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	ajcuvaru marapin vej cinap puyalERu
	aNagkuTai aravin arun' talai tumiya,
	n'inRu kANpanna n'IL malai miLira,
	kunRu tUva eRiyum aravam pOla,
5	muracu ezun'tu iragkum tAnaiyoTu talaiccenRu,
	araicu paTak kaTakkum uraicAl tOnRal! n'in
	uLLi van'ta Ogku n'ilaip paricilen,
	'vaLLiyai Atalin vaNagkuvan ivan' ena,
	koLLA mAn'tar koTumai kURa, n'in
10	uLLiyatu muTittOy manRa; mun n'AL
	kai uLLatu pOl kATTi, vazi n'AL
	poyyoTu n'inRa puRan'ilai varuttam
	n'ANAy Ayinum, n'ANak kURi, en
	n'uNagku cen' n'A aNagka Etti,
15	pATap pATap pATupukaz koNTa n'in
	ATu koL viyan mArpu tozutanen paziccic
	celval attai, yAnE vaikalum,
	valci inmaiyin vayinvayin mARi,
	il eli maTin'ta tol cuvar varaippin,
20	pAal inmaiyin pal pATu cuvaittu,
	mulaikkOL maRan'ta putalvanoTu,
	manait tolain'tirun'ta en vALn'utal paTarn'tE.

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	'n'um kO yAr?' ena vinavin, em kOk
	kaLamarkku aritta viLaiyal veg kaL
	yAmaip puzukkin kAmam vITa ArA,
	Aral kozuj cUTu am kavuL aTAa,
5	vaiku tozil maTiyum maTiyA vizavin
	yANar n'al n'ATTuLLum, pANar
	paital cuRRattup pacip pakai Aki,
	kOziyOnE, kOpperujcOzan
	pottu il n'aNpin pottiyoTu kezIi,
10	vAy Ar peru n'akai vaikalum n'akkE.

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	maNTu amar aTTa matanuTai n'On tAL,
	veNkuTai viLakkum, viRal kezu vEn'tE!
	pogku n'Ir uTutta im malar talai ulakattu,
	n'intalai van'ta iruvarai n'inaippin,
5	tonRu uRai tuppin n'in pakaijarum allar,
	amar veg kATciyoTu mARu etirpu ezun'tavar;
	n'inaiyumkAlai, n'Iyum maRRavarkku
	anaiyai allai; aTu mAn tOnRal!
	paran'tu paTu n'al icai eyti, maRRu n'I
10	uyarn'tOr ulakam eyti; pinnum
	ozitta tAyam avarkku urittanRE:
	atanAl, annatu Atalum aRivOy! n'anRum
	innum kENmati, icai veyyOyE!
	n'inRa tuppoTu n'iR kuRittu ezun'ta
15	eN il kATci iLaiyOr tORpin,
	n'in peruj celvam yArkku ejcuvaiyE?
	amar vej celva! n'I avarkku ulaiyin,
	ikazun'ar uvappa, pazi ejcuvaiyE;
	atanAl, ozikatil attai, n'in maRanE! val virain'tu
20	ezumati; vAzka, n'in uLLam! azin'tOrkku
	Emam Akum n'in tAL n'izal mayagkAtu
	ceytal vENTumAl, n'anRE vAnOr
	arum peRal ulakattu AnRavar
	vitumpuRu viruppoTu virun'tu etir koLaRkE.

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	'ceykuvamkollO, n'alvinai?' enavE
	aiyam aRAar, kacaTu INTu kATci
	n'IgkA n'ejcattut tuNivu illOrE;
	yAnai vETTuvan yAnaiyum peRumE;
5	kuRumpUz vETTuvan vaRug kaiyum varumE:
	atanAl, uyarn'ta vETTattu uyarn'ticinOrkku,
	ceyvinai marugkin eytal uNTu enin,
	toyyA ulakattu n'ukarcciyum kUTum;
	toyyA ulakattu n'ukarcci il enin,
10	mARip piRappin inmaiyum kUTum;
	mARip piRavAr Ayinum, imayattuk
	kOTu uyarn'tanna tam icai n'aTTu,
	tItu il yAkkaiyoTu mAytal tavat talaiyE.

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	kavaik katir varakin avaippuRu vAkkal
	tAtu eru maRukin pOtoTu potuLiya
	vELai veN pU veN tayirk koLIi,
	AymakaL aTTa am puLi mitavai
5	avarai koyyun'ar Ara mAn'tum
	tennam poruppan n'al n'ATTuLLum
	picirOn enpa, en uyir Ompun'anE;
	celvak kAlai n'iRpinum,
	allaR kAlai n'illalanmannE.

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	'kETTal mAttirai allatu, yAvatum
	kANTal illAtu yANTu pala kaziya,
	vazu inRu pazakiya kizamaiyar Ayinum,
	aritE, tOnRal! ataRpaTa ozukal' enRu,
5	aiyam koLLanmin, Ar aRivALIr!
	ikazvilan; iniyan; yAtta n'aNpinan;
	pukaz keTa varUum poy vENTalanE;
	tan peyar kiLakkumkAlai, 'en peyar
	pEtaic cOzan' ennum, ciRan'ta
10	kAtaR kizamaiyum uTaiyan; atantalai,
	innatu Or kAlai n'illalan;
	innE varukuvan; ozikka, avaRku iTamE!

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	n'inaikkum kAlai maruTkai uTaittE,
	enaip peruj ciRappinOTu Igku itu tuNital;
	ataninum maruTkai uTaittE, piRan n'ATTut
	tORRam cAnRa cAnROn pORRi,
5	icai marapu Aka, n'aTpuk kan'tu Aka,
	inaiyatu Or kAlai Igku varutal;
	'varuvan' enRa kOnatu perumaiyum,
	atu pazutu inRi van'tavan aRivum,
	viyattoRum viyattoRum viyappu iRan'tanRE;
10	atanAl, tan kOl iyagkAt tEyattu uRaiyum
	cAnROn n'ejcuRap peRRa tonRu icai
	annOnai izan'ta iv ulakam
	en Avatukol? aLiyatu tAnE!

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	ponnum, tukirum, muttum, manniya
	mA malai payan'ta kAmaru maNiyum,
	iTaipaTac cEya Ayinum, toTai puNarn'tu,
	aru vilai n'an kalam amaikkumkAlai,
5	oru vazit tOnRiyAgku enRum cAnROr
	cAnROr pAlar Apa;
	cAlAr cAlAr pAlar AkupavE.

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	uL ARRuk kavalaip puLLi n'Izal,
	muzUu vaLLUram uNakkum maLLa!
	pulavuti mAtO n'IyE
	palarAl attai, n'in kuRi irun'tOrE.

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	peruj cORu payan'tu, pal yANTu puran'ta
	perug kaLiRu izan'ta paital pAkan
	atu cErn'tu alkiya azugkal Alai,
	veLil pAzAkak kaNTu kaluzn'tAgku,
5	kalagkinen allanO, yAnE polan' tArt
	tEr vaN kiLLi pOkiya
	pEr icai mUtUr manRam kaNTE?