101-105


101.tOzi kURRu

tOzi talaivikku ERu tazuvutalaic cuTTikkATTutal

taLi peRu taN pulattut talaip peyaRku arumpu InRu,
muLi mutal potuLiya, muT puRap piTavamum;
kaLi paTTAn n'ilaiyE pOl taTavupu tuTuppu InRu,
jelipu uTan n'iraitta jekiz itazk kOTalum;
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maNi purai uruvina kAyAvum; piRavum;
aNi koLa malain'ta kaNNiyar tokupu uTan,
mARu etirkoNTa tam main'tuTan n'iRumAr,
cIRu aru munpinOn kaNicci pOl kOTu cIi,
ERu tozUup pukuttanar, iyaipuTan orugku
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av vazi, muzakku ena, iTi ena, mun camattu Arppa
vazakku mARu koNTu, varupu varupu INTi
n'aRaiyoTu tukaL eza n'allavar aNi n'iRpa,
tuRaiyum Alamum tol vali marAamum
muRaiyuLi parAay, pAyn'tanar, tozUu
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mER pATTu ulaNTin n'iRan okkum pun kuruk kaN
n'Okku ajcAn pAyn'ta potuvanaic cAk kutti,
kOTTiTaik koNTu, kulaippatan tORRam kAN
am cIr acaiiyal kUn'taR kai n'ITTiyAn
n'ejcam piLan'tu iTTu, n'ErAr n'aTuvaN, tan
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vajcinam vAyttAnum pOnm
cuTar virin'tanna curi n'eRRik kAri
viTari am kaNNip potuvanaic cATi,
kuTar coriyak kutti, kulaippatan tORRam kAN
paTar aNi an'ti, pacug kaT kaTavuL
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iTariya ERRu erumai n'ejcu iTan'tu iTTu,
kuTar kULikku ArttuvAn pOnm
cevi maRai n'Er minnum n'uN poRi veLLaik
katan ajcAn, pAyn'ta potuvanaic cATi,
n'uti n'unaik kOTTAl kulaippatan tORRam kAN
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Ar iruL ennAn arug kagkul van'tu, tan
tALin kaTan'tu aTTu, tan'taiyaik konRAnait
tOLin tirukuvAn pOnm

atu kaNTu talaivi koNTa accam pOkka, tOzi n'al n'imittam kaNTu kURutal

ena Agku
aNi mAlaik kELvaR tarUumAr, Ayar
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maNi mAlai Utum kuzal
kaTAak kaLiRRinum kaNNajcA ERRai
viTAatu n'I koLkuvai, Ayin; paTAakai
InRana, Aya makaL tOL
pakaliTak kaNNiyan, paitaR kuzalan,
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cuvalmicaik kOl acaitta kaiyan, ayalatu;
kol ERu cATa irun'tArkku, em pal irug
kUn'tal aNai koTuppEm, yAm
'kOLALar en oppAr il' ena n'am AnuL,
tALANmai kURum potuvan n'amakku, oru n'AL,
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kELALan AkAmai illai; avaR kaNTu
vELANmai ceytana kaN
Agku, ERum varun'tina; Ayarum puN kUrn'tAr;
n'ARu irug kUn'taR potumakaLir ellArum
mullaiam taN pozil pukkAr, potuvarOTu,
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ellAm puNar kuRik koNTu


'Ayar vETTuvar ATUut tiNaip peyar, Avayin varUum kizavarum uLarE' ennum cUttirattil, 'tiNai n'ilaip peyarAkiya kizavarum kizattiyarum uLar' ennum vitiyAl koNTa at talaivikku avaL tOzi Ayar ERu tazuvukinRamai kATTi, avaL atu kaNTu varun'tAmal, ANTup peRRa n'al n'imittam kURit teLivittu,atanai av vitiyAl koNTa talaivaRkum kURi, mITTum attalaivikkut tam cuRRattAr kURiyiRukkum kURRinaiyum kURi, 'talaivanum innum oru jAnRu ERu tazuvi n'ammai varain'tu koLvan' enRu ARRuvittatu (1)


