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	kal aRuttu iyaRRiya val uvark kUval,
	vil Er vAzkkai, cIRUr matavali
	n'ani n'alkUrn'tanan Ayinum, pani mika,
	pullen mAlaic ciRu tI jeliyum
5	kallA iTaiyan pOla, kuRippin
	illatu paTaikkavum vallan; uLLatu
	tavac ciRitu Ayinum mikap palar ennAL,
	n'IL n'eTum pan'tar UN muRai UTTum
	il poli makaTUup pOla, ciR cila
10	varicaiyin aLikkavum vallan; uritinin
	kAval mannar kaTaimukattu ukukkum
	pOku pali veN cORu pOlat
	tUvavum vallan, avan tUvugkAlE.

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	piRar vEl pOlAtAki, iv Ur
	maRavan vElO perun' takai uTaittE;
	irum puRam n'IRum ATi, kalan'tu iTaik
	kurampaik kUraik kiTakkinum kiTakkum;
5	magkala makaLiroTu mAlai cUTTi,
	in kural irum pai yAzoTu tatumpa,
	teN n'Irp paTuvinum teruvinum tirin'tu,
	maN muzutu azugkac cellinum cellum; Agku,
	irug kaTal tAnai vEn'tar
10	perug kaLiRRu mukattinum celavu AnAtE.

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	n'IruL paTTa mArip pEr uRai
	mokkuL anna pokuTTu vizik kaNNa,
	karum piTart talaiya, peruj cevik kuRu muyal
	uL Urk kuRum putal tuLLuvana ukaLum
5	toLLai manRattu AgkaN paTarin,
	'uNka' ena uNarA uyaviRRu Ayinum,
	tagkinir cenmO, pulavir! n'anRum;
	cenRataR koNTu, manaiyOL virumpi,
	varakum tinaiyum uLLavai ellAm
10	iraval mAkkaL uNakkoLat tIrn'tena,
	kuRittu mARu etirppai peRAamaiyin,
	kural uNagku vitait tinai ural vAyp peytu,
	ciRitu puRappaTTanRO ilaLE; tan Ur
	vETTak kuTitoRum kUTTu
15	.............................................. uTumpu cey
	pANi n'eTun' tEr vallarOTu UrA,
	vampu aNi yAnai vEn'tu talaivarinum,
	uNpatu mannum atuvE;
	paricil mannum, kurucil koNTatuvE.

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	kAmaru pazanak kaNpin anna
	tU mayirk kuRun' tAL n'eTuj cevik kuRu muyal,
	pun talaic ciRAar manRattu Arppin,
	paTappu oTugkummE ........... pinpu
5	..................... n UrE manaiyOL
	pANar Arttavum, paricilar Ompavum,
	UN oli aravamoTu kaitUvALE;
	uyar maruppu yAnaip pukar mukattu aNin'ta
	polam .............................. p
10	paricil paricilarkku Iya,
	uravu vEl kALaiyum kai tUvAnE.

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	aTal arun' tuppin....................
	...................kurun'tE mullai enRu
	in' n'Anku allatu pUvum illai;
	karug kAl varakE, irug katirt tinaiyE,
5	ciRu koTik koLLE, poRi kiLar avaraiyoTu,
	in' n'Anku allatu uNAvum illai;
	tuTiyan, pANan, paRaiyan, kaTampan, enRu
	in' n'Anku allatu kuTiyum illai;
	onnAt tevvar mun n'inRu vilagki,
10	oLiRu En'tu maruppin kaLiRu eRin'tu vIzn'tena,
	kallE paravin allatu,
	n'el ukuttup paravum kaTavuLum ilavE.

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	vETTa vEn'tanum vej cinattinanE;
	kaTavana kazippu ivaL tan'taiyum ceyyAn;
	oLiRu mukattu En'tiya vIgku toTi maruppin
	kaLiRum kaTimaram cErA; cErn'ta
5	oLiRu vEl maRavarum vAy mUzttanarE;
	iyavarum aRiyAp pal iyam kaRagka,
	annO, perum pEtuRRanRu, iv arug kaTi mUtUr;
	aRan ilaL manRa tAnE viRal malai
	vEgkai veRpin virin'ta kOgkin
10	mukai vanappu En'tiya muRRA iLamulait
	takai vaLarttu eTutta n'akaiyoTu,
	pakai vaLarttirun'ta ip paNpu il tAyE.

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	Arkali yinanE, cONATTu aNNal;
	kavi kai maN AL celvar Ayinum,
	vAL valattu oziyap pATic cenRAar,
	varaltORu akam malara,
5	Ital AnA vilagku toTit taTak kaip
	pAri paRampin panic cunai pOla,
	kANTaRku ariyaL Aki, mANTa
	peNmai n'iRain'ta polivoTu, maNNiya
	tukil viri kaTuppa n'uTagki, taNNena
10	akil Ar n'aRum pukai aitu cenRu aTagkiya
	kapila n'eTu n'akark kamazum n'ARRamoTu,
	manaic ceRin'tanaLE, vANutal; iniyE,
	aRRanRuAkalin, teRRenap pORRi,
	kAy n'el kavaLam tIRRi, kAvutoRum
15	kaTugkaN yAnai kAppanar anRi,
	varutal AnAr vEn'tar; tannaiyar
	poru camam kaTan'ta uru kezu n'eTu vEl
	kuruti paRRiya veruvaru talaiyar;
	maRRu ivar maRanum iRRAl; teRRena
20	yAr Akuvarkol tAmE n'Erizai
	urutta pala cuNagku aNin'ta
	maruppu iLa vana mulai jemukkuvOrE?

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	Er paran'ta vayal, n'Ir paran'ta ceRuvin,
	n'el malin'ta manai, pon malin'ta maRukin,
	paTu vaNTu Arkkum pal malark kAvin,
	n'eTu vEL Atan pOn'tai anna,
5	peruj cIr arug koNTiyaLE; karuj cinai
	vEmpum Arum pOn'taiyum mUnRum
	malain'ta cenniyar, aNin'ta villar,
	koRRa vEn'tar varinum, tan taka
	vaNagkArkku Ikuvan allan vaN tOTTup
10	piNagku katirk kazani n'AppaN, EmuRRu
	uNagku kalan Aziyin tOnRum
	Or eyil mannan oru maTa makaLE.

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	viyan pulam paTarn'ta pal A n'eTu ERu
	maTalai mAN n'izal acaiviTa, kOvalar
	vI tatai mullaip pUp paRikkun'tu;
	kuRug kOl eRin'ta n'eTuj cevik kuRu muyal
5	n'eTu n'Irp parappin vALaiyoTu ukaLun'tu;
	toTalai alkul toTit tOL makaLir
	kaTal ATik kayam pAyn'tu,
	kazi n'eytal pUkkuRUun'tu;
	pain' tazai tuyalvarum ceRu viRaRa..............
10	............................................................................latti
	vaLara vENTum, avaLE, enRum
	Ar amar uzappatum amariyaLAki,
	muRam cevi yAnai vEn'tar
	maRam kezu n'ejcam koNTu oLittOLE.

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	aNit tazai n'uTagka OTi, maNip poRik
	kural am kunRi koLLum iLaiyOL,
	mA makaL
	....................... l ena vinavuti, kEL, n'I:
5	eTuppave...,..................................................
	..........................main'tar tan'tai
	irum panai anna perug kai yAnai
	karan'tai am ceRuvin peyarkkum
	perun' takai mannarkku varain'tirun'tananE.