maRakkaLa vazi

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kaLiRu mukan'tu peyarkuvam eninE,
oLiRu mazai tavirkkum kunRam pOla,
kaimmA ellAm kaNai iTat tolain'tana;
koTujci n'eTun' tEr mukakkuvam eninE;
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kaTum pari n'al mAn vAgkuvayin olki,
n'eTum pITu azin'tu, n'ilam cErn'tanavE;
koy cuval puravi mukakkuvam eninE,
mey n'iRain'ta vazuvoTu perumpiRitAki,
vaLi vazakku aRutta vagkam pOla,
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kuruti am perum punal kUrn'tanavE; Agka
mukavai inmaiyin ukavai inRi,
irappOr iragkum innA viyan kaLattu,
AL azippaTutta vAL Er uzava!
kaTAa yAnaik kAlvazi anna en
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teTArit teN kaN teLirppa oRRi,
pATi van'tatu ellAm, kOTiyar
muzavu maruL tiru maNi miTain'ta n'in
aravu uRaz Aram mukakkuvam enavE.

tiNai vAkai; tuRai maRakkaLavazi.
cEramAn kuTakkO n'eTuj cEralAtan cOzan vER pal taTak kaip peru n'aRkiLLiyoTu pOrp puRattup porutu vIzn'tu, Aram kazuttannatAka uyir pOkAtu kiTan'tAnaik kazAttalaiyAr pATiyatu.

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iruppu mukaj ceRitta En'tu ezil maruppin,
karug kai yAnai koNmU Aka,
n'ILmozi maRavar eRivanar uyartta
vAL min Aka, vayagku kaTippu amain'ta
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kurutip paliya muracu muzakku Aka,
aracu arAp panikkum aNagku uRu pozutin,
vev vicaip puravi vIcu vaLi Aka,
vicaippuRu val vil vIgku n'AN ukaitta
kaNait tuLi pozin'ta kaN akan kiTakkai.
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Irac ceRuvayin tEr Er Aka,
viTiyal pukku, n'eTiya n'ITTi, n'in
cerup paTai miLirn'ta tiruttuRu paij cAl,
piTittu eRi veL vEl kaNaiyamoTu vitti,
vizut talai cAytta veruvaru paig kUz,
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pEymakaL paRRiya piNam piRagku pal pOrpu,
kaNa n'ariyOTu kazutu kaLam paTuppa,
pUtam kAppa, polikaLam tazIi,
pATun'arkku irun'ta pITuTaiyALa!
tEyvai veN kAz puraiyum vici piNi
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vEyvai kANA virun'tin pOrvai
arik kural taTAri uruppa oRRi,
pATi van'ticin; peruma! pATu AnRu
ezili tOyum imiz icai aruvi,
ponnuTai n'eTug kOTTu, imaiyattu anna
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OTai n'utala, olkutal aRiyA,
tuTi aTik kuzaviya piTi iTai miTain'ta
vEza mukavai n'alkumati
tAzA Ikait takai veyyOyE!

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai; tuRai ErkkaLa uruvakamum Am.
cEramAn kaTal OTTiya vel kezu kuTTuvanaip paraNar pATiyatu.

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...............................................................................................................Li,
n'Arum pOzum ceytu uNTu, orAgkup
paci tinat tiragkiya iru pEr okkaRku
Ar patam kaNNena mAtiram tuzaii,
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vEr uzan'tu ulaRi, marugku cettu oziya van'tu,
attak kuTijait tuTi maruL tIm kural,
uzujcil am kavaTTiTai irun'ta parun'tin
peTai payir kuralOTu, icaikkum AgkaN,
kazai kAyn'tu ulaRiya vaRam kUr n'IL iTai,
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vari maral tiragkiya kAnam piRpaTa,
pazumaram uLLiya paRavai pOla,
oN paTai mAri vIz kani peytena,
tuvaittu ezu kuruti n'ilamicaip parappa,
viLain'ta cezug kural arin'tu, kAl kuvittu,
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paTu piNap pal pOrpu aziya vAgki,
erutu kaLiRu Aka, vAL maTal Occi,
atari tiritta AL uku kaTAvin,
akan kaN taTAri teLirppa oRRi,
'ven' tiRal viyan kaLam polika!' enRu Etti,
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iruppu mukam ceRitta En'tu maruppin
varai maruL mukavaikku van'tanen; peruma!
vaTi n'avil eHkam pAyn'tena, kiTan'ta
toTiyuTait taTak kai Occi, veruvAr
inat taTi virAya varik kuTar aTaicci,
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azu kural pEymakaL ayara, kazukoTu
cej cevi eruvai tiritarum,
ajcuvaru kiTakkaiya kaLam kizavOyE!

