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	aTu makaL mukan'ta aLavA veNNel
	toTi mAN ulakkaip parUuk kuRRu arici
	kATi veL ulaik koLIi, n'Izal
	Ogku cinai mAvin tIm kani n'aRum puLi,
5	mOTTu iru varAal kOTTu mIn kozug kuRai,
	ceRuvin vaLLai, ciRu koTip pAkal,
	pAtiri Uz mukai aviz viTuttanna
	mey kaLain'tu, inanoTu viraii,
	mUzppap peyta muzu avizp puzukkal,
10	azikaLin paTun'ar kaLi aTa vaikin,
	pazajcORu ayilum muzagku n'Irp paTappaik
	kAvirik kizavan, mAyA n'al icaik
	kiLLivaLavan uLLi, avaR paTartum;
	cellEn cellEn, piRar mukam n'OkkEn;
15	n'eTug kazait tUNTil viTu mIn n'oTuttu,
	kiNaimakaL aTTa pAval puLigkUz
	pozutu maRuttu uNNum uNTiyEn, azivu koNTu,
	oru ciRai irun'tEn; ennE! 'iniyE,
	aRavar aRavan, maRavar maRavan,
20	maLLar maLLan, tollOr marukan,
	icaiyin koNTAn, n'acai amutu uNka' ena,
	mIp paTarn'tu iRan'tu, van kOl maNNi,
	vaL parin'tu kiTan'ta.......................maNakka
	vicippuRuttu amain'ta putuk kAzp pOrvai,
25	alakin mAlai Arppa vaTTittu,
	kaTiyum uNavu ennak kaTavuTkum toTEn,
	'kaTun' tEr aLLaRku acAvA n'On cuval
	pakaTE attai yAn vENTi van'tatu' ena,
	onRu yAn peTTAaLavai, anRE
30	AnRu viTTanan attai, vicumpin
	mIn pUttanna uruvap pal n'irai
	UrtiyoTu n'alkiyOnE; cIr koLa
	izumena izitarum aruvi,
	vAn tOy uyar cimait tOnRik kOvE.