kOpperum cOzan

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'ceykuvamkollO, n'alvinai?' enavE
aiyam aRAar, kacaTu INTu kATci
n'IgkA n'ejcattut tuNivu illOrE;
yAnai vETTuvan yAnaiyum peRumE;
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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,
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mARip piRappin inmaiyum kUTum;
mARip piRavAr Ayinum, imayattuk
kOTu uyarn'tanna tam icai n'aTTu,
tItu il yAkkaiyoTu mAytal tavat talaiyE.

tiNai potuviyal; tuRai poruNmozik kAjci.
avan vaTakkirun'tAn coRRatu.

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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
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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.

tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai iyanmozi.
kOpperujcOzan, 'picirAn'taiyAr vArAr' enRa cAnROrkku, 'avar varuvAr' enRu colliyatu.

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

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
avan vaTakkirun'tAn, 'picirAn'taiyArkku iTan ozikka!' enRatu.