102.talaivan ERu tazuvinamai kaNTa cuRRattAr kURRu

talaivan

kaN akan iru vicumpil kataz peyal kalan'tu, ERRa
taN n'aRum piTavamum, tavaz koTit taLavamum,
vaNNa vaN tOnRiyum, vayagku iNark konRaiyum,
annavai piRavum, pal malar tutaiya,
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tazaiyum kOtaiyum izaiyum enRu ivai
taiiyinar, makizn'tu, tiLaii viLaiyATum
maTa mozi AyattavaruL ivaL yAr uTampOTu
en uyir pukkavaL, inRu?

pAgkan

Oo! ivaL, 'poru pukal n'al ERu koLpavar allAl,
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tiru mA mey tINTalar' enRu, karumamA,
ellArum kETpa, aRain'tu aRain'tu, eppozutum
collAl tarappaTTavaL

cuRRattArkkut talaivan ceyti colli anuppa, avar, 'ERu tazuvum vizAviRkup paRai aRaika!' enal

'colluka!' 'pANiyEm' enRAr; 'aRaika' enRAr, pArittAr,
mANizai ARAkac cARu

kaNTa cuRRattAr kURRu

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cARRuL peTai annAr kaN pUttu, n'Okkum vAy! ellAm
miTai peRin, n'ErAt takaittu
takai vakai micaimicaip pAyiyar, Arttu uTan
etir etir cenRAr palar
kolai mali cilai ceRi ceyir ayar cinam ciRan'tu,
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uruttu ezun'tu OTinRu mEl
ezun'tatu tukaL;
ERRanar mArpu;
kavizn'tana maruppu;
kalagkinar palar
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avaruL, malar mali pukal eza, alar mali maNi purai n'imir tOL piNaii
eruttOTu imiliTait tOnRinan; tOnRi,
varuttinAnmanRa, av ERu
ERu evvam kANA ezun'tAr evankolO
ERu uTai n'allAr: pakai?
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maTavarE, n'al Ayar makkaL n'erun'ai,
aTal ERReruttu iRuttArk kaNTum, maRRu inRum,
uTal ERu kOL cARRuvAr!
Agku, ini
taNNumaip pANi taLarAtu ezUuka
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paN amai in cIrk kuravaiyuL, teN kaNNi,
tiN tOL, tiRal oLi, mAyap pOr, mA mEni,
am tuvar ATaip potuvanOTu, Ayn'ta
muRuvalAL men tOL pArATTi, ciRukuTi
manRam paran'tatu, urai!


Ayan talaivanAy ERu tazuvinamai cuRRattAr kaNTu n'inRu kURiyatu.


103.tOzi kURRu

potuvar ERu tazuvutal

mel iNark konRaiyum, men malark kAyAvum,
pul ilai veTciyum, piTavum, taLavum,
kullaiyum, kurun'tum, kOTalum, pAgkarum
kallavum kaTattavum kamaz kaNNi malain'tanar,
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pala An potuvar, kataz viTai kOL kANmAr
mullai mukaiyum murun'tum n'iraittanna
pallar, peru mazaik kaNNar, maTam cErn'ta
collar, cuTarum kanag kuzaik kAtinar,
n'allavar koNTAr, miTai
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avar miTai koLa
maNi varai marugkin aruvi pOla
aNi varampu aRutta veN kAR kAriyum,
mIn pUttu avir varum an'ti vAn vicumpu pOl
vAn poRi paran'ta puLLi veLLaiyum,
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kolaivan cUTiya kuzavit tigkaL pOl
vaLaiyupu malin'ta kOTu aNi cEyum,
poru muraN munpin pukal ERu pala peytu
arimAvum, parimAvum, kaLiRum, karAmum,
peru malai viTarakattu, orugku uTan kuzIi,
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paTu mazai ATum varaiyakam pOlum
koTi n'aRai cUzn'ta tozUu
tozuvinuL puripu puripu pukka potuvarait
teripu teripu kuttina, ERu
ERRin ari paripu aRuppana, cuRRi,
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eri tikaz kaNicciyOn cUTiya piRaikkaN
uruva mAlai pOla,
kurutik kOTToTu kuTar valan'tana

