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	inRu celinum tarumE; ciRu varai
	n'inRu celinum tarumE; pinnum,
	'munnE tan'tanen' ennAtu, tunni
	vaikalum celinum, poyyalan Aki,
5	yAm vENTiyAgku em vaRug kalam n'iRaippOn;
	tAn vENTiyAgkut tan iRai uvappa
	arun' tozil muTiyarO, tirun'tu vEl koRRan;
	inam mali katac cEk kaLanoTu vENTinum,
	kaLam mali n'ellin kuppai vENTinum,
10	arug kalam kaLiRRoTu vENTinum, perun'takai
	piRarkkum anna aRat takaiyannE.
	annan Akalin, en'tai uL aTi
	muLLum n'Ova uRARkatilla!
	IvOr ariya iv ulakattu,
15	vAzvOr vAza, avan tAL vAziyavE!

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	ERRuka ulaiyE; Akkuka cORE;
	kaLLum kuRaipaTal Ompuka; oL izaip
	pATu val viRaliyar kOtaiyum punaika;
	annavai piRavum ceyka; ennatUum
5	pariyal vENTA; varu patam n'ATi,
	aivanam kAvalar pey tI n'an'tin,
	oLi tikaz tirun'tu maNi n'aLiiruL akaRRum
	van pula n'ATan, vaya mAn piTTan:
	Ar amar kaTakkum vElum, avan iRai
10	mA vaL Ikaik kOtaiyum,
	mARukoL mannarum, vAziyar n'eTitE!

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	yAn vAzum n'ALum paNNan vAziya!
	pANar! kANka, ivan kaTumpinatu iTumpai;
	yANarp pazu maram puL imizn'tanna
	UN oli aravamtAnum kETkum;
5	poyyA ezili peyviTam n'Okki,
	muTTai koNTu van pulam cErum
	ciRu n'uN eRumpin cil ozukku Eyppa,
	cORuTaik kaiyar vIRu vIRu iyagkum
	irug kiLaic ciRAark kANTum; kaNTum,
10	maRRum maRRum vinavutum, teRRena;
	pacippiNi maruttuvan illam
	aNittO? cEyttO? kURumin, emakkE.

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	aNagkuTai avuNar kaNam koNTu oLittena,
	cEN viLagku ciRappin jAyiRu kANAtu,
	iruL kaN keTutta paruti jAlattu
	iTumpai koL paruvaral tIra, kaTun' tiRal
5	ajcana uruvan tan'tu n'iRuttAgku,
	aracu izan'tirun'ta allal kAlai,
	muracu ezun'tu iragkum muRRamoTu, karai porutu
	iragku punal n'eritaru miku perug kAviri
	mallal n'al n'ATTu allal tIra,
10	poyyA n'Avin kapilan pATiya,
	mai aNi n'eTu varai AgkaN, oyyenac
	cerup pukal maRavar celpuRam kaNTa
	eL aRu ciRappin muLLUr mImicai,
	aru vazi irun'ta peru viRal vaLavan
15	mati maruL veNkuTai kATTi, ak kuTai
	putumaiyin n'iRutta pukaz mEmpaTun'a!
	viTarp puli poRitta kOTTai, cuTarp pUN,
	curumpu Ar kaNNi, perum peyar n'um mun
	INTuc cey n'al vinai ANTuc cenRu uNIiyar,
20	uyarn'tOr ulakattup peyarn'tanan Akalin,
	ARu kol marugkin mAtiram tuzavum
	kavalai n'ejcattu avalam tIra,
	n'I tOnRinaiyE n'irait tAr aNNal!
	kal kaN poTiya, kAnam vempa,
25	malku n'Ir varaippin kayam pala uNagka,
	kOTai n'ITiya paitu aRu kAlai,
	iru n'ilam n'eLiya INTi,
	urum uraRu karuviya mazai pozin'tAgkE.

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	en'tai! vAzi; Atanugka! en
	n'ejcam tiRappOr n'iR kANkuvarE;
	n'in yAn maRappin, maRakkum kAlai,
	en uyir yAkkaiyin piriyum pozutum,
5	enniyAn maRappin, maRakkuven ven vEl
	viN poru n'eTug kuTaik koTit tEr mOriyar
	tiN katirt tikiri tiritarak kuRaitta
	ulaka iTaikazi aRai vAy n'ilaiiya
	malar vAy maNTilattu anna, n'ALum
10	palar puravu etirn'ta aRat tuRai n'innE.

