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	ERuTaip peru n'irai peyartara, peyarAtu,
	ilai putai perug kATTut talai karan'tu irun'ta
	val vil maRavar oTukkam kANAy;
	cellal, cellal; ciRakka, n'in uLLam,
5	muruku meyp paTTa pulaitti pOlat
	tAvupu teRikkum AnmEl
	puTai ilagku oL vAL punai kazalOyE!

260

	vaLarat toTinum, vauvupu tirin'tu,
	viLari uRutarum tIm toTai n'inaiyA,
	taLarum n'ejcam talaii, manaiyOL
	uLarum kUn'tal n'Okki, kaLara
5	kaLLi n'Izal kaTavuL vAztti,
	paci paTu marugkulai, kacipu, kaitozAa,
	'kANalenkol?' ena vinavinai varUum
	pANa! kENmati, yANaratu n'ilaiyE:
	puravut toTuttu uNkuvaiAyinum, iravu ezun'tu
10	evvam koLkuvaiAyinum, iraNTum,
	kaiyuL pOlum; kaTitu aNmaiyavE
	mun Urp pUcalin tOnRi, tan Ur
	n'eTu n'irai tazIiya mILiyALar
	viTu kaNai n'Ittam tuTi puNai Aka,
15	venRi tan'tu, konRu kOL viTuttu,
	vaiyakam pulampa vaLaiiya pAmpin
	vai eyiRRu uyn'ta matiyin, maRavar
	kaiyakattu uyn'ta kanRuTaip pal An
	n'iraiyoTu van'ta uraiyan Aki,
20	uri kaLai aravam mAna, tAnE
	aritu cel ulakil cenRanan; uTampE,
	kAnac ciRRiyARRu arug karaik kAl uRRu,
	kampamoTu tuLagkiya ilakkam pOla,
	ampoTu tuLagki ANTu ozin'tanRE;
25	uyar icai veRuppat tOnRiya peyarE,
	maTamcAl majjai aNi mayir cUTTi,
	iTam piRar koLLAc ciRu vazi,
	paTam cey pan'tark kal micaiyatuvE.

261

	an'tO! en'tai aTaiyAp pEr il!
	vaNTu paTu n'aRavin taNTA maNTaiyoTu
	varaiyAp peruj cORRu muri vAy muRRam,
	veRRu yARRu ampiyin eRRu? aRRu Akak
5	kaNTanen, manRa; cOrka, en kaNNE;
	vaiyam kAvalar vaLam kezu tiru n'akar,
	maiyal yAnai ayAvuyirttanna
	n'ey ulai corin'ta mai Un Ocai
	putukkaN mAkkaL cetukkaN Arap
10	payan'tanai, mannAl, munnE! iniyE
	pal A tazIiya kallA val vil
	uzaik kural kUkai azaippa ATTi,
	n'Aku mulai anna n'aRum pUg karan'tai
	viraku aRiyALar marapin cUTTa,
15	n'irai ivaN tan'tu, n'aTukal Akiya
	ven vEl viTalai inmaiyin pulampi,
	koym mazit talaiyoTu kaimmaiyuRak kalagkiya
	kazi kala makaTUup pOlap
	pullenRanaiyAl, pal aNi izan'tE.

263

	perug kaLiRRu aTiyin tOnRum oru kaN
	irum paRai iravala! cERiAyin,
	tozAtanai kazital Ompumati; vazAtu,
	vaNTu mEmpaTUum, iv vaRan'ilai ARE
5	pal At tiraL n'irai peyartarap peyartan'tu,
	kallA iLaiyar n'Igka n'IgkAn,
	vil umiz kaTug kaNai mUzka,
	kol punal ciRaiyin vilagkiyOn kallE.

