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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.

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	menpAlAn uTan aNaii,
	vajcik kOTTu uRagku n'Arai
	aRaik karumpin pU arun'tum;
	vanpAlAn karug kAl varakin
5	......................................................................................
	am kaN kuRu muyala veruva, ayala
	karug kOTTu iruppaip pU uRaikkun'tu;
	vizavu inRAyinum, uzavar maNTai
	irug keTiRRu micaiyoTu pUg kaL vaikun'tu;
10	................................................kiNaiyEm, peruma!
	n'el ennA, pon ennA,
	kanaRRak koNTa n'aRavu ennA,
	.....................manai ennA, avai palavum
	yAn taNTavum, tAn taNTAn,
15	n'iNam perutta kozuj cORRiTai,
	maN n'ANap pukaz vETTu,
	n'Ir n'ANa n'ey vazagki,
	puran'tOn; en'tai; yAmalan'tolai.....
	annOnai uTaiyEm enpa;....... vaRaTku
20	yANTu n'iRka veLLi, mANTa
	uNTa n'an kalam peytu n'uTakkavum,
	tinRa n'aN pal Un tONTavum,
	van'ta vaikal allatu,
	cenRa ellaic celavu aRiyEnE.