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	Unum UNum munaiyin, initu ena,
	pAlin peytavum, pAkin koNTavum,
	aLavupu kalan'tu, mellitu paruki,
	virun'tuRuttu, ARRi irun'tanemAka,
5	'cenmO, peruma! em vizavuTai n'ATTu?' ena,
	yAm tan aRiyun'amAka, tAn peritu
	anpu uTaimaiyin, em pirivu ajci,
	tuNariyatu koLAavAki, pazam Uzttu,
	payam pakarvu aRiyA mayagku aril mutu pAz,
10	peyal peytanna, celvattu AgkaN,
	IyA mannar puRagkaTait tOnRi,
	citAar vaLpin citarp puRat taTAri
	Un cukir valan'ta teN kaN oRRi,
	viral vicai tavirkkum aralai il pANiyin,
15	ilampATu akaRRal yAvatu? pulampoTu
	terumaral uyakkamum tIrkkuvem; atanAl,
	iru n'ilam kUlam pARa, kOTai
	varu mazai muzakku icaikku OTiya pinRai,
	cEyaiAyinum, ivaNaiAyinum,
20	itaRkoNTu aRin'ai; vAziyO, kiNaiva!
	ciRu n'ani, oru vazip paTarka enROnE en'tai,
	oli veL aruvi vEgkaTa n'ATan,
	uRuvarum ciRuvarum Uz mARu uykkum
	aRattuRai ampiyin mAna, maRappu inRu,
25	irug kOL IrAp pUTkai,
	karumpanUran kAtal makanE.