muLLam panRi (muLavu)

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kaLiRu n'IRu ATiya viTu n'ila marugkin,
vampap perum peyal varain'tu corin'tu iRan'tena,
kuzi koL cil n'Ir kurAal uNTalin,
cERu kiLaittiTTa kaluz kaN URal
5
muRaiyin uNNum n'iRaiyA vAzkkai,
muLavu mAt tolaicciya muzuccol ATavar
uTumpu izutu aRutta oTug kAzp paTalaic
cIRil munRil kURuceytiTumAr,
koLLi vaitta kozu n'iNa n'ARRam
10
maRukuTan kamazum matukai manRattu,
alan'talai iratti alagkupaTu n'Izal,
kayan' talaic ciRAar kaNai viLaiyATum
aru miLai irukkaiyatuvE ven vEl
vEn'tu talaivarinum tAgkum,
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tAgkA Ikai, n'eTun'takai UrE.

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
uRaiyUr mutukaNNan cAttanAr pATiyatu.

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kAnal mEyn'tu viyan pulattu alkum
pulvAy iralai n'eRRi anna,
polam ilagku cenniya pARu mayir aviyat
taN pani uRaikkum pularA jAgkar,
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manRap palavin mAl varai porun'ti, en
teN kaN mAk kiNai teLirppa oRRi,
irug kalai Orppa icaii, kANvara,
karug kOl kuRijci aTukkam pATa,
pulip pal tAlip pun talaic ciRAar
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mAn kaN makaLir, kAn tEr akanRu uvA
cilaippAR paTTa muLavumAn kozug kuRai,
viTar mukai aTukkattuc cinai mutir cAn'tam,
pukar muka vEzattu maruppoTu, mUnRum,
irug kEz vayap puli vari ataL kuvaii,
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virun'tu iRai n'alkum n'ATan, em kOn,
kazal toTi Aay aNTiran pOla,
vaNmaiyum uTaiyaiyO? jAyiRu!
kon viLagkutiyAl vicumpinAnE!

tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai pUvai n'ilai.
Ay aNTiranai uRaiyUr ENiccEri muTamOciyAr pATiyatu.