tOzi talaivikkuk kATTal

kOTToTu cuRRik kuTar valan'ta ERRin mun,
ATi n'inRu, ak kuTar vAgkuvAn, pITu kAN
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cen' n'UR kazi oruvan kaip paRRa, an' n'Ulai
mun' n'UlAk koLvAnum pOnm
ikuLai! iHtu onRu kaNTai; iHtu ottan:
kOTTinattu Ayar makan anRE mITTu orAn
pOr pukal ERRup piNar eruttil tattupu,
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tAr pOl tazIiyavan?
ikuLai! iHtu onRu kaNTai; iHtu ottan;
kOvinattu Ayar makan anRE OvAn
maRai ERRin mEl irun'tu ATi, tuRai ampi
UrvAn pOl tOnRumavan?
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tozIii! kARRup pOla van'ta kataz viTaik kAriyai
URRuk kaLattE aTagkak koNTu, aTTu, atan
mEl tOnRi n'inRa potuvan takai kaNTai
ERRerumai n'ejcam vaTimpin iTan'tu iTTu,
cIRRamoTu Ar uyir koNTa jAnRu, innankol
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kURRu ena: uTkiRRu, en n'ejcu
ikuLai! iHtu onRu kaNTai; iHtu ottan:
pullinattu Ayar makan anRE puLLi
veRutta vaya veL ERRu am puTait tigkaL
maRup pOl porun'tiyavan?
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OvA vEkamOTu uruttut tanmEl cenRa
cEec cevi mutaR koNTu, peyarttu oRRum
kAyAmpUg kaNNip potuvan takai kaNTai
mEvAr viTuttan'ta kUn'taR kutiraiyai
vAy pakuttu iTTu, puTaitta jAnRu, innankol
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mAyOn enRu: uTkiRRu, en n'ejcu

'kuravai ATuvOruTan kUTi, ATip pATit teyvam paravuvOm' enat tOzi talaiviyai azaittal

Agku, irum pulit tozutiyum perug kaLiRRinamum
mARumARu uzakkiyAgku uzakki, potuvarum
ERu koNTu, orugku tozUu viTTanar viTTAgkE
mayil eruttu uRaz aNi maNi n'ilattup piRaza
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payil itaz malar uNkaN
mAtar makaLirum main'tarum main'tu uRRut
tAtu eru manRattu ayarvar, tazUu
kol ERRuk kOTu ajcuvAnai maRumaiyum
pullALE, Aya makaL
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ajcAr kolai ERu koLpavar allatai,
n'ejcilAr tOytaRku ariya uyir tuRan'tu
n'aivArA Aya makaL tOL
vaLiyar aRiyA uyir, kAval koNTu,
n'aLivAy maruppu ajcum n'ejcinAr tOytaRku
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eLiyavO, Aya makaL tOL?
vilai vENTAr, em inattu Ayar makaLir
kolai ERRuk kOTTiTai, tAm vIzvAr mArpin
mulaiyiTaip pOla, pukin
Agku,
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kuravai tazIi, yAm, marapuLi pATi,
tEyA vizup pukazt teyvam paravutum
mAcu il vAn mun'n'Irp paran'ta tol n'ilam
ALum kizamaiyoTu puNarn'ta
em kO vAziyar, im malar talai ulakE!


