tAmarai

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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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'ciRappu il citaTum, uRuppu il piNTamum,
kUnum, kuRaLum, Umum, ceviTum,
mAvum, maruLum, uLappaTa vAzn'arkku
eN pEr eccam enRu ivai ellAm
5
pEtaimai allatu Utiyam il' ena,
munnum, aRin'tOr kURinar; innum,
atan tiRam attai yAn uraikka van'tatu
vaTTa variya cem poRic cEval
Enal kAppOr uNarttiya kUum
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kAnattOr, n'in tevvar; n'IyE,
puRajciRai mAkkaTku aRam kuRittu, akattOr
puyttu eRi karumpin viTu kazai tAmaraip
pUm pOtu citaiya vIzn'tena, kUttar
ATu kaLam kaTukkum aka n'ATTaiyE;
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atanAl, aRanum poruLum inpamum mUnRum
ARRum, peruma! n'in celvam;
ARRAmai n'iR pORRAmaiyE.

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
avanai avar pATiyatu.

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azal purin'ta aTar tAmarai
aitu aTarn'ta n'Ul peytu,
punai vinaip polin'ta polan n'aRun' teriyal
pARu mayir irun' talai poliyac cUTi,
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pAN muRRuka, n'in n'AL makiz irukkai!
pAN muRRu ozin'ta pinRai, makaLir
tOL muRRuka, n'in cAn'tu pular akalam! Agka
munivu il muRRattu, initu muracu iyampa,
koTiyOrt teRutalum, cevviyOrkku aLittalum,
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oTiyA muRaiyin maTivu ilai Aki,
'n'allatan n'alanum tIyatan tImaiyum
illai' enpOrkku inan Akiliyar!
n'el viLai kazanip paTu puL Oppun'ar
ozi maTal viRakin kazi mIn cuTTu,
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veg kaL tolaicciyum, amaiyAr, tegkin
iLan'Ir utirkkum vaLam miku n'al n'ATu
peRRanar uvakkum n'in paTai koL mAkkaL
paRRA mAkkaLin parivu mun'tuRuttu,
kUvai tuRRa n'AR kAl pan'tarc
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ciRu manai vAzkkaiyin orIi, varun'arkku
utavi ARRum n'aNpin paNpuTai
UziRRAka, n'in ceykai! vizavil
kOTiyar n'Irmai pOla muRaimuRai
ATun'ar kaziyum iv ulakattu, kUTiya
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n'akaippuRan Aka, n'in cuRRam!
icaippuRan Aka, n'I Ompiya poruLE!

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
avanai avar pATiyatu.

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pal cAnRIrE! pal cAnRIrE!
'celka' enac collAtu, 'ozika' ena vilakkum,
pollAc cUzccip pal cAnRIrE!
aNil varik koTug kAy vAL pOzn'tiTTa
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kAz pOl n'al viLar n'aRu n'ey tINTAtu,
aTai iTaik kiTan'ta kai pizi piNTam,
veL eL cAn'toTu, puLip peytu aTTa
vELai ven'tai, valci Aka,
paral pey paLLip pAy inRu vatiyum
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uyaval peNTirEm allEm mAtO;
perug kATTup paNNiya karug kOTTu Imam
n'umakku aritAkuka tilla; emakku em
perun' tOL kaNavan mAyn'tena, arumpu aRa
vaL itaz avizn'ta tAmarai
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n'aL irum poykaiyum tIyum OraRRE!

tiNai atu; tuRai Anan'tappaiyuL.
pUta pANTiyan tEvi perugkOppeNTu tIp pAyvAL colliyatu.

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veLLiyum iru vicumpu Ertarum; puLLum
uyar cinaik kuTampaik kural tORRinavE;
poykaiyum pOtu kaN vizittana; paipayac
cuTarum curugkinRu, oLiyE; pATu ezun'tu
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iragkural muracamoTu valampuri Arppa,
iravup puRagkaNTa kAlait tOnRi,
eHku iruL akaRRum Emap pAcaRai,
vaikaRai aravam kELiyar! 'pala kOL
cey tAr mArpa! ezumati tuyil' ena,
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teN kaN mAk kiNai teLirppa oRRi,
n'eTug kaTait tOnRiyEnE; atu n'ayan'tu,
'uLLi van'ta paricilan ivan' ena,
n'eyyuRap poritta kuyyuTai n'eTuj cUTu,
maNik kalan n'iRain'ta maNam n'ARu tERal,
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pAmpu urittanna vAn pUg kaligkamoTu,
mAri anna vaNmaiyin corin'tu,
vEnil anna en veppu n'Igka,
arug kalam n'alkiyOnE; enRum,
ceRuvil pUtta cEyitazt tAmarai,
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aRu tozil an'taNar aRam purin'tu eTutta
tIyoTu viLagkum n'ATan, vAy vAL
valam paTu tIvin polam pUN vaLavan;
eRi tiraip perug kaTal iRutikkaN celinum,
teRu katirk kanali ten ticait tOnRinum,
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'en?' enRu ajcalam, yAmE; ven vEl
aruj camam kaTakkum ARRal avan
tirun'tu kazal n'On tAL taN n'izalEmE.

tiNai atu; tuRai paricilviTai; kaTain'ilai viTaiyum Am.
cOzan kuLamuRRattut tujciya kiLLivaLavanai erukkATTUrt tAyagkaNNanAr pATiyatu.