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	anna Aka: n'in arug kala veRukkai
	avai peRal vENTEm; aTu pOrp pEka!
	cIRiyAz cevvazi paNNi, n'in van pula
	n'al n'ATu pATa, ennai n'ayan'tu
5	paricil n'alkuvaiAyin, kuricil! n'I
	n'alkAmaiyin n'aivarac cAay,
	arun' tuyar uzakkum n'in tirun'tuizai arivai
	kali mayil kalAvam kAl kuvittanna,
	oli men kUn'tal kamaz pukai koLIi,
10	taN kamaz kOtai punaiya,
	vaN pari n'eTun' tEr pUNka, n'in mAvE!

230

	kanRu amar Ayam kAnattu alkavum,
	veg kAl vampalar vENTu pulattu uRaiyavum,
	kaLam mali kuppai kAppu ila vaikavum,
	vilagku pakai kaTin'ta kalagkAc cegkOl,
5	vaiyakam pukazn'ta vayagku vinai oL vAL,
	poyyA ezini porutu kaLam cEra
	InROL n'Itta kuzavi pOla,
	tan amar cuRRam talaittalai inaiya,
	kaTum paci kalakkiya iTumpai kUr n'ejcamoTu
10	n'Oy uzan'tu vaikiya ulakinum, mika n'ani
	n'I izan'tanaiyE, aRan il kURRam!
	vAztalin varUum vayal vaLan aRiyAn,
	vIz kuTi uzavan vittu uNTAagku
	oruvan Ar uyir uNNAy Ayin,
15	n'ErAr pal uyir paruki,
	Arkuvai mannO, avan amar aTu kaLattE.

281

	tIm kani iravamoTu vEmpu manaic cerIi,
	vAgku maruppu yAzoTu pal iyam kaRagka,
	kai payap peyarttu mai izutu izuki,
	aiyavi citaRi, Ampal Uti,
5	icai maNi eRin'tu, kAjci pATi,
	n'eTu n'akar varaippil kaTi n'aRai pukaii,
	kAkkam vammO kAtalam tOzi!
	vEn'tuRu vizumam tAgkiya
	pUm poRik kazal kAl n'eTun'takai puNNE.

285

	pAcaRaiyIrE! pAcaRaiyIrE!
	tuTiyan kaiyatu vElE; aTi puNar
	vAgku iru maruppin tIm toTaic cIRiyAzp
	pANan kaiyatu tOlE; kANvarak
5	kaTun' teRRu mUTaiyin......................
	vATiya mAlai malain'ta cenniyan;
	vEn'tu tozil ayarum arun' talaic cuRRamoTu
	n'eTu n'akar van'tena, viTu kaNai mocitta
	mUri veN tOl
10	cERupaTu kurutic cemmal ukkuOo!
	mARu ceRu n'eTu vEl mArpu uLam pOka,
	n'iNam poti kazaloTu n'ilam cErn'tananE;
	atu kaNTu, paran'tOr ellAm pukazat talai paNin'tu
	iRaijciyOnE, kurucil! piNagku katir
15	alamarug kazanit taNNaTai oziya,
	ilampATu okkal talaivaRku Or
	karampaic cIRUr n'alkinan enavE.

300

	'tOl tA; tOl tA' enRi; tOloTu
	tuRukal maRaiyinum uykuvai pOlAy;
	n'erun'al ellai n'I eRin'tOn tampi,
	akal pey kunRiyin cuzalum kaNNan,
5	pEr Ur aTTa kaLLiRku
	Or il kOyil tErumAl n'innE.

304

	koTug kuzai makaLir kOtai cUTTi,
	n'aTugku panik kaLaiiyar n'Ar ari paruki,
	vaLi tozil ozikkum vaN parip puravi
	paNNaRku viraiti, n'IyE; 'n'erun'ai,
5	emmun tappiyOn tampiyoTu, orAgku
	n'ALaic ceykuven amar' enak kURi,
	pun vayiRu aruttalum cellAn, van mAn
	kaTavum enpa, peritE; atu kETTu,
	valam paTu muracin vel pOr vEn'tan
10	ilagku irum pAcaRai n'aTugkinRu
	'iraNTu AkAtu avan kURiyatu' enavE.

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.