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	paNTum paNTum pATun'ar uvappa,
	viN tOy cimaiya viRal varaik kavAan,
	kizavan cET pulam paTarin, izai aNin'tu,
	pun talai maTap piTi paricilAka,
5	peNTirum tam patam koTukkum vaN pukazk
	kaNTIrakkOn Akalin, n'anRum
	muyagkal AnRicin, yAnE; polan' tEr
	n'annan marukan anRiyum, n'Iyum
	muyagkaRku ottanai mannE; vayagku mozip
10	pATun'arkku aTaitta katavin, ATu mazai
	aNagku cAl aTukkam poziyum n'um
	maNam kamaz mAl varai varain'tanar, emarE.

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	'vEzam vIztta vizut toTaip pakazi
	pEz vAy uzuvaiyaip perumpiRitu uRIi,
	puzal talaip pukark kalai uruTTi, ural talaik
	kEzaR panRi vIza, ayalatu
5	Azal puRRattu uTumpil ceRRum,
	val vil vETTam valam paTuttu irun'tOn,
	pukazcAl ciRappin ampu mikat tiLaikkum
	kolaivan yArkolO? kolaivan maRRu ivan
	vilaivan pOlAn; veRukkai n'anku uTaiyan;
10	Aram tAzn'ta am pakaTTu mArpin,
	cAral aruvip paya malaik kizavan,
	Ori kolO? allankollO?
	pATuval, viRali! Or vaNNam; n'Irum
	maN muzA amaimin; paN yAz n'iRumin;
15	kaN viTu tUmpin kaLiRRu uyir toTumin;
	ellari toTumin; AkuLi toTumin;
	patalai oru kaN paiyena iyakkumin;
	matalai mAk kOl kaivalam tamin' enRu,
	iRaivan Akalin, collupu kuRuki,
20	mU Ez tuRaiyum muRaiyuLik kazippi,
	'kO' enap peyariya kAlai, Agku atu
	tan peyar Akalin n'ANi, maRRu, 'yAm
	n'ATTiTan n'ATTiTan varutum; Igku Or
	vETTuvar illai, n'in oppOr' ena,
25	vETTatu moziyavum viTAan, vETTattil
	tAn uyir cekutta mAn n'iNap puzukkOTu,
	An urukku anna vEriyai n'alki,
	tan malaip piRan'ta tA il n'an pon,
	pal maNik kuvaiyoTum viraii, 'koNm' ena,
30	curattiTai n'alkiyOnE viTarc cimai
	Ogku irug kollip porun'an,
	OmpA Ikai viRal veyyOnE!

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	mazai aNi kunRattuk kizavan, n'ALum,
	izai aNi yAnai irappOrkku Iyum,
	cuTar viTu pacum pUN, cUrppu amai mun kai,
	aTu pOr AnA, Atan Ori
5	mAri vaN koTai kANiya, n'anRum
	cenRatuman, em kaNNuLag kaTumpE;
	pani n'Irp pUvA maNi miTai kuvaLai
	vAl n'Art toTutta kaNNiyum, kalanum,
	yAnai inattoTu peRRanar, n'Igki,
10	paciyArAkal mARukol vici piNik
	kUTu koL in iyam kaRagka,
	ATalum ollAr, tam pATalum maRan'tE?

154

	tirai poru mun'n'Irk karai n'aNic celinum,
	aRiyun'ark kANin, vETkai n'Ikkum
	cil n'Ir vinavuvar, mAn'tar; atu pOl,
	aracar uzaiyarAkavum, purai tapu
5	vaLLiyOrp paTarkuvar, pulavar: atanAl,
	yAnum, 'peRRatu Utiyam; pERu yAtu?' ennEn;
	uRRanen Atalin uLLi van'tananE;
	'I' ena irattalO aritE; n'I atu
	n'alkinum, n'alkAy Ayinum, vel pOr
10	eRi paTaikku OTA ANmai, aRuvait
	tU viri kaTuppat tuvanRi mImicait
	taN pala izitarum aruvi n'in
	koN perug kAnam, pATal enakku eLitE.

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	vaNar kOTTuc cIRiyAz vATupuTait tazIi,
	'uNarvOr yAr, en iTumpai tIrkka?' ena,
	kiLakkum, pANa! kEL, ini n'ayattin,
	pAz Ur n'erujcip pacalai vAn pU
5	Ertaru cuTarin etirkoNTAagku,
	ilampaTu pulavar maNTai viLagku pukazk
	koN perug kAnattuk kizavan
	taN tAr akalam n'Okkina, malarn'tE.

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	onRu n'anku uTaiya piRar kunRam; enRum
	iraNTu n'anku uTaittE koN perug kAnam;
	n'accic cenRa iravalarc cuTTit
	toTuttu uNak kiTappinum kiTakkum; aHtAnRu
5	n'iRai arun' tAnai vEn'tarait
	tiRai koNTu peyarkkum cemmalum uTaittE.

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	tamar taR tappin atu n'OnRallum,
	piRar kaiyaRavu tAn n'ANutalum,
	paTaip pazi tArA main'tinan Akalum,
	vEn'tuTai avaiyattu Ogkupu n'aTattalum,
5	n'ummOrkkut takuvana alla; emmOn,
	cilai cela malarn'ta mArpin, kolai vEl,
	kOTal kaNNi, kuRavar perumakan
	ATu mazai tavirkkum payam kezu mImicai,
	el paTu pozutin, inam talaimayagki,
10	kaTci kANAk kaTamAn n'al ERu
	maTa mAn n'Aku piNai payirin, viTar muzai
	irum pulip pukarp pOttu Orkkum
	perug kal n'ATan em ERaikkut takumE.

