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	veLLiyum iru vicumpu Ertarum; puLLum
	uyar cinaik kuTampaik kural tORRinavE;
	poykaiyum pOtu kaN vizittana; paipayac
	cuTarum curugkinRu, oLiyE; pATu ezun'tu
5	iragkural muracamoTu valampuri Arppa,
	iravup puRagkaNTa kAlait tOnRi,
	eHku iruL akaRRum Emap pAcaRai,
	vaikaRai aravam kELiyar! 'pala kOL
	cey tAr mArpa! ezumati tuyil' ena,
10	teN kaN mAk kiNai teLirppa oRRi,
	n'eTug kaTait tOnRiyEnE; atu n'ayan'tu,
	'uLLi van'ta paricilan ivan' ena,
	n'eyyuRap poritta kuyyuTai n'eTuj cUTu,
	maNik kalan n'iRain'ta maNam n'ARu tERal,
15	pAmpu urittanna vAn pUg kaligkamoTu,
	mAri anna vaNmaiyin corin'tu,
	vEnil anna en veppu n'Igka,
	arug kalam n'alkiyOnE; enRum,
	ceRuvil pUtta cEyitazt tAmarai,
20	aRu tozil an'taNar aRam purin'tu eTutta
	tIyoTu viLagkum n'ATan, vAy vAL
	valam paTu tIvin polam pUN vaLavan;
	eRi tiraip perug kaTal iRutikkaN celinum,
	teRu katirk kanali ten ticait tOnRinum,
25	'en?' enRu ajcalam, yAmE; ven vEl
	aruj camam kaTakkum ARRal avan
	tirun'tu kazal n'On tAL taN n'izalEmE.