an'tO en'tai

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an'tO! en'tai aTaiyAp pEr il!
vaNTu paTu n'aRavin taNTA maNTaiyoTu
varaiyAp peruj cORRu muri vAy muRRam,
veRRu yARRu ampiyin eRRu? aRRu Akak
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kaNTanen, manRa; cOrka, en kaNNE;
vaiyam kAvalar vaLam kezu tiru n'akar,
maiyal yAnai ayAvuyirttanna
n'ey ulai corin'ta mai Un Ocai
putukkaN mAkkaL cetukkaN Arap
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payan'tanai, mannAl, munnE! iniyE
pal A tazIiya kallA val vil
uzaik kural kUkai azaippa ATTi,
n'Aku mulai anna n'aRum pUg karan'tai
viraku aRiyALar marapin cUTTa,
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n'irai ivaN tan'tu, n'aTukal Akiya
ven vEl viTalai inmaiyin pulampi,
koym mazit talaiyoTu kaimmaiyuRak kalagkiya
kazi kala makaTUup pOlap
pullenRanaiyAl, pal aNi izan'tE.

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
.....................AvUr mUlag kizAr pATiyatu.