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
cOzan ceruppAzi eRin'ta iLan'cETcenniyai Unpoti pacugkuTaiyAr pATiyatu.

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akan talai vaiyattup puravalark kANAtu,
maran'talaic cErn'tu, paTTini vaiki,
pOtu aviz alari n'Arin toTuttu,
tayagku irum pittai poliyac cUTi,
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paRaiyoTu takaitta kalap paiyen, muravu vAy
ATuRu kuzici pATu inRu tUkki,
manRa vEmpin oN pU uRaippa,
kuRai ceyal vENTA n'acaiya irukkaiyEn,
arici inmaiyin Ar iTai n'In'ti,
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kUr vAy irum paTai n'Irin miLirppa,
varu kaNai vALi....... anpu inRu talaii,
iraimuracu Arkkum uraicAl pAcaRai,
vil Er uzavin n'in n'al icai uLLi,
kuRait talaip paTu piNan etira, pOrpu azittu,
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yAnai eruttin vAL maTal Occi
atari tiritta AL uku kaTAvin,
matiyattu anna en vici uRu taTAri
akan kaN atira, AkuLi toTAlin,
paNai maruL n'eTun' tAL, pal piNart taTak kai,
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pukarmuka mukavaikku van'ticin peruma!
kaLiRRuk kOTTanna vAl eyiRu azutti,
vizukkoTu viraiiya veN n'iNac cuvaiyinaL,
kuTart talai mAlai cUTi, 'uNat tina
AnAp peru vaLam ceytOn vAnattu
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vayagku pal mIninum vAziyar, pala' ena,
uru kezu pEymakaL ayara,
kurutit tukaL ATiya kaLam kizavOyE!

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
talaiyAlagkAnattuc ceru venRa n'eTujceziyanaik kallATanAr pATiyatu.

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urumicai muzakku ena muracam icaippa,
ceru n'avil vEzam koNmU Aka,
tEr mA azi tuLi talaii, n'Am uRak
kaNaik kARRu eTutta kaN akan pAcaRai,
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izitaru kurutiyoTu En'tiya oL vAL
pizivatu pOlap piTTai URu uvappa,
main'tar ATiya mayagku perun' tAnai,
kogku puRampeRRa koRRa vEn'tE!
................................................taNTa mAp poRi.
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maTak kaN mayil iyal maRaliyAgku,
n'eTuj cuvar n'al il pulampa, kaTai kazin'tu,
men tOL makaLir manRam pENAr,
puNNuva
..........................aNiyap puravi vAzka ena,
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col n'izal inmaiyin n'al n'izal cEra,
n'uN pUN mArpin pun talaic ciRAar
ampu azi pozutil tamar mukam kANA,
........................................................R RokkAna
vEn'tu puRagkoTutta vIyn'tu uku paRan'talai,
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mATam mayagku eri maNTi, kOTu iRupu,
urum eRi malaiyin, iru n'ilam cEra,
cenROn manRa, co...
........................ NNaRin'ar kaNTu kaN alaippa,
vajci muRRam vayak kaLan Aka,
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ajcA maRavar AT pOrpu azittuk
koNTanai, peruma! kuTa pulattu atari;
polika attai, n'in paNaitanaRa............Lam!
viLagku tiNai vEn'tar kaLamtoRum cenRu,
''pukarmuka mukavai polika!'' enRu Etti,
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koNTanar' enpa, periyOr; yAnum
am kaN mAk kiNai atira oRRa,
............... len Ayinum, kAtalin Etti,
n'innOr annOr piRar ivaN inmaiyin,
man eyil mukavaikku van'ticin, peruma!
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pakaivar pukazn'ta ANmai, n'akaivarkkut
tA inRu utavum paNpin, pEyoTu
kaNa n'ari tiritarUum AgkaN, n'iNan arun'tu
cej cevi eruvai kuzIi,
ajcuvaru kiTakkaiya kaLam kizavOyE!
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tiNai atu; tuRai maRakkaLavazi; ErkkaLa uruvakamum Am.

cOzan kurAppaLLit tujciya kiLLivaLavan karuvUr eRin'tAnaik kOvUr
kizAr pATiyatu.