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	...............................................................................................................Li,
	n'Arum pOzum ceytu uNTu, orAgkup
	paci tinat tiragkiya iru pEr okkaRku
	Ar patam kaNNena mAtiram tuzaii,
5	vEr uzan'tu ulaRi, marugku cettu oziya van'tu,
	attak kuTijait tuTi maruL tIm kural,
	uzujcil am kavaTTiTai irun'ta parun'tin
	peTai payir kuralOTu, icaikkum AgkaN,
	kazai kAyn'tu ulaRiya vaRam kUr n'IL iTai,
10	vari maral tiragkiya kAnam piRpaTa,
	pazumaram uLLiya paRavai pOla,
	oN paTai mAri vIz kani peytena,
	tuvaittu ezu kuruti n'ilamicaip parappa,
	viLain'ta cezug kural arin'tu, kAl kuvittu,
15	paTu piNap pal pOrpu aziya vAgki,
	erutu kaLiRu Aka, vAL maTal Occi,
	atari tiritta AL uku kaTAvin,
	akan kaN taTAri teLirppa oRRi,
	'ven' tiRal viyan kaLam polika!' enRu Etti,
20	iruppu mukam ceRitta En'tu maruppin
	varai maruL mukavaikku van'tanen; peruma!
	vaTi n'avil eHkam pAyn'tena, kiTan'ta
	toTiyuTait taTak kai Occi, veruvAr
	inat taTi virAya varik kuTar aTaicci,
25	azu kural pEymakaL ayara, kazukoTu
	cej cevi eruvai tiritarum,
	ajcuvaru kiTakkaiya kaLam kizavOyE!

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	ten paratavar miTal cAya,
	vaTa vaTukar vAL OTTiya,
	toTai amai kaNNi, tirun'tu vEl taTak kai,
	kaTu mA kaTaiiya viTu pari vaTimpin,
5	n'al tAr, kaLLin, cOzan kOyil,
	putup piRai anna cutai cEy mATattu,
	panik kayattu anna n'IL n'akar n'inRu, en
	arik kUTu mAk kiNai iriya oRRi,
	ejcA marapin vajci pATa,
10	emakku ena vakutta alla, mikap pala,
	mEmpaTu ciRappin arug kala veRukkai
	tAgkAtu pozitan'tOnE; atu kaNTu,
	ilampATu uzan'ta en irum pEr okkal,
	viral ceRi marapina cevit toTakkun'arum,
15	cevit toTar marapina viral ceRikkun'arum,
	araikku amai marapina miTaRRu yAkkun'arum,
	miTaRRu amai marapina araikku yAkkun'arum,
	kaTun' teRal irAmanuTan puNar cItaiyai
	valittakai arakkan vauviya jAnRai,
20	n'ilam cEr matar aNi kaNTa kuragkin
	cem mukap perug kiLai izaip polin'tAagku,
	aRAa aru n'akai initu peRRikumE
	irug kiLait talaimai eyti,
	arumpaTar evvam uzan'tatantalaiyE.