ErkkaLa uruvakam

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iruppu mukaj ceRitta En'tu ezil maruppin,
karug kai yAnai koNmU Aka,
n'ILmozi maRavar eRivanar uyartta
vAL min Aka, vayagku kaTippu amain'ta
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kurutip paliya muracu muzakku Aka,
aracu arAp panikkum aNagku uRu pozutin,
vev vicaip puravi vIcu vaLi Aka,
vicaippuRu val vil vIgku n'AN ukaitta
kaNait tuLi pozin'ta kaN akan kiTakkai.
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Irac ceRuvayin tEr Er Aka,
viTiyal pukku, n'eTiya n'ITTi, n'in
cerup paTai miLirn'ta tiruttuRu paij cAl,
piTittu eRi veL vEl kaNaiyamoTu vitti,
vizut talai cAytta veruvaru paig kUz,
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pEymakaL paRRiya piNam piRagku pal pOrpu,
kaNa n'ariyOTu kazutu kaLam paTuppa,
pUtam kAppa, polikaLam tazIi,
pATun'arkku irun'ta pITuTaiyALa!
tEyvai veN kAz puraiyum vici piNi
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vEyvai kANA virun'tin pOrvai
arik kural taTAri uruppa oRRi,
pATi van'ticin; peruma! pATu AnRu
ezili tOyum imiz icai aruvi,
ponnuTai n'eTug kOTTu, imaiyattu anna
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OTai n'utala, olkutal aRiyA,
tuTi aTik kuzaviya piTi iTai miTain'ta
vEza mukavai n'alkumati
tAzA Ikait takai veyyOyE!

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai; tuRai ErkkaLa uruvakamum Am.
cEramAn kaTal OTTiya vel kezu kuTTuvanaip paraNar pATiyatu.

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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,
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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.
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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,
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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,
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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,
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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,
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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!
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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!
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tiNai atu; tuRai maRakkaLavazi; ErkkaLa uruvakamum Am.

cOzan kurAppaLLit tujciya kiLLivaLavan karuvUr eRin'tAnaik kOvUr
kizAr pATiyatu.