tAmarai (muLari)

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cERRu vaLar tAmarai payan'ta, oN kEz,
n'URRu itaz alarin n'irai kaNTanna,
vERRumai illA vizut tiNaip piRan'tu,
vIRRirun'tOrai eNNumkAlai,
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uraiyum pATTum uTaiyOr cilarE;
marai ilai pOla mAyn'ticinOr palarE;
'pulavar pATum pukazuTaiyOr vicumpin
valavan EvA vAna Urti
eytupa enpa, tam cey vinai muTittu' enak
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kETpal; en'tai! cETcenni! n'alagkiLLi!
tEytal uNmaiyum, perukal uNmaiyum,
mAytal uNmaiyum, piRattal uNmaiyum,
aRiyAtOraiyum aRiyak kATTi,
tigkaL puttEL tiritarum ulakattu,
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vallAr Ayinum, vallun'ar Ayinum,
varun'ti van'tOr marugku n'Okki,
aruLa, vallai Akumati; aruL ilar
koTAamai vallar Akuka;
keTAata tuppin n'in pakai etirn'tOrE.

tiNai potuviyal; tuRai mutumozikkAjci.
cOzan n'alagkiLLiyai uRaiyUr mutukaNNan cAttanAr pATiyatu.

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'n'arampu ezun'tu ulaRiya n'irampA men tOL,
muLari marugkin, mutiyOL ciRuvan
paTai azin'tu, mARinan' enRu palar kURa,
'maNTu amarkku uTain'tanan Ayin, uNTa en
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mulai aRuttiTuven, yAn' enac cinaii,
koNTa vALoTu paTu piNam peyarA,
cegkaLam tuzavuvOL, citain'tu vERu Akiya
paTu makan kiTakkai kANUu,
InRa jAnRinum peritu uvan'tanaLE!

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
kAkkaipATiniyAr n'acceLLaiyAr pATiyatu.