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	vaLarat toTinum, vauvupu tirin'tu,
	viLari uRutarum tIm toTai n'inaiyA,
	taLarum n'ejcam talaii, manaiyOL
	uLarum kUn'tal n'Okki, kaLara
5	kaLLi n'Izal kaTavuL vAztti,
	paci paTu marugkulai, kacipu, kaitozAa,
	'kANalenkol?' ena vinavinai varUum
	pANa! kENmati, yANaratu n'ilaiyE:
	puravut toTuttu uNkuvaiAyinum, iravu ezun'tu
10	evvam koLkuvaiAyinum, iraNTum,
	kaiyuL pOlum; kaTitu aNmaiyavE
	mun Urp pUcalin tOnRi, tan Ur
	n'eTu n'irai tazIiya mILiyALar
	viTu kaNai n'Ittam tuTi puNai Aka,
15	venRi tan'tu, konRu kOL viTuttu,
	vaiyakam pulampa vaLaiiya pAmpin
	vai eyiRRu uyn'ta matiyin, maRavar
	kaiyakattu uyn'ta kanRuTaip pal An
	n'iraiyoTu van'ta uraiyan Aki,
20	uri kaLai aravam mAna, tAnE
	aritu cel ulakil cenRanan; uTampE,
	kAnac ciRRiyARRu arug karaik kAl uRRu,
	kampamoTu tuLagkiya ilakkam pOla,
	ampoTu tuLagki ANTu ozin'tanRE;
25	uyar icai veRuppat tOnRiya peyarE,
	maTamcAl majjai aNi mayir cUTTi,
	iTam piRar koLLAc ciRu vazi,
	paTam cey pan'tark kal micaiyatuvE.