vaiyAvik kOpperum pEkan

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'pANan cUTiya pacum pon tAmarai
mAN izai viRali mAlaiyoTu viLagka,
kaTum pari n'eTun' tEr pUTTu viTTu acaii,
UrIr pOlac curattiTai irun'tanir!
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yArIrO?' ena, vinaval AnA,
kAren okkal, kaTum paci, iravala!
ven vEl aNNal kANA UgkE,
n'inninum pulliyEm mannE; iniyE,
innEm AyinEm mannE; enRum
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uTAa, pOrA Akutal aRin'tum,
paTAam majjaikku Itta em kO,
kaTAa yAnaik kali mAn pEkan,
'et tuNai Ayinum Ittal n'anRu' ena,
maRumai n'OkkinRO anRE,
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piRar, vaRumai n'OkkinRu, avan kai vaNmaiyE.

tiNai atu; tuRai pANARRuppaTai; pulavarARRuppaTaiyum Am.
vaiyAvik kOpperum pEkanaip paraNar pATiyatu.

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aRu kuLattu ukuttum, akal vayal pozin'tum,
uRum iTattu utavAtu uvar n'ilam UTTiyum,
varaiyA marapin mAripOla,
kaTAa yAnaik kazal kAl pEkan
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koTaimaTam paTutal allatu,
paTaimaTam paTAn, piRar paTai mayakkuRinE.

tiNai atu; tuRai iyanmozi.
avanai avar pATiyatu.

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'malai vAn koLka!' ena, uyar pali tUuy,
'mAri AnRu, mazai mEkku uyarka!' enak
kaTavuL pENiya kuRavar mAkkaL,
peyal kaNmARiya uvakaiyar, cAral
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punat tinai ayilum n'ATa! cinap pOrk
kai vaL Ikaik kaTu mAn pEka!
yArkol aLiyaLtAnE n'erun'al,
curan uzan'tu varun'tiya okkal pacittena,
kuNil pAy muracin iragkum aruvi
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n'aLi iruj cilampin cIRUr AgkaN,
vAyil tOnRi, vAztti n'inRu,
n'innum n'in malaiyum pATa, innAtu
ikutta kaNNIr n'iRuttal cellAL,
mulaiyakam n'anaippa, vimmi,
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kuzal inaivatupOl azutanaL, peritE?

tiNai perun'tiNai; tuRai kuRugkali; tApatan'ilaiyum Am.
avanAl tuRakkappaTTa kaNNaki kAraNamAka avanaik kapilar pATiyatu.

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aruLAy AkalO koTitE; iruL vara,
cIRiyAz cevvazi paNNi, yAza n'in
kAr etir kAnam pATinEmAka,
n'Il n'aRu n'eytalin polin'ta uNkaN
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kaluzn'tu, vAr arip pani pUN akam n'anaippa,
inaital AnALAka, 'iLaiyOy!
kiLaiyaiman, em kEL veyyORku?' ena,
yAm tan tozutanam vinava, kAn'taL
mukai purai viralin kaNNIr tuTaiyA,
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'yAm avan kiLaijarEm allEm; kEL, ini:
em pOl orutti n'alan n'ayan'tu, enRum,
varUum' enpa 'vayagku pukazp pEkan
ollena olikkum tEroTu,
mullai vEli, n'al UrAnE.'

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
avanai avaL kAraNamAkap paraNar pATiyatu.

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'maTat takai mA mayil panikkum' enRu aruLi,
paTAam Itta keTAa n'al icai,
kaTAa yAnaik kali mAn pEka!
pacittum vArEm; pAramum ilamE;
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kaLagkani anna karug kOTTuc cIRiyAz
n'ayam purin'tu uRaiyun'ar n'aTugkap paNNi,
'aRam ceytImO, aruL veyyOy!' ena,
iHtu yAm iran'ta paricil: aHtu iruLin,
ina maNi n'eTun' tEr ERi,
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innAtu uRaivi arum paTar kaLaimE!

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
avanai avaL kAraNamAka avar pATiyatu.

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anna Aka: n'in arug kala veRukkai
avai peRal vENTEm; aTu pOrp pEka!
cIRiyAz cevvazi paNNi, n'in van pula
n'al n'ATu pATa, ennai n'ayan'tu
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paricil n'alkuvaiAyin, kuricil! n'I
n'alkAmaiyin n'aivarac cAay,
arun' tuyar uzakkum n'in tirun'tuizai arivai
kali mayil kalAvam kAl kuvittanna,
oli men kUn'tal kamaz pukai koLIi,
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taN kamaz kOtai punaiya,
vaN pari n'eTun' tEr pUNka, n'in mAvE!

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
avanai avaL kAraNamAka aricil kizAr pATiyatu.

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kal muzai aruvip pal malai n'In'ti,
cIRiyAz cevvazi paNNi van'tatai,
kAr vAn in uRai tamiyaL kELA,
n'erun'al oru ciRaip pulampukoNTu uRaiyum
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ari matar mazaik kaN, am mA arivai
n'eyyoTu tuRan'ta mai irug kUn'tal
maNNuRu maNiyin mAcu aRa maNNi,
putu malar kajala, inRu peyarin,
atuman, em paricil Aviyar kOvE!

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
avaL kAraNamAka avanaip perugkunRUr kizAr pATiyatu.