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	talaiyOr n'ugkin tIm cERu micaiya,
	iTaiyOr pazattin paig kani mAn'ta,
	kaTaiyOr viTu vAyp piciroTu cuTu kizagku n'ukara,
	n'ila malar vaiyattu vala muRai vaLaii,
5	vEn'tu pITu azitta En'tu vEl tAnaiyoTu,
	'ARRal' enpatan tORRam kEL, ini:
	kaLLi pOkiya kaLariam paRan'talai,
	muLLuTai viyan kATTatuvE 'n'anRum
	cETcenni n'alagkiLLi kETkuvankol?' ena,
10	in icaip paRaiyoTu venRi n'uvala,
	tUkkaNag kurIit tUgku kUTu Eyppa
	oru ciRaik koLIiya tiri vAy valampuri,
	jAlag kAvalar kaTaittalai,
	kAlait tOnRinum n'OkO yAnE.

237

	'n'ITu vAzka?' enRu, yAn n'eTug kaTai kuRuki,
	pATi n'inRa paci n'ATkaNNE,
	'kOTaik kAlattuk kozu n'izal Aki,
	poyttal aRiyA uravOn cevimutal
5	vittiya panuval viLain'tanRu n'anRu' ena
	n'acci irun'ta n'acai pazutAka,
	aTTa kuzici azal payan'tAagku,
	'aLiyartAmE Arka' ennA
	aRan il kURRam tiRan inRu tuNiya,
10	Uzin uruppa erukkiya makaLir
	vAzaip pUvin vaLai muRi citaRa,
	mutu vAy okkal paricilar iragka,
	kaLLi pOkiya kaLariam paRan'talai,
	veL vEl viTalai cenRu mAyn'tananE:
15	Agku atu n'Oy inRAka; Ogku varaip
	puli pArttu oRRiya kaLiRRu irai pizaippin,
	eli pArttu oRRAtAkum; mali tiraik
	kaTal maNTu punalin izumenac cenRu,
	n'aniyuTaip paricil tarukam,
20	ezumati, n'ejcE! tuNipu mun'tuRuttE.

240

	ATu n'aTaip puraviyum, kaLiRum, tErum,
	vATA yANar n'ATum Urum,
	pATun'arkku arukA Aay aNTiran
	kOTu En'tu alkul, kuRun' toTi makaLiroTu,
5	kAlan ennum kaNNili uyppa,
	mElOr ulakam eytinan enAa,
	potta aRaiyuL pOz vAyk kUkai,
	'cuTTuk kuvi' enac cettOrp payirum
	kaLLi am paRan'talai oru ciRai alki,
10	oL eri n'aippa uTampu mAyn'tatu;
	pullen kaNNar puravalark kANAtu,
	kallen cuRRamoTu kaiyazin'tu, pulavar
	vATiya paciyarAki, piRar
	n'ATu paTu celavinar Ayinar, iniyE.

245

	yAgkup perituAyinum, n'Oy aLavu enaittE,
	uyir cekukkallA matukaittu anmaiyin?
	kaLLi pOkiya kaLari marugkin
	veLLiTaip pottiya viLai viRaku Imattu,
5	oL azal paLLip pAyal cErtti,
	jAgkar mAyn'tanaL, maTan'tai;
	innum vAzval; en itan paNpE!

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.

322

	uzutu Ur kALai Uz kOTu anna
	kavai muL kaLLip pori araip porun'ti,
	putu varaku arikAl karuppai pArkkum
	pun talaic ciRAar vil eTuttu Arppin,
5	perug kaN kuRu muyal karug kalan uTaiya
	manRil pAyum van pulattatuvE
	karumpin en'tiram cilaippin, ayalatu.
	iruj cuval vALai piRazum AgkaN,
	taN paNai ALum vEn'tarkkuk
10	kaN paTai IyA vElOn UrE.

356

	kaLari paran'tu, kaLLi pOki,
	pakalum kUum kUkaiyoTu, piRazpal,
	Ima viLakkin, pEey makaLiroTu
	ajcu van'tanRu, im majcu paTu mutukATu;
5	n'ejcu amar kAtalar azuta kaNNIr
	enpu paTu cuTalai veN n'IRu avippa,
	ellAr puRanum tAn kaNTu, ulakattu
	manpataikku ellAm tAnAy,
	tan puRam kANpOrk kANpu aRiyAtE.

360

	peritu ArAc ciRu cinattar,
	cila collAn pala kELviyar,
	n'uN uNarvinAn perug koTaiyar,
	kaluz n'anaiyAn taN tERalar,
5	kani kuyyAn kozun' tuvaiyar,
	tAz uvan'tu tazUu moziyar,
	payan uRuppap palarkku ARRi,
	Emam Aka in' n'ilam ANTOr
	cilarE; peruma! kEL, ini: n'ALum,
10	palarE, takaiyaHtu aRiyAtOrE;
	annOr celvamum manni n'illAtu;
	innum aRRu, atan paNpE; atanAl,
	n'iccamum ozukkam muTTilai; paricil
	n'accuvar kaiyin n'irappal Ompumati; accu varap
15	pARu iRai koNTa paRan'talai, mA kata
	kaLLi pOkiya kaLari marugkin,
	veLLil n'iRutta pinRai, kaLLoTu
	pullakattu iTTa cil aviz valci,
	pulaiyan Eva, pul mEl amarn'tu uNTu,
20	azal vAyp pukka pinnum,
	palar vAyttu irAar, paruttu uNTOrE.

363

	irug kaTal uTutta ip perug kaN mA n'ilam
	uTaiyilai n'aTuvaNatu iTai piRarkku inRi,
	tAmE ANTa Emam kAvalar
	iTu tirai maNalinum palarE; cuTu piNak
5	kATu pati Akap pOki, tamtam
	n'ATu piRar koLac cenRu mAyn'tanarE;
	atanAl, n'Iyum kENmati attai! vIyAtu
	uTampoTu n'inRa uyirum illai;
	maTagkal uNmai mAyamO anRE;
10	kaLLi vEyn'ta muLLiam puRagkATTu,
	veLLil pOkiya viyaluL AgkaN,
	uppu ilAa avip puzukkal
	kaikkoNTu, piRakku n'OkkAtu,
	izi piRappinOn Iyap peRRu,
15	n'ilam kalanAka, ilagku pali micaiyum
	innA vaikal vArAmunnE,
	cey n'I munniya vinaiyE,
	mun'n'Ir varaippakam muzutu uTan tuRan'tE.