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	urumicai muzakku ena muracam icaippa,
	ceru n'avil vEzam koNmU Aka,
	tEr mA azi tuLi talaii, n'Am uRak
	kaNaik kARRu eTutta kaN akan pAcaRai,
5	izitaru kurutiyoTu En'tiya oL vAL
	pizivatu pOlap piTTai URu uvappa,
	main'tar ATiya mayagku perun' tAnai,
	kogku puRampeRRa koRRa vEn'tE!
	................................................taNTa mAp poRi.
10	maTak kaN mayil iyal maRaliyAgku,
	n'eTuj cuvar n'al il pulampa, kaTai kazin'tu,
	men tOL makaLir manRam pENAr,
	puNNuva
	..........................aNiyap puravi vAzka ena,
15	col n'izal inmaiyin n'al n'izal cEra,
	n'uN pUN mArpin pun talaic ciRAar
	ampu azi pozutil tamar mukam kANA,
	........................................................R RokkAna
	vEn'tu puRagkoTutta vIyn'tu uku paRan'talai,
20	mATam mayagku eri maNTi, kOTu iRupu,
	urum eRi malaiyin, iru n'ilam cEra,
	cenROn manRa, co...
	........................ NNaRin'ar kaNTu kaN alaippa,
	vajci muRRam vayak kaLan Aka,
25	ajcA maRavar AT pOrpu azittuk
	koNTanai, peruma! kuTa pulattu atari;
	polika attai, n'in paNaitanaRa............Lam!
	viLagku tiNai vEn'tar kaLamtoRum cenRu,
	''pukarmuka mukavai polika!'' enRu Etti,
30	koNTanar' enpa, periyOr; yAnum
	am kaN mAk kiNai atira oRRa,
	............... len Ayinum, kAtalin Etti,
	n'innOr annOr piRar ivaN inmaiyin,
	man eyil mukavaikku van'ticin, peruma!
35	pakaivar pukazn'ta ANmai, n'akaivarkkut
	tA inRu utavum paNpin, pEyoTu
	kaNa n'ari tiritarUum AgkaN, n'iNan arun'tu
	cej cevi eruvai kuzIi,
	ajcuvaru kiTakkaiya kaLam kizavOyE!
40	tiNai atu; tuRai maRakkaLavazi; ErkkaLa uruvakamum Am.