pENupa pENAr

72. n'eytal
'pENupa pENAr periyOr' enpatu
n'ANu takkanRu atu kANugkAlai;
uyir Oranna ceyir tIr n'aTpin
n'inakku yAn maRaittal yAvatu? mikap peritu
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azitakkanRAl tAnE; koNkan,
'yAn yAy ajcuval' eninum, tAn eR
pirital cUzAnmannE; iniyE
kAnal Ayam aRiyinum, 'AnAtu,
alar van'tanRukol?' ennum; atanAl,
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'pularvatukol, avan n'aTpu!' enA
ajcuval-tOzi!-en n'ejcattAnE!

tOzi ciRaippuRamAkat talaivikku uraippALAyccolliyatu.-iLampOtiyAr