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	Orai Ayattu oN toTi makaLir
	kEzal uzuta iruj cERu kiLaippin,
	yAmai InRa pulavu n'ARu muTTaiyait
	tEn n'ARu Ampal kizagkoTu peRUum,
5	izumena olikkum punal am putavin,
	peru mAvilagkait talaivan, cIRiyAz
	illOr col malai n'alliyakkOTanai
	uTaiyai vAzi, eR puNarn'ta pAlE!
	pAri paRampin panic cunait teN n'Ir
10	Or Ur uNmaiyin ikazn'tOr pOla,
	kANAtu kazin'ta vaikal, kANA
	vazi n'ATku iragkum, en n'ejcam avan
	kazi men cAyal kANtoRum n'inain'tE.

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	oLiRu vAL mannar oN cuTar n'eTu n'akar,
	veLiRu kaN pOkap pal n'AL tiragki,
	pATip peRRa pon aNi yAnai,
	tamar enin, yAvarum pukupa; amar enin,
5	tigkaLum n'uzaiyA en'tirap paTu puzai,
	kaL mARu n'ITTa n'aNi n'aNi irun'ta
	kuRum pal kuRumpin tatumpa vaiki,
	puLic cuvai vETTa ceg kaN ATavar
	tIm puLik kaLAvoTu tuTari munaiyin,
10	maTTu aRal n'al yARRu ekkar ERi,
	karug kani n'Aval irun'tu koytu uNNum,
	perum peyar Ati, piNagkuaril kuTa n'ATTu,
	eyinar tan'ta eym mAn eRi tacaip
	paij jiNam perutta pacu veL amalai,
15	varun'arkku varaiyAtu taruvanar coriya,
	irum panag kuTaiyin micaiyum
	perum pular vaikaRaic cIr cAlAtE.

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	kan'tu munin'tu uyirkkum yAnaiyoTu, paNai munin'tu
	kAl iyal puravi Alum AgkaN,
	maNal mali muRRam pukka cAnROr
	uNNAr Ayinum, tannoTu cULuRRu,
5	'uNm' ena irakkum perum peyarc cAttan
	INTO in cAyalanE; vENTAr
	eRi paTai mayagkiya veruvaru jATpin,
	kaLLuTaik kalattar uLLUrk kURiya
	n'eTumozi maRan'ta ciRu pErALar
10	ajci n'IgkumkAlai,
	EmamAkat tAn mun'tuRumE.

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	'jAlam mImicai vaLLiyOr mAyn'tena,
	ElAtu kavizn'ta en iraval maNTai
	malarppOr yAr?' ena vinavalin, malain'tOr
	vici piNi muracamoTu maN pala tan'ta
5	tiru vIz n'uN pUN pANTiyan maRavan,
	paTai vENTuvazi vAL utaviyum,
	vinai vENTuvazi aRivu utaviyum,
	vENTupa vENTupa vEn'tan tEettu
	acai n'ukam paTAa ANtakai uLLattu,
10	tOlA n'al icai, n'Alai kizavan,
	parun'tu paci tIrkkum n'aR pOrt
	tirun'tu vEl n'Akan kURinar, palarE.

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	n'irappAtu koTukkum celvamum ilanE;
	'il' ena maRukkum ciRumaiyum ilanE;
	iRai uRu vizumam tAgki, amarakattu
	irumpu cuvaik koNTa vizuppuN n'Oy tIrn'tu,
5	marun'tu koL marattin vAL vaTu mayagki,
	vaTu inRu vaTin'ta yAkkaiyan, koTai etirn'tu,
	Irn'taiyOnE, pAN pacip pakaijan;
	inmai tIra vENTin, emmoTu
	n'Iyum vammO? mutu vAy iravala!
10	yAm tan irakkumkAlai, tAn em
	uNNA marugkul kATTi, tan Urk
	karug kaik kollanai irakkum,
	'tirun'tu ilai n'eTu vEl vaTitticin' enavE.