mAmaram

9. pAlai
azivilar muyalum Arva mAkkaL
vazipaTu teyvam kaN kaNTAagku,
alamaral varuttam tIra, yAza n'in
n'ala men paNait tOL eytinam; Akalin,
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porip pUm punkin azaR takai oN muRi
cuNagku aNi vana mulai aNagku koLat timiri,
n'izal kANtORum n'eTiya vaiki,
maNal kANtORum vaNTal taii,
varun'tAtu Ekumati-vAl eyiRROyE!
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mA n'anai kozuti makiz kuyil Alum
n'aRun' taN pozila, kAnam;
kuRum pal Ura, yAm cellum ARE.

uTanpOkAn'inRa talaimakan talaimakaTku uraittatu.-pAlai pATiya perugkaTugkO

87. n'eytal
uL Ur mA atta muL eyiRRu vAval
Ogkal am cinait tUgku tuyil pozutin,
vel pOrc cOzar aziciam perug kATTu
n'elli am puLic cuvaik kanaviyAagku,
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atu kazin'tanRE-tOzi!-avar n'ATTup
pani arumpu uTain'ta perun' tAT punnai
tuRai mEy ippi Irm puRattu uRaikkum
ciRukuTip paratavar makizcciyum,
perun' taN kAnalum, n'inain'ta ap pakalE.

varaiviTai vaittuppiriya ARRALAya talaivi kanAk kaNTu, tOzikku uraittatu.-n'akkaNNaiyAr

118. pAlai
aTaikarai mAattu alagku cinai poliyat
taLir kavin eytiya taN n'aRum potumpil,
cEvaloTu kezIiya ceg kaN irug kuyil
pukanRu etir Alum pU mali kAlaiyum,
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'akanROrmanRa n'am maRan'ticinOr' ena,
iNar uRupu, uTaivatantalaiyum puNarvinai
Ova mAkkaL oL arakku UTTiya
tukilikai anna, tuyt talaip pAtiri
vAl itaz alari vaNTu paTa En'ti,
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putu malar teruvutoRu n'uvalum
n'otumalATTikku n'Om, en n'ejcE!

paruvam kaNTu ARRALAya talaivi colliyatu.-pAlai pATiya perugkaTugkO

157. pAlai
irug kaN jAlattu INTu tozil utavip
perum peyal pozin'ta vazi n'AL amaiyattu,
pal poRi aravin cel puRam kaTuppa
yARRu aRal n'uNagkiya n'AT pata vEnil,
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iNar tutai mAatta puNar kuyil viLittoRum,
n'amvayin n'inaiyum n'ejcamoTu, kaimmikak
kETToRum kaluzumAl peritE-kATTa
kuRum poRai ayala n'eTun' tAL vEgkai
am pUn' tAtu ukkanna
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n'uN pal titti mAayOLE.

poruLvayiR pirin'ta talaivan paruvam uNarn'ta n'ejciRku uraittatu.-iLa vETTanAr

243. pAlai
tEm paTu cilampil teL aRal tazIiya
tuRukal ayala tU maNal aTaikarai,
alagku cinai potuLiya n'aRu vaTi mAattup
potumputORu alkum pUg kaN irug kuyil,
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'kavaRu peyarttanna n'illA vAzkkai iTTu
akaRal Ompumin, aRivuTaiyIr!' ena,
kaiyaRat tuRappOrk kazaRuva pOla,
mey uRa irun'tu mEvara n'uvala,
innAtu Akiya kAlai, poruLvayiR
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piriyal ATavarkku iyalpu enin,
aritu manRamma, aRattinum poruLE?

piriviTai melin'ta talaimakaL colliyatu.-kAmakkaNip pacalaiyAr