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	alagku katir cuman'ta kalagkaR cUzi,
	n'ilaitaLarvu tolain'ta olku n'ilaip pal kAR
	potiyil oru ciRai paLLi Aka,
	muzAaraip pOn'tai ara vAy mA maTal
5	n'Arum pOzum kiNaiyoTu curukki,
	Erin vAzn'ar kuTimuRai pukAa,
	'Uz iran'tu uNNum uyaval vAzvaip
	puravu etirn'tu koLLum cAnROr yAr?' enap
	piracam tUgkum aRAa yANar,
10	varai aNi paTappai, n'al n'ATTup porun'a!
	poyyA Ikaik kazal toTi Aay!
	yAvarum inmaiyin kiNaippa, tAvatu,
	peru mazai kaTal paran'tAagku, yAnum
	oru n'in uLLi van'tanen; atanAl
15	pulavar pukkil Aki, n'ilavarai
	n'ilIiyar attai, n'IyE! onRE
	n'in inRu vaRuvitu Akiya ulakattu,
	n'ilavanmArO, puravalar! tunni,
	periya Otinum ciRiya uNarAp
20	pITu inRu perukiya tiruvin,
	pATu il, mannaraip pATanmAr, emarE!