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	muracu kaTippu ikuppavum, vAl vaLai tuvaippavum,
	aracuTan poruta aNNal n'eTu varai,
	kaRagku veL aruvi kal alaittu ozukum
	paRampin kOmAn pAriyum; piRagku micaik
5	kolli ANTa val vil Oriyum;
	kAri Urn'tu pEr amark kaTan'ta,
	mAri Ikai, maRap pOr malaiyanum;
	UrAtu En'tiya kutirai, kUr vEl,
	kUviLag kaNNi, koTum pUN, eziniyum;
10	Irn' taN cilampin iruL tUgku n'aLi muzai,
	arun' tiRal kaTavuL kAkkum uyar cimai,
	perug kal n'ATan pEkanum; tirun'tu mozi
	mOci pATiya Ayum; Arvam uRRu
	uLLi varun'ar ulaivu n'ani tIra,
15	taLLAtu Iyum takaicAl vaNmai,
	koLLAr OTTiya, n'aLLiyum ena Agku
	ezuvar mAyn'ta pinRai, 'azivarap
	pATi varun'arum piRarum kUTi
	iran'tOr aRRam tIrkku' ena, virain'tu, ivaN
20	uLLi van'tanen, yAnE; vicumpuRak
	kazai vaLar cilampin vazaiyoTu n'ITi,
	Acinik kaviniya palavin ArvuRRu,
	muL puRa mutu kani peRRa kaTuvan
	tuyt talai man'tiyaik kaiyiTUup payirum,
25	atirA yANar, mutirattuk kizava!
	ivaN viLagku ciRappin, iyal tErk kumaNa!
	icai mEn'tOnRiya vaNmaiyoTu,
	pakai mEmpaTuka, n'I En'tiya vElE!

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	'vAzum n'ALOTu yANTu pala uNmaiyin,
	tIrtal cellAtu, en uyir' enap pala pulan'tu,
	kOl kAlAkak kuRum pala otugki,
	n'Ul virittanna katuppinaL, kaN tuyinRu,
5	munRil pOkA mutirvinaL yAyum;
	pacan'ta mEniyoTu paTar aTa varun'ti,
	marugkil koNTa pal kuRumAkkaL
	picain'tu tina, vATiya mulaiyaL, peritu azin'tu,
	kuppaik kIrai koykaN akaitta
10	muRRA iLan' taLir koytukoNTu, uppu inRu,
	n'Ir ulaiAka ERRi, mOr inRu,
	avizp patam maRan'tu, pAcaTaku micain'tu,
	mAcoTu kuRain'ta uTukkaiyaL, aRam paziyA,
	tuvvALAkiya en veyyOLum;
15	enRAgku, iruvar n'ejcamum uvappa kAnavar
	kari punam mayakkiya akankaN kollai,
	aivanam vitti, maiyuRak kavini,
	InalcellA EnaRku izumenak
	karuvi vAnam talaii yAgkum,
20	Itta n'in pukaz Etti, tokka en,
	paci tinat tiragkiya, okkalum uvappa
	uyarn'tu En'tu maruppin kolkaLiRu peRinum,
	tavirn'tu viTu paricil koLLalen; uvan'tu, n'I
	inpuRa viTutiAyin, ciRitu
25	kunRiyum koLval, kUr vEl kumaNa!
	ataRpaTa aruLal vENTuval viRal pukaz
	vacai il vizut tiNaip piRan'ta
	icai mEn' tOnRal! n'iR pATiya yAnE.