Ayar ERu tazuvi n'inRamaiyait tOzi talaivikkut tanittaniyE kATTi,pinnar, avar ERu tazuviviTTuk kuravai ATukinRamaiyum kURi, 'ANTu yAmum cenRu, n'innai ERu tazuvik kOTaRku n'iRkinRa talaivan kETTu, ERu tazuvik koLLumARu, n'amakkuc cuRRattAr kURik kiTakkinRa muRaimaiyaip pATTilE tOnRap pATi, kuravai ATi, ''vazuti vAzka!'' enRu teyvam parAvutum' n'Iyum agganam pATutaRkup pOtuvAyAka!' enak kURiyatu (3)


104.tOzi kURRum talaivi kURRum


mali tirai Urn'tu tan maN kaTal vauvalin,
melivu inRi, mEl cenRu, mEvAr n'ATu iTampaTa,
puliyoTu vil n'Ikki, pukaz poRitta kiLar keNTai,
valiyinAn vaNakkiya, vATAc cIrt tennavan
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tol icai n'aTTa kuTiyoTu tOnRiya
n'al inattu Ayar, orugku tokku, ellArum
vAn uRa Ogkiya vayagku oLir panaikkoTip
pAl n'iRa vaNNan pOl pazi tIrn'ta veLLaiyum,
poru muraN mEmpaTTa polam punai pukaz n'Emit
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tiru maRu mArpan pOl tiRal cAnRa kAriyum,
mikku oLir tAz caTai mEvarum piRai n'utal
mukkaNNAn uruvE pOl muraN miku kurAlum,
mA kaTal kalakkuRa mA konRa maTagkAp pOr
vEl vallAn n'iRanE pOl veru van'ta cEyum, Agku ap
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poru varum paNpinavvaiyum, piRavum
uruvap pal koNmUk kuzIiyavai pOla,
puripu puripu pukuttanar, tozUu
av vazi, 'muL eyiRRu Eer ivaLaip peRum, itu Or
veL ERRu eruttu aTagkuvAn
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oLLizai vAruRu kUn'tal tuyil peRum, vai maruppin
kAri katan ajcAn koLpavan Ir ari
verUup piNai mAn n'Okkin n'allAT peRUum, ik
kurUuk kaN kolai ERu koLvAn. varik kuzai
vEy uRaz men tOL tuyil peRum, ven' tuppin
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cEey cinan ajcAn cArpavan' enRu Agku
aRaivanar, n'allArai, Ayar muRaiyinAl,
n'ALmIn vAy cUzn'ta mati pOl, miTaimicaip
pENi n'iRuttAr aNi
av vazi, paRai ezun'tu icaippa, pallavar Arppa,
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kuRaiyA main'tar kOL etir eTutta
n'aRai valam ceya viTA iRuttana ERu
av ERRin
mEl n'ilai mikal ikalin, miTai kazipu izipu, mERcenRu,
vEl n'uti purai viRal tiRan n'uti maruppin mARu ajcAn,
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pAl n'iRa veLLai eruttattup pAyn'tAnai
n'OnAtu kuttum iLag kArit tORRam kAN
pAl mati cErn'ta aravinaik kOL viTukkum
n'Il n'iRa vaNNanum pOnm
iripu ezupu atirpu atirpu ikan'tu uTan palar n'Igka,
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vari paripu iRupu iRupu kuTar cOrak kutti, tan
kOTu aziyak koNTAnai ATTit tiripu uzakkum
vATA vekuLi ezil ERu kaNTai, iHtu onRu
veru varu tUmam eTuppa, vekuNTu
tiritarum kol kaLiRum pOnm
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tAL ezu tuNi piNi icai tavirpu inRit talaic cenRu,
tOL vali tuNi piNi, tuRan'tu iRan'tu eyti, mey cAyn'tu,
kOL vazukkit tan munnar vIzn'tAnmEl cellAtu,
mILum pukar ERRut tORRam kAN maNTu amaruL
vAL akappaTTAnai, 'ovvAn' enap peyarum
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mILi maRavanum pOnm
Agka, ceRuttu aRuttu uzakki ERRu etir n'iRpa,
maRuttu maRuttu main'tar cAra,
taTi kuRai iRupu iRupu tAyina kiTappa,
iTi uRaz icaiyin iyam ezun'tu Arppa
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pATu ERRuk koLpavar, pAyn'tu mEl Urpavar,
kOTu iTai n'uzaipavar, kOL cARRupavaroTu
puripu mEl cenRa n'URRuvar maTagka,
vari punai valvil aivar aTTa
poru kaLam pOlum, tozUu
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tozuvinuL koNTa ERu ellAm pulam puka, taNTAc cIr,
vAgku ezil, n'allArum main'tarum, mallal Ur
AgkaN ayarvar, tazUu

