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	oruvanai oruvan aTutalum, tolaitalum,
	putuvatu anRu; iv ulakattu iyaRkai;
	inRin UgkO kELalam tiraL arai
	manRa vEmpin mAc cinai oN taLir
5	n'eTug koTi uzijaip pavaroTu miTain'tu,
	ceRiyat toTutta tEm pAy kaNNi,
	oliyal mAlaiyoTu, poliyac cUTi,
	pATu in teN kiNai kaRagka, kANtaka,
	n'ATu kezu tiruvin, pacum pUN, ceziyan
10	pITum cemmalum aRiyAr kUTi,
	'porutum' enRu tantalai van'ta
	punai kazal ezuvar n'al valam aTagka,
	oru tAn Akip porutu, kaLattu aTalE.

77

	kiNkiNi kaLain'ta kAl oN kazal toTTu,
	kuTumi kaLain'ta n'utal vEmpin oN taLir
	n'eTug koTi uzijaip pavaroTu milain'tu,
	kuRun' toTi kazitta kaic cApam paRRi,
5	n'eTun' tErk koTujci poliya n'inROn
	yArkol? vAzka, avan kaNNi! tAr pUNTu,
	tAli kaLain'tanRum ilanE; pAl viTTu
	ayiniyum inRu ayinRananE; vayinvayin
	uTanRu mEl van'ta vampa maLLarai
10	viyan'tanRum, izin'tanRum, ilanE; avarai
	azun'tap paRRi, akal vicumpu Arppu eza,
	kavizn'tu n'ilam cEra aTTatai
	makizn'tanRum, malin'tanRum, ataninum ilanE.

78

	vaNagku toTaip polin'ta vali kezu n'On tAL,
	aNagku arug kaTun' tiRal ennai muNagku n'imirn'tu,
	aLaic ceRi uzuvai iraikku van'tanna
	malaippu arum akalam matiyAr, cilaittu ezun'tu,
5	'vizumiyam, periyam, yAmE; n'ammin
	porun'anum iLaiyan; koNTiyum peritu' ena,
	eLLi van'ta vampa maLLar
	pullen kaNNar; puRattil peyara,
	INTu avar aTutalum ollAn, ANTu avar
10	mAN izai makaLir n'ANinar kaziya,
	tan'tai tam Ur AgkaN,
	teN kiNai kaRagkac cenRu, ANTu aTTananE.

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	mUtUr vAyil panik kayam maNNi,
	manRa vEmpin oN kuzai malain'tu,
	teN kiNai munnark kaLiRRin iyali,
	vem pOrc ceziyanum van'tanan; etirn'ta
5	vampa maLLarO palarE;
	ejcuvar kollO, pakal tavac ciRitE?