160

	'uru kezu jAyiRRu oN katir micain'ta
	muLi pul kAnam kuzaippa, kallena
	atir kural ERoTu tuLi corin'tAgku,
	paci tinat tiragkiya kacivuTai yAkkai
5	aviz pukuvu aRiyAtuAkalin, vATiya
	n'eRi koL varik kuTar kuLippat taNNena,
	kuy koL kozun' tuvai n'eyyuTai aTicil,
	mati cEr n'ALmIn pOla, n'avinRa
	ciRu pon n'an kalam cuRRa irIi,
10	"kETu inRAka, pATun'ar kaTumpu" ena,
	aritu peRu polag kalam eLitinin vIci,
	n'aTTOr n'aTTa n'al icaik kumaNan,
	maTTu Ar maRukin, mutirattOnE;
	celkuvaiAyin, n'alkuvan, peritu' ena,
15	pal pukaz n'uvalun'ar kURa, val virain'tu,
	uLLam turappa van'tanen; eLLuRRu,
	il uNAt tuRattalin, il maRan'tu uRaiyum
	pul uLaik kuTumip putalvan pal mAN
	pAl il vaRu mulai cuvaittanan peRAan,
20	kUzum cORum kaTaii, Uzin
	uL il vaRug kalam tiRan'tu, azak kaNTu,
	maRap puli uraittum, matiyam kATTiyum,
	n'on'tanaLAki, 'n'un'taiyai uLLi,
	poTin'ta n'in cevvi kATTu' enap palavum
25	vinaval AnALAki, n'anavin
	allal uzappOL mallal ciRappa,
	cellAc celvam mikuttanai, vallE
	viTutal vENTuval attai; paTu tirai
	n'Ir cUz n'ilavarai uyara, n'in
30	cIr kezu vizup pukaz Ettukam palavE.

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	n'INTu oli azuvam kuRaipaTa mukan'tukoNTu,
	INTu celal koNmU vENTuvayin kuzIi,
	peru malai anna tOnRala, cUl mutirpu,
	urum uraRu karuviyoTu, peyal kaTan iRuttu,
5	vaLa mazai mARiya enRUzk kAlai,
	manpatai ellAm cenRu uNa, kagkaik
	karai poru mali n'Ir n'iRain'tu tOnRiyAgku,
	emakkum piRarkkum cemmalaiAkalin,
	'anpu il ATavar konRu, ARu kavara,
10	cenRu talaivarun'a alla, anpu inRu,
	van kalai teviTTum, aruj curam iRan'tOrkku,
	iRRai n'ALoTum yANTu talaippeyara' enak
	kaN poRi pOkiya kacivoTu uran azin'tu,
	arun' tuyar uzakkum en perun' tunpuRuvi n'in
15	tAL paTu celvam kANtoRum maruLa,
	panai maruL taTak kaiyoTu muttup paTa muRRiya
	uyar maruppu En'tiya varai maruL n'On pakaTu,
	oLi tikaz OTai poliya, marugkil
	paTu maNi iraTTa, ERic cemmAn'tu,
20	celal n'acaii uRRanen viRal miku kurucil!
	inmai turappa, icaitara van'tu, n'in
	vaNmaiyin toTutta en n'ayan'tanai kENmati!
	vallinum, vallEn Ayinum, vallE,
	en aLan'tu aRin'tanai n'OkkAtu, ciRan'ta
25	n'in aLan'tu aRimati, peruma! enRum
	vEn'tar n'ANap peyarvEn; cAn'tu arun'tip
	pal poRik koNTa En'tu ezil akalam
	mAN izai makaLir pullutoRum pukala,
	n'AL muracu iragkum iTanuTai varaippil n'in
30	tAL n'izal vAzn'ar n'an kalam mikuppa,
	vAL amar uzan'ta n'in tAnaiyum,
	cIr miku celvamum, Ettukam palavE.

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	iravalar puravalai n'Iyum allai;
	puravalar iravalarkku illaiyum allar;
	iravalar uNmaiyum kAN, ini; iravalarkku
	IvOr uNmaiyum kAN, ini; n'in Urk
5	kaTimaram varun'tat tan'tu yAm piNitta
	n'eTu n'al yAnai em paricil;
	kaTumAn tOnRal! celval yAnE.

