kaLLi am kATTa

97. pAlai
'kaLLi am kATTa puLLi am poRik kalai
vaRan uRal am kOTu utira, valam kaTan'tu,
pulavup puli tuRan'ta kalavuk kazi kaTu muTai,
iravuk kuRumpu alaRa n'URi, n'irai pakuttu,
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irug kal muTukkart tiRRi keNTum
kolai vil ATavar pOla, palavuTan
perun' talai eruvaiyoTu parun'tu van'tu iRukkum
aruj curam iRan'ta koTiyOrkku alkalum,
irug kazai iRumpin Ayn'tu koNTu aRutta
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n'uNagku kaN ciRu kOl vaNagkuiRai makaLiroTu
akavun'arp puran'ta anpin, kazal toTi,
n'aRavu makiz irukkai, n'annan vENmAn
vayalai vEli viyalUr anna, n'in
alarmulai Akam pulampa, pala n'inain'tu,
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Azal' enRi tOzi! yAza en
kaN pani n'iRuttal eLitO kuravu malarn'tu,
aRciram n'Igkiya arum pata vEnil
aRal avir vAr maNal akalyARRu aTaikarai,
tuRai aNi marutamoTu ikal koLa Ogki,
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kaliz taLir aNin'ta iruj cinai mAattu
iNar tatai putup pU n'iraitta pogkar,
pukai purai am majcu Ura,
n'ukar kuyil akavum kural kETpOrkkE?

vaRpuRukkum tOzikkut talaimakaL colliyatu. - mAmUlanAr