talaiviyaiyum Ayattaiyum tannuTan pATat tOzi azaittal

pATukam, vammin potuvan kolai ERRuk
kOTu kuRi ceyta mArpu

talaivi

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n'eRRic civalai n'iRai azittAn n'IL mArpil,
ceRRAr kaN cAya, yAn cArAtu amaikallEn;
peRRattAr kavvai eTuppa, atu peritu
uRRIyAL, Ayar makaL
tozIii! orukku n'Am ATum kuravaiyuL, n'ammai
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arukkinAn pOl n'Okki, allal n'Oy ceytal,
'kurUuk kaN kolai ERu koNTEn, yAn' ennum
tarukku anRO Ayar makan?

tOzi

n'ErizAy! kOL aritAka n'iRutta kolai ERRuk
kAri katan ajcAn pAyn'ta potuvaRkE,
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ArvuRRu, emar, koTai n'Ern'tAr alar eTutta
UrArai ucci mitittu
Agku,
tol katirt tikiriyAR paravutum olkA
urum uRaz muracin tennavaRku
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oru mozi koLka, iv ulaku uTan! enavE


'n'ATaka vazakkinum' ennum cUttirattu, 'pATaluL amaiyAta' enRatanAl,ERu tazuviyavARRait tOzi talaivikku kATTik kURi, 'ik kuravaiyuL avanaip pATukam vA' enRATku, avaL uTampATTinuL, tAn alar accam n'Igkinamaiyum, avavan tannai varuttinamaiyum, kURip pATip, pinnar, tOzi, 'n'amar avaRku n'innaik koTai n'Ern'tAr' enak kURiyatu (4)


