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	kalam cey kOvE! kalam cey kOvE!
	iruL tiNin'tanna kurUut tiraL parUup pukai
	akal iru vicumpin UnRum cULai,
	n'anan' talai mUtUrk kalam cey kOvE!
5	aLiyai n'IyE; yAgku Akuvaikol?
	n'ilavarai cUTTiya n'IL n'eTun' tAnaip
	pulavar pukazn'ta poyyA n'al icai,
	viri katir jAyiRu vicumpu ivarn'tanna
	cEN viLagku ciRappin, cempiyar marukan
10	koTi n'uTagku yAnai n'eTumA vaLavan
	tEvar ulakam eytinan Atalin,
	annOR kavikkum kaN akan tAzi
	vanaital vETTanaiAyin, enaiyatUum
	iru n'ilam tikiriyA, peru malai
15	maNNA, vanaital ollumO, n'inakkE?

229

	ATu iyal azal kuTTattu
	Ar iruL arai iravil,
	muTap panaiyattu vEr mutalAk
	kaTaik kuLattuk kayam kAya,
5	pagkuni uyar azuvattu,
	talai n'ALmIn n'ilai tiriya,
	n'ilai n'ALmIn atan etir Ertara,
	tol n'ALmIn tuRai paTiya,
	pAcic cellAtu, Ucit tunnAtu,
10	aLakkart tiNai viLakkAkak
	kanai eri parappa, kAl etirpu pogki,
	oru mIn vIzn'tanRAl, vicumpinAnE;
	atu kaNTu, yAmum piRarum pal vERu iravalar,
	'paRai icai aruvi n'al n'ATTup porun'an
15	n'Oy ilanAyin n'anRuman til' ena
	azin'ta n'ejcam maTiuLam parappa,
	ajcinam; ezu n'AL van'tanRu, inRE;
	main'tuTai yAnai kai vaittu uRagkavum,
	tiN piNi muracam kaN kizin'tu uruLavum,
20	kAval veNkuTai kAl parin'tu ulaRavum,
	kAl iyal kali mAk kati ila vaikavum,
	mElOr ulakam eytinan; Akalin,
	oN toTi makaLirkku uRu tuNai Aki,
	tan tuNai Ayam maRan'tanankollO
25	pakaivarp piNikkum ARRal, n'acaivarkku
	aLan'tu koTai aRiyA Ikai,
	maNi varai anna mAayOnE?

246

	pal cAnRIrE! pal cAnRIrE!
	'celka' enac collAtu, 'ozika' ena vilakkum,
	pollAc cUzccip pal cAnRIrE!
	aNil varik koTug kAy vAL pOzn'tiTTa
5	kAz pOl n'al viLar n'aRu n'ey tINTAtu,
	aTai iTaik kiTan'ta kai pizi piNTam,
	veL eL cAn'toTu, puLip peytu aTTa
	vELai ven'tai, valci Aka,
	paral pey paLLip pAy inRu vatiyum
10	uyaval peNTirEm allEm mAtO;
	perug kATTup paNNiya karug kOTTu Imam
	n'umakku aritAkuka tilla; emakku em
	perun' tOL kaNavan mAyn'tena, arumpu aRa
	vaL itaz avizn'ta tAmarai
15	n'aL irum poykaiyum tIyum OraRRE!

247

	yAnai tan'ta muLi mara viRakin
	kAnavar pottiya jeli tI viLakkattu,
	maTa mAn peru n'irai vaiku tuyil eTuppi,
	man'ti cIkkum aNagkuTai munRilil,
5	n'Ir vAr kUn'tal irum puRam tAza,
	pEr ajark kaNNaL, perug kATu n'Okki,
	terumarum amma tAnE tan kozun'an
	muzavu kaN tuyilAk kaTiyuTai viyal n'akarc
	ciRu n'ani tamiyaL Ayinum,
10	in uyir n'aTugkum tan iLamai puRagkoTuttE!

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	ennai mArpil puNNum veyya;
	n'aTu n'AL van'tu tumpiyum tuvaikkum;
	n'eTu n'akar varaippin viLakkum n'illA;
	tujcAk kaNNE tuyilum vETkum;
5	ajcuvaru kurAal kuralum tURRum;
	n'el n'Ir eRin'tu viricci Orkkum
	cem mutu peNTin collum n'irampA;
	tuTiya! pANa! pATu val viRali!
	en Akuvirkol? aLiyir; n'umakkum
10	ivaN uRai vAzkkaiyO, aritE! yAnum
	maNNuRu mazit talait teN n'Ir vAra,
	tonRu tAm uTutta am pakait teriyal
	ciRu veL Ampal alli uNNum
	kazi kala makaLir pOla,
15	vazi n'inain'tiruttal, ataninum aritE!