ta talaimakaRkuk kizatti kURiyatu. - paraNar

7. pAlai
'mulai mukamceytana; muL eyiRu ilagkina;
talai muTicAnRa; taN tazai uTaiyai;
alamaral AyamoTu yAgkaNum paTAal;
mUppuTai mutu pati tAkkuaNagku uTaiya;
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kAppum pUNTicin; kaTaiyum pOkalai;
pEtai allai mEtaiam kuRumakaL!
petumpaip paruvattu otugkinai, puRattu' ena,
oN cuTar n'al il arug kaTi n'Ivi,
tan citaivu aRital ajci in cilai
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ERuTai inatta, n'ARu uyir n'avvi!
valai kAN piNaiyin pOki, Igku Or
tolaivu il veL vEl viTalaiyoTu, en makaL
ic curam paTartan'tOLE. AyiTai,
attak kaLvar A tozu aRuttena,
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piRpaTu pUcalin vazivazi OTi,
meyt talaippaTutalcellEn; it talai,
n'innoTu vinaval kELAy! ponnoTu
pulip pal kOtta pulampu maNit tAli,
olik kuzaic ceyalai uTai mAN alkul,
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Ay cuLaip palavin mEy kalai utirtta
tuyt talai veN kAz peRUum
kal kezu ciRukuTik kAnavan makaLE.

makaTpOkkiya cevilittAy curattiTaip pincenRu, n'avvippiNAkkaNTu, colliyatu. - kayamanAr.

8. kuRijci
Iyal puRRattu Irm puRattu iRutta
kurumpi valcip perug kai ERRai
tUgku tOl tutiya vaL ukir katuvalin,
pAmpu matan aziyum pAnAT kagkulum,
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ariya allaman ikuLai! 'periya
kEzal aTTa pEzvAy ERRai
palA amal aTukkam pulAva Irkkum
kazai n'aral cilampin AgkaN, vazaiyoTu
vAzai Ogkiya tAz kaN acumpil,
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paTu kaTug kaLiRRin varuttam coliya,
piTi paTi muRukkiya peru marap pUcal
viN tOy viTarakattu iyampum avar n'ATTu,
eN arum piRagkal mAn atar mayagkAtu,
minnu viTac ciRiya otugki, menmela,
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tuLi talait talaiiya maNi Er aimpAl
ciRupuRam putaiya vAri, kural piziyUu,
n'eRi keTa vilagkiya, n'Iyir, ic curam,
aRitalum aRitirO?' ennun'arp peRinE.

talaimakan ciRaippuRattAnAka, tOzikkuc colluvALAyt talaimakaLcolliyatu. - perugkunRUr kizAr.

9. pAlai
kol vinaip polin'ta, kUrg kuRum puzukin,
villOr tUNi vIgkap peyta
appu n'unai Eyppa arumpiya iruppai,
ceppu aTar anna ceg kuzai akamtORu,
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izutin anna tIm puzal tuyvAy
uzutu kAN tuLaiya Aki, Ar kazalpu,
Ali vAnin kAloTu pARi,
tuppin anna ceg kOTTu iyavin,
n'eyttOr mImicai n'iNattin parikkum
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attam n'aNNiya am kuTic cIRUr
koTu n'uN Oti makaLir Okkiya
toTi mAN ulakkait tUNTu ural pANi,
n'eTu mAl varaiya kuTijaiyOTu iraTTum
kunRu pin oziyap pOki, uram turan'tu,
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jAyiRu paTinum, 'Ur cEyttu' enAtu,
tunai pari turakkum tujcAc celavin
emminum, virain'tu val eyti, pal mAN
Ogkiya n'al il oru ciRai n'ilaii,
pAgkarp palli paTutoRum paravi,
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kanRu puku mAlai n'inROL eyti,
kai kaviyAc cenRu, kaN putaiyAk kuRuki,
piTik kai anna pinnakam tINTi,
toTik kai taivarat tOyn'tanRukollO
n'ANoTu miTain'ta kaRpin, vAL n'utal,
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am tIm kiLavik kuRumakaL
men tOL peRa n'acaiic cenRa en n'ejcE?

vinaimuRRi mINTa talaimakan tErppAkan kETpac colliyatu. - kallATanAr

10. n'eytal
vAn kaTaR parappil tUvaRku etiriya,
mIn kaNTanna mel arumpu Uztta,
muTavu mutir punnait taTavu n'ilai mAc cinai,
puL iRaikUrum mellam pulampa!
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n'eytal uNkaN paitala kaluza,
pirital eNNinaiAyin, n'anRum
aritu uRRanaiyAl peruma! uritinin
koNTu Agkup peyartalvENTum koNTaloTu
kurUut tiraip puNari uTaitarum ekkarp
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pazan' timil konRa putu valaip paratavar
mOTTu maNal aTaikaraik kOTTumIn keNTi,
maNam kamaz pAkkattup pakukkum
vaLam kezu toNTi anna ivaL n'alanE.

iravukkuRi van'tu talaimakaLaik kaNNuRRu n'Igkum talaimakanai etirppaTTu n'inRu, tOzi colliyatu. - ammUvanAr