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	vEn'tu kuRaiyuRavum koTAan, En'tu kOTTu
	am pUn' toTalai aNit tazai alkul,
	cem poRic cilampin iLaiyOL tan'tai,
	ezu viTTu amaitta tiN n'ilaik katavin
5	arai maN ijci n'AT koTi n'uTagkum
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	pulik kaNattu anna kaTug kaN cuRRamoTu,
	mARRam mARAn, maRaliya cinattan,
	'pUk kOL' ena Eey, kayam pukkananE;
10	viLagkuizaip polin'ta vELA mel iyal,
	cuNagku aNi vana mulai, avaLoTu n'ALai
	maNam puku vaikal Akutal onRO
	Ar amar uzakkiya maRam kiLar munpin,
	n'IL ilai eHkam maRutta uTampoTu
15	vArA ulakam pukutal onRu enap
	paTai toTTananE, kurucil; AyiTaik
	kaLiRu porak kalagkiya taN kayam pOla,
	perug kavin izappatu kollO,
	men punal vaippin it taN paNai UrE!

342

	'kAnak kAkkaik kalic ciRaku Eykkum
	mayilaik kaNNi, perun' tOL kuRumakaL,
	EnOr makaLkol ivaL?' ena vituppuRRu,
	ennoTu vinavum ven vEl n'eTun'takai!
5	tiru n'ayattakka paNpin ivaL n'alanE
	porun'arkku allatu, piRarkku AkAtE;
	paig kAl kokkin paku vAyp piLLai
	men cERRu aTaikarai mEyn'tu uNTataRpin,
	Aral InRa aiyavi muTTai,
10	kUr n'al iRavin piLLaiyoTu peRUum,
	taN paNaik kizavan ivaL tan'taiyum; vEn'tarum
	peRAamaiyin pEr amar ceytalin,
	kazi piNam piRagku pOrpu azi kaLiRu erutA,
	vAL taka vaikalum uzakkum
15	mATciyavar, ivaL tannaimArE.

343

	'mIn n'oTuttu n'el kuvaii,
	micai ampiyin manai maRukkun'tu,
	manaik kuvaiiya kaRi mUTaiyAl,
	kalic cummaiya karai kalakkuRun'tu;
5	kalam tan'ta poR paricam
	kazit tONiyAn, karai cErkkun'tu;
	malait tAramum kaTal tAramum
	talaip peytu, varun'arkku Iyum
	punal am kaLLin polan' tArk kuTTuvan
10	muzagku kaTal muzavin muciRi anna,
	n'alamcAl vizup poruL paNin'tu van'tu koTuppinum,
	puraiyar allOr varaiyalaL, ivaL' enat
	tan'taiyum koTAan Ayin van'tOr,
	vAyppaTa iRutta ENi AyiTai
15	varun'tinRu kollO tAnE parun'tu uyirttu
	iTai matil cEkkum puricai,
	paTai mayagku Ar iTai, n'eTu n'al UrE?

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	cen'n'el uNTa pain' tOTTu majjai,
	ceRi vaLai makaLir Oppalin, paRan'tu ezun'tu,
	tuRai n'aNi marutattu iRukkum UroTu,
	n'iRaicAl vizup poruL tarutal onRO
5	pukai paTu kUr eri parappip pakai ceytu,
	paNpu il ANmai tarutal onRO
	iraNTinuL onRu AkAmaiyO aritE,
	kAjcip panimuRi Arag kaNNi..................
	kaNi mEvan'tavaL alkul av variyE.

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	kaLiRu aNaippak kalagkina, kAa,
	tEr OTat tukaL kezumina, teruvu;
	mA maRukalin mayakkuRRana, vazi;
	kalam kazAalin, tuRai kalakkuRRana;
5	teRal maRavar iRai kUrtalin,
	poRai malin'tu n'ilan n'eLiya,
	van'tOr palarE, vampa vEn'tar,
	piTi uyirppu anna kai kavar irumpin
	Ovu uRaz irum puRam kAval kaNNi,
10	karug kaN koNTa n'erugkal vem mulai,
	maiyal n'Okkin, taiyalai n'ayan'tOr
	aLiyar tAmE; ivaL tannaimArE
	celvam vENTAr, cerup pukal vENTi,
	'n'iral allOrkkut taralO il' ena;
15	kazip piNip palakaiyar, katuvAy vALar,
	kuzAam koNTa kurutiam pulavoTu
	kazAat talaiyar, karug kaTai n'eTu vEl
	inna maRavarttuAyinum annO!
	en Avatu koltAnE
20	pannal vEli ip paNai n'al UrE!

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	piRa ..................... La pAl ena maTuttalin,
	InRa tAyO vENTAL allaL;
	kalviyen ennum, val AN ciRAan;
	olvEn allan, atu vAy Akutal
5	azin'tOr aziya, ozin'tOr okkal
	pENun'arp peRAatu viLiyum
	pun talaip perum pAz ceyum, ivaL n'alanE.

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	uNpOn tAn n'aRug kaLLin iTac cila
	n'A iTaip pal tEr kOlac civan'ta
	oLiRu oL vATak kuzain'ta pain' tumpai,
	eRin'tu ilai muRin'ta katuvAy vElin,
5	maNam n'ARu mArpin, maRap pOr akutai,
	kuNTu n'Ir varaippin, kUTal anna
	kuvai irugkUn'tal varu mulai cEppa,
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	en Avatukol tAnE?.....................................
10	viLagkuRu parAraiya Ayinum, vEn'tar
	vinai n'avil yAnai piNippa,
	vEr tuLagkina, n'am UruL maranE.

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	veNNel arijar taNNumai verIi,
	kaN maTal koNTa tIm tEn iriya,
	kaL arikkum kuyam, ciRu cil
	mIn cIvum pAN cEri,
5	vAymozit tazumpan UNUr anna,
	kuvaLai uNkaN ivaLai, tAyE
	InALAyinaL Ayin, AnAtu
	n'izaltoRum n'eTun' tEr n'iRpa, vayintoRum,
	cen' n'utal yAnai piNippa,
10	varun'talaman em perun' tuRai maranE!

349

	n'uti vEl koNTu n'utal viyar tuTaiyA,
	kaTiya kURum, vEn'tE; tan'taiyum,
	n'eTiya allatu, paNin'tu moziyalanE;
	iHtu ivar paTivam: Ayin, vai eyiRRu,
5	ari matar mazaik kaN, am mA arivai,
	maram paTu ciRu tIp pOla,
	aNagku AyinaL, tAn piRan'ta UrkkE.

350

	tUrn'ta kiTagkin, cOrn'ta jAyil,
	citain'ta ijci, katuvAy mUtUr
	yAgku Avatukol tAnE, tAgkAtu?
	paTu mazai urumin iragku muracin
5	kaTu mAn vEn'tar kAlai van'tu, em
	n'eTu n'ilai vAyil koTkuvar mAtO;
	porutAtu amaikuvar allar pOr uzan'tu,
	aTu muraN munpin tannaiyar En'tiya
	vaTivEl eHkin civan'ta uNkaN,
10	toTi piRaz munkai, iLaiyOL
	aNi n'al Akattu arumpiya cuNagkE.