264

	paraluTai marugkin patukkai cErtti,
	maral vakun'tu toTutta cem pUg kaNNiyoTu,
	aNi mayil pIli cUTTi, peyar poRittu,
	ini n'aTTanarE, kallum; kanRoTu
5	kaRavai tan'tu pakaivar OTTiya
	n'eTun'takai kazin'tamai aRiyAtu,
	inRum varumkol, pANaratu kaTumpE?

265

	Ur n'ani iRan'ta pAr mutir paRan'talai,
	Ogku n'ilai vEgkai oL iNar n'aRu vIp
	pOn'tai am tOTTin punain'tanar toTuttu,
	pal An kOvalar paTalai cUTTa,
5	kal AyinaiyE kaTu mAn tOnRal!
	vAn ERu puraiyum n'in tAL n'izal vAzkkaip
	paricilar celvam anRiyum, viri tArk
	kaTum pakaTTu yAnai vEn'tar
	oTugkA venRiyum, n'innoTu celavE.

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	pal mIn imaikkum mAka vicumpin
	iragku muracin, inamcAl yAnai,
	n'ilam tava uruTTiya n'EmiyOrum
	camagkaN kUTit tAm vETpavvE
5	n'aRu virai tuRan'ta n'ARA n'arait talaic
	ciRuvar tAyE! pEril peNTE!
	n'OkO yAnE; n'Okkumati n'IyE;
	maRap paTai n'uvalum arik kural taNNumai
	in icai kETTa tun aru maRavar
10	venRi taru vETkaiyar, manRam koNmAr,
	pEr amar uzan'ta veruvaru paRan'talai,
	vizu n'avi pAyn'ta marattin,
	vAL micaik kiTan'ta ANmaiyOn tiRattE.
	tiNai karan'tai; tuRai kaiyaRu n'ilai.

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	veLLai veL yATTuc ceccai pOlat
	tan Oranna iLaiyar iruppa,
	palar mItu n'ITTiya maNTai en ciRuvanaik
	kAl kazi kaTTilil kiTappi,
5	tU veL aRuvai pOrppittilatE!

287

	tuTi eRiyum pulaiya!
	eRi kOl koLLum izicina!
	kAlam mAriyin ampu taippinum,
	vayal keNTaiyin vEl piRazinum,
5	polam punai OTai aNNal yAnai
	ilagku vAl maruppin n'uti maTuttu UnRinum,
	OTal cellAp pITuTaiyALar
	n'eTu n'Irp poykaip piRaziya vALai
	n'elluTai n'eTu n'akark kUTTumutal puraLum,
10	taNNaTai peRutal yAvatu? paTinE,
	mAcu il makaLir manRal n'anRum,
	uyar n'ilai ulakattu, n'ukarpa; atanAl
	vampa vEn'tan tAnai
	impar n'inRum kANTirO, varavE!

290

	ivaRku Ittu uNmati, kaLLE; cinap pOr
	inak kaLiRRu yAnai, iyal tErk kurucil!
	n'un'tai tan'taikku ivan tan'tai tan'tai,
	eTuttu eRi jATpin imaiyAn, taccan
5	aTuttu eRi kuRaTTin, n'inRu mAyn'tananE;
	maRap pukaz n'iRain'ta main'tinOn ivanum,
	uRaippuzi Olai pOla,
	maRaikkuvan peruma! n'iR kuRittu varu vElE.

291

	ciRAaar! tuTiyar! pATu val makAaar!
	tU veL aRuvai mAyOR kuRuki,
	irum puL pUcal Ompumin; yAnum,
	viLarik koTpin, veL n'ari kaTikuven;
5	en pOl peru vituppuRuka, vEn'tE
	konnum cAtal veyyORkut tan talai
	maNi maruL mAlai cUTTi, avan talai
	oru kAz mAlai tAn malain'tananE!

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	emakkE kalagkal tarumE; tAnE
	tERal uNNum mannE; n'anRum
	innAn manRa vEn'tE, iniyE
	n'ErAr Ar eyil muRRi,
5	vAy maTittu uraRi, 'n'I mun'tu' ennAnE.