kAyn'tu celaR kanali

55. pAlai
kAyn'tu celaR kanali kal pakat teRutalin,
In'tu kuruku urukum enRUz n'IL iTai,
uLi muka vem paral aTi varuttuRAlin,
viLi muRai aRiyA vEy kari kAnam,
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vayak kaLiRRu anna kALaiyoTu en makaL
kazin'tataRku azin'tanROilenE! ozin'tu yAm
Utu ulaik kurukin uL uyirttu, acaii,
vEvatu pOlum veyya n'ejcamoTu
kaNpaTai peREn, kanava oN paTaik
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karikAl vaLavanoTu veNNip paRan'talaip
porutu puN n'ANiya cEralAtan
azi kaLa marugkin vAL vaTakkirun'tena,
innA in urai kETTa cAnROr
arum peRal ulakattu avanoTu celIiyar,
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perumpiRitu AkiyAgku pirin'tu ivaN
kAtal vENTi, eR tuRan'tu
pOtalcellA en uyiroTu pulan'tE.

puNarn'tuTan pOna talaimakaTku iragkiya tAy teruTTum ayalilATTiyArkku uraittatu. - mAmUlanAr