ARu aRi an'taNarkku aru maRai pala pakarn'tu,

tERu n'Ir caTaik karan'tu, tiripuram tI maTuttu,

kURAmal kuRittatan mEl cellum kaTug kULi

mARAp pOr, maNi miTaRRu, eN kaiyAy! kEL, ini:

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paTu paRai pala iyampa, pal uruvam peyarttu n'I,

koTukoTTi ATugkAl, kOTu uyar akal alkul,

koTi purai n'ucuppinAL koNTa cIr taruvALO?

maNTu amar pala kaTan'tu, matukaiyAl n'IRu aNin'tu,

paNTaragkam ATugkAl, paNai ezil aNai men tOL,

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vaNTu araRRum kUn'talAL vaLar tUkkut taruvALO?

kolai uzuvait tOl acaii, konRait tAr cuval puraLa,

talai agkai koNTu, n'I kApAlam ATugkAl,

mulai aNin'ta muRuvalAL mun pANi taruvALO?

ena Agku

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pANiyum, tUkkum, cIrum, enRu ivai

mAN izai arivai kAppa,

ANam il poruL emakku amarn'tanai, ATi

enpatu, ‘vAzttiyal vakaiyE n'AR pAkkum urittE’ enRatinkaN,‘vakai’ enRatanAl koNTa aRumuRai vAzttu anRi, tanakkup payanpaTumpaTi munnilaiyAkak kaTavuLai vAzttutalin, ‘kaTavuL vAzttu’ enap peyar peRRatu