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	Acu il kammiyan mAcu aRap punain'ta
	polam cey pal kAcu aNin'ta alkul,
	Ikaik kaNNi ilagkat taii,
	tarumamoTu iyalvOL cAyal n'Okki,
5	tavirtta tErai, viLartta kaNNai,
	vinaval AnA vel pOr aNNal!
	'yAr makaL?' enpOy; kURak kEL, ini:
	kunRu kaNTanna n'ilaip pal pOrpu
	n'AL kaTA azitta n'anan' talaik kuppai
10	val vil iLaiyarkku alku patam mARRAt
	tol kuTi mannan makaLE; munn'AL
	kURi van'ta mA mutu vEn'tarkku
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	............................................. uzakkik kuruti OTTi,
15	katuvAy pOkiya tuti vAy eHkamoTu,
	pajciyum kaLaiyAp puNNar,
	ajcutakavu uTaiyar, ivaL tannaimArE.