105.tOzi kURRum talaivi kURRum

ERu tazuviyavARRait tOzi talaivikkuk kATTik kURutal

araicu paTak kaTan'tu aTTu, ARRin tan'ta
muraicu kezu mutu kuTi muraN miku celvaRku
cIr miku ciRappinOn tol kuTikku urittu enap
pAr vaLar, muttamoTu paTu kaTal payan'ta
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Ar kali uvakaiyar orugku uTan kUTi,
'tItu inRu polika!' enat teyvak kaTi ayarmAr,
vIvu il kuTip pin irug kuTi Ayarum,
tA il uLLamoTu tuvanRi, Aypu uTan,
vaL uruL n'EmiyAn vAy vaitta vaLai pOlat
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teLLitin viLagkum curi n'eRRik kAriyum,
oru kuzaiyavan mArpil oN tAr pOl oLi mikap
poru aRap porun'tiya cem maRu veLLaiyum,
perum peyark kaNicciyOn maNi miTaRRu aNi pOla
irum piNar eruttin En'tu imil kurAlum,
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aNagkuTai vaccirattOn Ayiram kaN Eykkum
kaNam koL pal poRik kaTuj cinap pukarum,
vEl valAn uTait tAzn'ta viLagku veN tukil Eyppa
vAlitu kiLarn'ta veN kAR cEyum,
kAla munpin piRavum, cAla
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maTagkalum, kaNicciyum, kAlanum, kURRum,
toTarn'tu cel amaiyattut tuvanRu uyir uNIiya,
uTagku koTpana pOl pukuttanar, tozUu
avvazi,
kAr etir kali oli kaTi iTi urumin iyam kaRagka,
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Urpu ezu kiLarpu uLar puyal magkulin n'aRai pogka,
n'Er itaz n'irain'irai n'eRi veRik kOtaiyar aNi n'iRpa,
cIr kezu cilai n'ilaic ceyir ikal mikutiyin, cinap potuvar
tUrpu ezu tutai putai tukaL vicumpu uRa eyta,
Arpu, uTan pAyn'tAr, akattu
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maruppil koNTum, mArpu uRat tazIiyum,
eruttiTai aTagkiyum, imil iRap pulliyum,
tOL iTaip pukutan'tum, tutain'tu pATu ERRum,
n'iraipu mEl cenRArai n'IL maruppu uRac cATi,
koLa iTam koLa viTA n'iRuttana, ERu
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koLvAraik koLvAraik kOTTuvAyc cAk kutti,
koLvArp peRAak kurUuc cekil kANikA
ceyirin kuRai n'ALAl pin cenRu cATi,
uyir uNNum kURRamum pOnm!
pATu ERRavaraip paTak kutti, ceg kArik
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kOTu ezun'tu ATum kaNa maNi kANikA
n'akai cAl aviz patam n'Okki, n'aRavin
mukai cUzum tumpiyum pOnm!
iTaip pAyn'tu eruttattuk koNTAnOTu eyti,
miTaip pAyum veL ERu kaNTaikA
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vAL poru vAnattu, aravin vAyk kOTpaTTup
pOtarum pAl matiyum pOnm!
Agka, ERum potuvarum mARuRRu, mARA
iru peru vEn'tarum ikalik kaNNuRRa
poru kaLam pOlum, tozUu

tOzi tan n'ejcOTu talaivi virumpak kURiyatu

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vel pukaz uyar n'ilait tol iyal, tutai putai tuLagku imil
n'al ERu koNTa, potuvan mukan n'Okki,
pATu ila, Aya makaL kaN

talaiviyai n'Okkit tOzi kURutal

n'aRun'utAl! enkol aig kUn'tal uLara,
ciRu mullai n'ARiyataRkuk kuRu maRuki,
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ollAtu uTanRu, emar ceytAr, avan koNTa
kol ERu pOlum katam?
n'eTTirug kUn'talAy! kaNTai iHtu, Or col:
kOTTinattu Ayar makanoTu yAm paTTataRku
em kaN emarO poRuppar; poRAtAr
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tam kaN poTivatu evan?

talaivi

oNNutAl!
inna uvakai piRitu yAtu yAy ennaik
kaNNuTaik kOlaL alaittataRku, ennai
malar aNi kaNNip potuvanOTu eNNi,
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alar ceytu viTTatu iv Ur?
onRip pukar inattu Aya makaRku oLLizAy!
inRu evan, ennai emar koTuppatu anRu, avan
mikkut tanmEl cenRa ceg kArik kOTTiTaip
pukkakkAl pukkatu, en n'ejcu?

tOzi

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ena,
pATu imiz parappakattu aravaNai acaiiya
ATu koL n'EmiyAR paravutum 'n'ATu koNTu,
in icai muracin poruppan, manni
amai varal aruvi Arkkum
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imaiyattu umparum viLagkuka!' enavE


ERu tazuviyavARRait tOzi talaivikkuk kATTik kURi, avaL ERu tazuviya talaivanai viruppoTu n'OkkiyavARRait tannuLLE kURi, munnark kaLavinkaN tamar kOpittatanaiyum ayalAr poRAtirun'ta tanmaiyinaiyum talaivikkuk kURa, avaLum, 'avar alar kURiyatu n'anRu' enRu kURi,'anRE en n'ejcu kalan'tu viTTatu; ini avar koTuppatAkak kURiya n'ALil ceyvatu en?' ena makizn'tukURa, atu kETTa tOzi, 'yAm agganam kUTi initu irukkumARu kAkkinRa pANTiyan n'ITu vAzumARu teyvattaip paravukam vA' enak kURiyatu (5)