pottiyAr

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n'inaikkum kAlai maruTkai uTaittE,
enaip peruj ciRappinOTu Igku itu tuNital;
ataninum maruTkai uTaittE, piRan n'ATTut
tORRam cAnRa cAnROn pORRi,
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icai marapu Aka, n'aTpuk kan'tu Aka,
inaiyatu Or kAlai Igku varutal;
'varuvan' enRa kOnatu perumaiyum,
atu pazutu inRi van'tavan aRivum,
viyattoRum viyattoRum viyappu iRan'tanRE;
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atanAl, tan kOl iyagkAt tEyattu uRaiyum
cAnROn n'ejcuRap peRRa tonRu icai
annOnai izan'ta iv ulakam
en Avatukol? aLiyatu tAnE!

tiNai potuviyal; tuRai kaiyaRun'ilai.
avan vaTakkirun'tAnuzaic cenRa picirAn'taiyAraik kaNTu pottiyAr pATiyatu.

220
peruj cORu payan'tu, pal yANTu puran'ta
perug kaLiRu izan'ta paital pAkan
atu cErn'tu alkiya azugkal Alai,
veLil pAzAkak kaNTu kaluzn'tAgku,
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kalagkinen allanO, yAnE polan' tArt
tEr vaN kiLLi pOkiya
pEr icai mUtUr manRam kaNTE?

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
avan vaTakkirun'tAnuzaic cenRu mINTu van'tu uRaiyUr kaNTa pottiyAr azutu pATiyatu.

221
pATun'arkku Itta pal pukazannE;
ATun'arkku Itta pEr anpinanE;
aRavOr pukazn'ta Ay kOlannE;
tiRavOr pukazn'ta tiN anpinanE;
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makaLir cAyal; main'tarkku main'tu;
tukaL aRu kELvi uyarn'tOr pukkil;
anaiyan ennAtu, at takkOnai,
n'inaiyAk kURRam in uyir uyttanRu;
paital okkal tazIi, atanai
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vaikam vammO vAymozip pulavIr!
'n'anan' talai ulakam aran'tai tUgka,
keTu il n'al icai cUTi,
n'aTukal Ayinan puravalan' enavE.

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
avan n'aTukal kaNTu avar pATiyatu.

222
'azal avir vayagku izaip polin'ta mEni,
n'izalinum pOkA, n'in veyyOL payan'ta
pukazcAl putalvan piRan'ta pin vA' ena,
en ivaN ozitta anpilALa!
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eNNAtu irukkuvai allai;
en iTam yAtu? maRRu icai veyyOyE!

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
avanai, tan makan piRan'ta pin peyarttuc cenRu, pottiyAr, 'enakku iTam tA' enRu coRRatu.

223
palarkku n'izal Aki, ulakam mIkkURi,
talaippOkanmaiyin ciRu vazi maTagki,
n'ilai peRu n'aTukal Akiyak kaNNum,
iTam koTuttu aLippa, manRa uTampOTu
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in uyir virumpum kizamait
tol n'aTpuTaiyAr tam uzaic celinE.

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
kallAkiyum iTam koTutta kOpperujcOzanai vaTakkirun'ta pottiyAr pATiyatu.