163

	n'in n'ayan'tu uRain'arkkum, n'I n'ayan'tu uRain'arkkum,
	pal mAN kaRpin n'in kiLai mutalOrkkum,
	kaTumpin kaTum paci tIra yAza n'in
	n'eTug kuRiyetirppai n'alkiyOrkkum,
5	innOrkku ennAtu, ennoTum cUzAtu,
	vallAgku vAztum ennAtu, n'Iyum
	ellOrkkum koTumati manai kizavOyE!
	pazam tUgku mutirattuk kizavan
	tirun'tu vEl kumaNan n'alkiya vaLanE.

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	ezu ini, n'ejcam! celkam; yArO,
	paruku anna vETkai ilvazi,
	arukil kaNTum aRiyAr pOla,
	akam n'aka vArA mukan azi paricil
5	tAL ilALar vELAr allar?
	'varuka' ena vENTum varicaiyOrkkE
	peritE ulakam; pENun'ar palarE;
	mILi munpin ALi pOla,
	uLLam uL avin'tu aTagkAtu, veLLena
10	n'OvAtOnvayin tiragki,
	vAyA van kanikku ulamaruvOrE.

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	'kunRum malaiyum pala pin oziya,
	van'tanen, paricil koNTanen celaRku' ena
	n'inRa en n'ayan'tu aruLi, 'Itu koNTu,
	Igkanam celka, tAn' ena, ennai
5	yAgku aRin'tananO, tAgku arug kAvalan?
	kANAtu Itta ip poruTku yAn Or
	vANikap paricilan allen; pENi,
	tinai anaittuAyinum, initu avar
	tuNai aLavu aRin'tu, n'alkinar viTinE.

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	'n'ITu vAzka?' enRu, yAn n'eTug kaTai kuRuki,
	pATi n'inRa paci n'ATkaNNE,
	'kOTaik kAlattuk kozu n'izal Aki,
	poyttal aRiyA uravOn cevimutal
5	vittiya panuval viLain'tanRu n'anRu' ena
	n'acci irun'ta n'acai pazutAka,
	aTTa kuzici azal payan'tAagku,
	'aLiyartAmE Arka' ennA
	aRan il kURRam tiRan inRu tuNiya,
10	Uzin uruppa erukkiya makaLir
	vAzaip pUvin vaLai muRi citaRa,
	mutu vAy okkal paricilar iragka,
	kaLLi pOkiya kaLariam paRan'talai,
	veL vEl viTalai cenRu mAyn'tananE:
15	Agku atu n'Oy inRAka; Ogku varaip
	puli pArttu oRRiya kaLiRRu irai pizaippin,
	eli pArttu oRRAtAkum; mali tiraik
	kaTal maNTu punalin izumenac cenRu,
	n'aniyuTaip paricil tarukam,
20	ezumati, n'ejcE! tuNipu mun'tuRuttE.

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	kavi cen' tAzik kuvi puRattu irun'ta
	cevi cej cEvalum pokuvalum veruvA,
	vAy van kAkkaiyum kUkaiyum kUTi,
	pEey AyamoTu peTTAgku vazagkum
5	kATu munninanE, kaL kAmuRun'an;
	toTi kazi makaLirin tol kavin vATi,
	pATun'ar kaTumpum paiyenRanavE;
	tOTu koL muracum kizin'tana, kaNNE;
	AL il, varai pOl, yAnaiyum maruppu izan'tanavE;
10	ven' tiRal kURRam perum pEtuRuppa,
	en'tai Akula ataR paTal aRiyEn;
	an'tO! aLiyEn van'tanen; manRa
	en Akuvarkol, en tunniyOrE?
	mAri iravin, maram kaviz pozutin,
15	Ar ajar uRRa n'ejcamoTu, orAgkuk
	kaN il Uman kaTal paTTAgku,
	varai aLan'tu aRiyAt tirai aru n'Ittattu,
	avala maRu cuzi maRukalin,
	tavalE n'anRuman; takutiyum atuvE.