kAr mali kataz peyal talaii, ERRa

n'Ir mali n'iRai cunai pU malarn'tanavE;

taN n'aRug kaTampin kamaz tAtu Utum

vaNNa vaNTu imir kural paNNai pOnRanavE;

5

aTiyuRaimakaLir ATum tOLE,

n'eTu varai aTukkattu vEy, pOnRanavE;

vAkai oN pUp puraiyum mucciya

tOkai Ar kural, maNan'tu taNan'tOrai,

'n'ITanmin vArum' enpavar col pOnRanavE;

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n'AL malark konRaiyum polan' tAr pOnRana;

mel iNar vEgkai viyal aRait tAyina,

azukai makaLirkku uzuvai ceppa;

n'Ir ayal kalitta n'eri mukaik kAn'taL

vAr kulai avizn'ta vaL itaz n'iraitoRum,

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viTu koTip piRan'ta men takait tOnRip

pavazattu anna cem pUt tAay,

kAr malin'tanRu, n'in kunRu.

pOr malin'tu,

cUr marugku aRutta cuTar paTaiyOyE!

20

kaRai il kAr mazai pogki anna

n'aRaiyin n'aRum pukai n'ani amarn'tOyE!

aRu mukattu ARu iru tOLAl venRi

n'aRu malar vaLLip pU n'ayan'tOyE!

kezIik kELir cuRRa, n'innai

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ezIip pATum pATTu amarn'tOyE!

piRan'ta jAnRE, n'innai uTkic

ciRan'tOr ajciya cIr uTaiyOyE!

iru piRappu, iru peyar, Ira n'ejcattu,

oru peyar, an'taNar aRan amarn'tOyE!

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annai Akalin, amarn'tu yAm n'innai,

tunnit tunni, vazipaTuvatan payam

innum innum avai Akuka

ton mutir marapin n'in pukazinum palavE!