kAlavai cuTupon


85.talaivi kURRu
kAlavai, cuTu pon vaLaiiya Ir amai cuRRoTu
poTi azaR puRam tan'ta ceyvuRu kiNkiNi
uTuttavai, kaivinaip polin'ta kAcu amai polg kAz; mEl
mai il cen' tukirk kOvai; avaRRin mEl
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taiiya, pUn' tukil, aitu kazal oru tirai
kaiyatai, alavan kaN peRa aTagkac cuRRiya
pala uRu kaNNuL cila kOl avir toTi
pUNTavai, eRiyA vALum eRRA mazuvum
ceRiyak kaTTi, Ir iTait tAzn'ta,
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pey pula mUtAyp pukar n'iRat tukirin
mai aRa viLagkiya An ERRu avir pUN
cUTina, irug kaTal muttamum, pal maNi, piRavum, Agku
orugku uTan kOtta uruL amai muk kAz; mEl
curumpu Ar kaNNikkuc cUz n'UlAka,
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arumpu aviz n'Ilattu Ay itaz n'ANa,
curumpu ARRuppaTutta maNi maruL mAlai
Agka avvum piRavum aNikku aNiyAka, n'in
celvu uRu tiN tErk koTuj cinaik kaippaRRip
paipayat tUgkum n'in mel viraR cIRaTi
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n'Otalum uNTu; Igku en kai van'tI,
cemmAl! n'in pAl uNNiya
poy pOrttup pAN talai iTTa pala val pulaiyanait
tUNTilA viTTut tuTakki, tAn vENTiyAr
n'ejcam piNittal tozilAt tiritarum
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n'un'taipAl uNTi, cila
n'un'tai vAy mAyac cUL tERi, mayagku n'Oy kaimika,
pU ezil uNkaN pani parappa, kaN paTA
jAyarpAl uNTi, cila
annaiyO! yAm em makanaip pArATTa, katumenat
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tAm van'tAr, tam pAlavarOTu; tammai
varuka enRAr, yArkolO, Igku?
en pAl al pArATTu uvan'tOy! kuTi; uNTIttai; en
pArATTaippAlO cila
ceruk kuRittArai uvakaik kUttATTum
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varicaip perum pATToTu ellAm parukIttai
taNTuven jAyar mATTaip pAl


talaivi tan makanaip pArATTi, pAl kURiTTu UTTukinRavazi, ciRaippuRamAkak kETTup pukka talaivanaik kaNTu, tannuLLE pulan'tu, pulaviyoTu pinnum pArATTiyatu.