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	uTumpu urittanna enpu ezu marugkin
	kaTumpin kaTum paci kaLaiyun'ark kANAtu,
	cil cevittu Akiya kELvi n'on'tu n'on'tu,
	Igku evan ceytiyO? pANa! 'pUN cuman'tu,
5	am pakaTTu eziliya cem poRi Akattu
	menmaiyin makaLirkku vaNagki, vanmaiyin
	ATavarp piNikkum pITu kezu n'eTun' takai,
	puniRu tIr kuzavikku iliRRu mulai pOlac
	curan'ta kAviri maram kol mali n'Ir
10	manpatai purakkum n'al n'ATTup porun'an,
	uTpakai oru tiRam paTTena, puT pakaikku
	EvAn Akalin, cAvEm yAm' ena,
	n'IgkA maRavar vIgku tOL puTaippa,
	taNi paRai aRaiyum aNi koL tEr vazi,
15	kaTug kaL parukun'ar n'aTugku kai ukutta
	n'aRuj cERu ATiya vaRun' talai yAnai
	n'eTu n'akar varaippil paTu muzA Orkkum
	uRan'taiyOnE kurucil;
	piRan kaTai maRappa, n'alkuvan, celinE.

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	'vEzam vIztta vizut toTaip pakazi
	pEz vAy uzuvaiyaip perumpiRitu uRIi,
	puzal talaip pukark kalai uruTTi, ural talaik
	kEzaR panRi vIza, ayalatu
5	Azal puRRattu uTumpil ceRRum,
	val vil vETTam valam paTuttu irun'tOn,
	pukazcAl ciRappin ampu mikat tiLaikkum
	kolaivan yArkolO? kolaivan maRRu ivan
	vilaivan pOlAn; veRukkai n'anku uTaiyan;
10	Aram tAzn'ta am pakaTTu mArpin,
	cAral aruvip paya malaik kizavan,
	Ori kolO? allankollO?
	pATuval, viRali! Or vaNNam; n'Irum
	maN muzA amaimin; paN yAz n'iRumin;
15	kaN viTu tUmpin kaLiRRu uyir toTumin;
	ellari toTumin; AkuLi toTumin;
	patalai oru kaN paiyena iyakkumin;
	matalai mAk kOl kaivalam tamin' enRu,
	iRaivan Akalin, collupu kuRuki,
20	mU Ez tuRaiyum muRaiyuLik kazippi,
	'kO' enap peyariya kAlai, Agku atu
	tan peyar Akalin n'ANi, maRRu, 'yAm
	n'ATTiTan n'ATTiTan varutum; Igku Or
	vETTuvar illai, n'in oppOr' ena,
25	vETTatu moziyavum viTAan, vETTattil
	tAn uyir cekutta mAn n'iNap puzukkOTu,
	An urukku anna vEriyai n'alki,
	tan malaip piRan'ta tA il n'an pon,
	pal maNik kuvaiyoTum viraii, 'koNm' ena,
30	curattiTai n'alkiyOnE viTarc cimai
	Ogku irug kollip porun'an,
	OmpA Ikai viRal veyyOnE!

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	kaLiRu n'IRu ATiya viTu n'ila marugkin,
	vampap perum peyal varain'tu corin'tu iRan'tena,
	kuzi koL cil n'Ir kurAal uNTalin,
	cERu kiLaittiTTa kaluz kaN URal
5	muRaiyin uNNum n'iRaiyA vAzkkai,
	muLavu mAt tolaicciya muzuccol ATavar
	uTumpu izutu aRutta oTug kAzp paTalaic
	cIRil munRil kURuceytiTumAr,
	koLLi vaitta kozu n'iNa n'ARRam
10	maRukuTan kamazum matukai manRattu,
	alan'talai iratti alagkupaTu n'Izal,
	kayan' talaic ciRAar kaNai viLaiyATum
	aru miLai irukkaiyatuvE ven vEl
	vEn'tu talaivarinum tAgkum,
15	tAgkA Ikai, n'eTun'takai UrE.

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	Ur mutu vElip pAr n'aTai verukin
	iruL pakai verIiya n'Aku iLam pETai
	uyir n'aTukkuRRup pulA viTTu araRRa,
	ciRaiyum ceRRaiyum puTaiyun'aL ezun'ta
5	paruttip peNTin ciRu tI viLakkattu,
	kavirp pU n'eRRic cEvalin taNiyum
	aru miLai irukkaiyatuvE manaiviyum,
	vETTac ciRAar cEN pulam paTarAtu,
	paTappaik koNTa kuRun' tAL uTumpin
10	vizukku n'iNam peyta tayirk kaN vitavai,
	yANar n'allavai pANaroTu, orAgku
	varu virun'tu ayarum viruppinaL; kizavanum,
	aruj camam tataiyat tAkki, peruj camattu
	aNNal yAnai aNin'ta
15	pon cey OTaip perum paricilanE.