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	menpAlAn uTan aNaii,
	vajcik kOTTu uRagku n'Arai
	aRaik karumpin pU arun'tum;
	vanpAlAn karug kAl varakin
5	......................................................................................
	am kaN kuRu muyala veruva, ayala
	karug kOTTu iruppaip pU uRaikkun'tu;
	vizavu inRAyinum, uzavar maNTai
	irug keTiRRu micaiyoTu pUg kaL vaikun'tu;
10	................................................kiNaiyEm, peruma!
	n'el ennA, pon ennA,
	kanaRRak koNTa n'aRavu ennA,
	.....................manai ennA, avai palavum
	yAn taNTavum, tAn taNTAn,
15	n'iNam perutta kozuj cORRiTai,
	maN n'ANap pukaz vETTu,
	n'Ir n'ANa n'ey vazagki,
	puran'tOn; en'tai; yAmalan'tolai.....
	annOnai uTaiyEm enpa;....... vaRaTku
20	yANTu n'iRka veLLi, mANTa
	uNTa n'an kalam peytu n'uTakkavum,
	tinRa n'aN pal Un tONTavum,
	van'ta vaikal allatu,
	cenRa ellaic celavu aRiyEnE.

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	vaL ukira vayal Amai
	veL akaTu kaNTanna,
	vIgku vicip putup pOrvait
	teN kaN mAk kiNai iyakki, 'enRum
5	mARu koNTOr matil iTaRi,
	n'IRu ATiya n'aRug kavuLa,
	pUm poRip paNai eruttina,
	vERu vERu paran'tu iyagki,
	vEn'tuTai miLai ayal parakkum
10	En'tu kOTTu irum piNart taTak kai,
	tirun'tu tozil pala pakaTu
	pakaip pula mannar paNitiRai tan'tu, n'in
	n'akaip pulavANar n'alkuravu akaRRi,
	mikap poliyar, tan cEvaTi attai!' enRu,
15	yAn icaippin, n'ani n'anRu enA,
	pala piRa vAztta irun'tOr enkO?.........
	maruva in n'akar akan.................................
	tirun'tu kazal cEvaTi kuRukal vENTi,
	venRu iragkum viRal muracinOn,
20	en ciRumaiyin, izittu n'OkkAn,
	tan perumaiyin takavu n'Okki,
	kunRu uRazn'ta kaLiRu enkO?
	koy uLaiya mA enkO?
	manRu n'iRaiyum n'irai enkO?
25	manaik kaLamaroTu kaLam enkO?
	Agku avai, kanavu ena maruLa, vallE, n'anavin
	n'alkiyOnE, n'acaicAl tOnRal,
	Uzi vAzi, pUziyar peru makan!
	piNar maruppu yAnaic ceru miku n'On tAL
30	celvak kaTugkO vAziyAtan
	onnAt tevvar uyarkuTai paNittu, ivaN
	viTuvar mAtO n'eTitE n'i
	pul ilai vajcip puRa matil alaikkum
	kallen porun'ai maNalinum, AgkaN
35	pal Ur cuRRiya kazani
	ellAm viLaiyum n'ellinum palavE.