kumaNan

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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
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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;
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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,
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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
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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,
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atirA yANar, mutirattuk kizava!
ivaN viLagku ciRappin, iyal tErk kumaNa!
icai mEn'tOnRiya vaNmaiyoTu,
pakai mEmpaTuka, n'I En'tiya vElE!

tiNai atu; tuRai vAzttiyal; paricil kaTA n'ilaiyum Am.
kumaNanaip perujcittiranAr pATiyatu.

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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,
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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
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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;
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enRAgku, iruvar n'ejcamum uvappa kAnavar
kari punam mayakkiya akankaN kollai,
aivanam vitti, maiyuRak kavini,
InalcellA EnaRku izumenak
karuvi vAnam talaii yAgkum,
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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
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kunRiyum koLval, kUr vEl kumaNa!
ataRpaTa aruLal vENTuval viRal pukaz
vacai il vizut tiNaip piRan'ta
icai mEn' tOnRal! n'iR pATiya yAnE.

tiNai atu; tuRai paricil kaTA n'ilai.
avanai avar pATiyatu.

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'uru kezu jAyiRRu oN katir micain'ta
muLi pul kAnam kuzaippa, kallena
atir kural ERoTu tuLi corin'tAgku,
paci tinat tiragkiya kacivuTai yAkkai
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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,
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"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,
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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,
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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
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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
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cIr kezu vizup pukaz Ettukam palavE.

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
avanai avar pATiyatu.

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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,
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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,
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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tAL n'izal vAzn'ar n'an kalam mikuppa,
vAL amar uzan'ta n'in tAnaiyum,
cIr miku celvamum, Ettukam palavE.

tiNai atu; tuRai paricil tuRai.
avanai avar pATip pakaTu peRRatu.

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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
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kaTimaram varun'tat tan'tu yAm piNitta
n'eTu n'al yAnai em paricil;
kaTumAn tOnRal! celval yAnE.

tiNai atu; tuRai paricil viTai.
avar veLimAnuzaic cenRArkku veLimAn tujcuvAn tampiyaip 'paricil koTu' ena, avan ciRitu koTuppak koLLAtu pOy, kumaNanaip pATi,kumaNan pakaTu koTuppak koNarn'tu n'inRu, veLimAn Urk kaTimarattu yAttuc ce

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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,
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innOrkku ennAtu, ennoTum cUzAtu,
vallAgku vAztum ennAtu, n'Iyum
ellOrkkum koTumati manai kizavOyE!
pazam tUgku mutirattuk kizavan
tirun'tu vEl kumaNan n'alkiya vaLanE.

tiNai atu; tuRai paricil
peruj cittiranAr kumaNanaip pATip paricil koNarn'tu manaiyOTkuc colliyatu.

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ATu n'ani maRan'ta kOTu uyar aTuppin
Ampi pUppa, tEmpu paci uzavA,
pAal inmaiyin tOloTu tiragki,
illi tUrn'ta pollA vaRu mulai
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cuvaittoRu azUum tan makattu mukam n'Okki,
n'IroTu n'iRain'ta Ir itaz mazaikkaN en
manaiyOL evvam n'Okki, n'inaii,
n'iR paTarn'ticinE n'al pOrk kumaNa!
en n'ilai aRin'tanaiAyin, in' n'ilait
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toTuttum koLLAtu amaiyalen aTukkiya
paN amai n'arampin paccai n'al yAz,
maN amai muzavin, vayiriyar
inmai tIrkkum kuTip piRan'tOyE.

tiNai atu; tuRai paricil kaTAn'ilai.
tampiyAl n'ATu koLLappaTTuk kATu paRRiyirun'ta kumaNanaip perun'talaic cAttanAr pATiyatu.

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mannA ulakattu mannutal kuRittOr
tam pukaz n'iRIit tAm mAyn'tanarE;
tun aruj ciRappin uyarn'ta celvar,
inmaiyin irappOrkku IiyAmaiyin,
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tonmai mAkkaLin toTarpu aRiyalarE;
tAL tAz paTu maNi iraTTum, pU n'utal,
ATu iyal yAnai pATun'arkku arukAk
kETu il n'al icai vaya mAn tOnRalaip
pATi n'inRanenAka, 'konnE
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pATu peRu paricilan vATinan peyartal ena
n'ATu izan'tataninum n'ani innAtu' ena,
vAL tan'tananE, talai enakku Iya,
tannin ciRan'tatu piRitu onRu inmaiyin;
ATu mali uvakaiyoTu varuval,
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OTAp pUTkai n'in kizamaiyOR kaNTE.

tiNai atu; tuRai paricil viTai.
tampiyAl n'ATu koLLappaTTuk kATu paRRiyirun'ta kumaNanaik kaNTu, avan tan vAL koTuppak koNTu van'tu, iLag kumaNaRkuk kATTi, perun'talaic cAttanAr pATiyatu.