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	muracu kaTippu ikuppavum, vAl vaLai tuvaippavum,
	aracuTan poruta aNNal n'eTu varai,
	kaRagku veL aruvi kal alaittu ozukum
	paRampin kOmAn pAriyum; piRagku micaik
5	kolli ANTa val vil Oriyum;
	kAri Urn'tu pEr amark kaTan'ta,
	mAri Ikai, maRap pOr malaiyanum;
	UrAtu En'tiya kutirai, kUr vEl,
	kUviLag kaNNi, koTum pUN, eziniyum;
10	Irn' taN cilampin iruL tUgku n'aLi muzai,
	arun' tiRal kaTavuL kAkkum uyar cimai,
	perug kal n'ATan pEkanum; tirun'tu mozi
	mOci pATiya Ayum; Arvam uRRu
	uLLi varun'ar ulaivu n'ani tIra,
15	taLLAtu Iyum takaicAl vaNmai,
	koLLAr OTTiya, n'aLLiyum ena Agku
	ezuvar mAyn'ta pinRai, 'azivarap
	pATi varun'arum piRarum kUTi
	iran'tOr aRRam tIrkku' ena, virain'tu, ivaN
20	uLLi van'tanen, yAnE; vicumpuRak
	kazai vaLar cilampin vazaiyoTu n'ITi,
	Acinik kaviniya palavin ArvuRRu,
	muL puRa mutu kani peRRa kaTuvan
	tuyt talai man'tiyaik kaiyiTUup payirum,
25	atirA yANar, mutirattuk kizava!
	ivaN viLagku ciRappin, iyal tErk kumaNa!
	icai mEn'tOnRiya vaNmaiyoTu,
	pakai mEmpaTuka, n'I En'tiya vElE!

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	'vAzum n'ALOTu yANTu pala uNmaiyin,
	tIrtal cellAtu, en uyir' enap pala pulan'tu,
	kOl kAlAkak kuRum pala otugki,
	n'Ul virittanna katuppinaL, kaN tuyinRu,
5	munRil pOkA mutirvinaL yAyum;
	pacan'ta mEniyoTu paTar aTa varun'ti,
	marugkil koNTa pal kuRumAkkaL
	picain'tu tina, vATiya mulaiyaL, peritu azin'tu,
	kuppaik kIrai koykaN akaitta
10	muRRA iLan' taLir koytukoNTu, uppu inRu,
	n'Ir ulaiAka ERRi, mOr inRu,
	avizp patam maRan'tu, pAcaTaku micain'tu,
	mAcoTu kuRain'ta uTukkaiyaL, aRam paziyA,
	tuvvALAkiya en veyyOLum;
15	enRAgku, iruvar n'ejcamum uvappa kAnavar
	kari punam mayakkiya akankaN kollai,
	aivanam vitti, maiyuRak kavini,
	InalcellA EnaRku izumenak
	karuvi vAnam talaii yAgkum,
20	Itta n'in pukaz Etti, tokka en,
	paci tinat tiragkiya, okkalum uvappa
	uyarn'tu En'tu maruppin kolkaLiRu peRinum,
	tavirn'tu viTu paricil koLLalen; uvan'tu, n'I
	inpuRa viTutiAyin, ciRitu
25	kunRiyum koLval, kUr vEl kumaNa!
	ataRpaTa aruLal vENTuval viRal pukaz
	vacai il vizut tiNaip piRan'ta
	icai mEn' tOnRal! n'iR pATiya yAnE.

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	'uru kezu jAyiRRu oN katir micain'ta
	muLi pul kAnam kuzaippa, kallena
	atir kural ERoTu tuLi corin'tAgku,
	paci tinat tiragkiya kacivuTai yAkkai
5	aviz pukuvu aRiyAtuAkalin, vATiya
	n'eRi koL varik kuTar kuLippat taNNena,
	kuy koL kozun' tuvai n'eyyuTai aTicil,
	mati cEr n'ALmIn pOla, n'avinRa
	ciRu pon n'an kalam cuRRa irIi,
10	"kETu inRAka, pATun'ar kaTumpu" ena,
	aritu peRu polag kalam eLitinin vIci,
	n'aTTOr n'aTTa n'al icaik kumaNan,
	maTTu Ar maRukin, mutirattOnE;
	celkuvaiAyin, n'alkuvan, peritu' ena,
15	pal pukaz n'uvalun'ar kURa, val virain'tu,
	uLLam turappa van'tanen; eLLuRRu,
	il uNAt tuRattalin, il maRan'tu uRaiyum
	pul uLaik kuTumip putalvan pal mAN
	pAl il vaRu mulai cuvaittanan peRAan,
20	kUzum cORum kaTaii, Uzin
	uL il vaRug kalam tiRan'tu, azak kaNTu,
	maRap puli uraittum, matiyam kATTiyum,
	n'on'tanaLAki, 'n'un'taiyai uLLi,
	poTin'ta n'in cevvi kATTu' enap palavum
25	vinaval AnALAki, n'anavin
	allal uzappOL mallal ciRappa,
	cellAc celvam mikuttanai, vallE
	viTutal vENTuval attai; paTu tirai
	n'Ir cUz n'ilavarai uyara, n'in
30	cIr kezu vizup pukaz Ettukam palavE.