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	'vAzum n'ALOTu yANTu pala uNmaiyin,
	tIrtal cellAtu, en uyir' enap pala pulan'tu,
	kOl kAlAkak kuRum pala otugki,
	n'Ul virittanna katuppinaL, kaN tuyinRu,
5	munRil pOkA mutirvinaL yAyum;
	pacan'ta mEniyoTu paTar aTa varun'ti,
	marugkil koNTa pal kuRumAkkaL
	picain'tu tina, vATiya mulaiyaL, peritu azin'tu,
	kuppaik kIrai koykaN akaitta
10	muRRA iLan' taLir koytukoNTu, uppu inRu,
	n'Ir ulaiAka ERRi, mOr inRu,
	avizp patam maRan'tu, pAcaTaku micain'tu,
	mAcoTu kuRain'ta uTukkaiyaL, aRam paziyA,
	tuvvALAkiya en veyyOLum;
15	enRAgku, iruvar n'ejcamum uvappa kAnavar
	kari punam mayakkiya akankaN kollai,
	aivanam vitti, maiyuRak kavini,
	InalcellA EnaRku izumenak
	karuvi vAnam talaii yAgkum,
20	Itta n'in pukaz Etti, tokka en,
	paci tinat tiragkiya, okkalum uvappa
	uyarn'tu En'tu maruppin kolkaLiRu peRinum,
	tavirn'tu viTu paricil koLLalen; uvan'tu, n'I
	inpuRa viTutiAyin, ciRitu
25	kunRiyum koLval, kUr vEl kumaNa!
	ataRpaTa aruLal vENTuval viRal pukaz
	vacai il vizut tiNaip piRan'ta
	icai mEn' tOnRal! n'iR pATiya yAnE.