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	kavi cen' tAzik kuvi puRattu irun'ta
	cevi cej cEvalum pokuvalum veruvA,
	vAy van kAkkaiyum kUkaiyum kUTi,
	pEey AyamoTu peTTAgku vazagkum
5	kATu munninanE, kaL kAmuRun'an;
	toTi kazi makaLirin tol kavin vATi,
	pATun'ar kaTumpum paiyenRanavE;
	tOTu koL muracum kizin'tana, kaNNE;
	AL il, varai pOl, yAnaiyum maruppu izan'tanavE;
10	ven' tiRal kURRam perum pEtuRuppa,
	en'tai Akula ataR paTal aRiyEn;
	an'tO! aLiyEn van'tanen; manRa
	en Akuvarkol, en tunniyOrE?
	mAri iravin, maram kaviz pozutin,
15	Ar ajar uRRa n'ejcamoTu, orAgkuk
	kaN il Uman kaTal paTTAgku,
	varai aLan'tu aRiyAt tirai aru n'Ittattu,
	avala maRu cuzi maRukalin,
	tavalE n'anRuman; takutiyum atuvE.

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	'kAnak kAkkaik kalic ciRaku Eykkum
	mayilaik kaNNi, perun' tOL kuRumakaL,
	EnOr makaLkol ivaL?' ena vituppuRRu,
	ennoTu vinavum ven vEl n'eTun'takai!
5	tiru n'ayattakka paNpin ivaL n'alanE
	porun'arkku allatu, piRarkku AkAtE;
	paig kAl kokkin paku vAyp piLLai
	men cERRu aTaikarai mEyn'tu uNTataRpin,
	Aral InRa aiyavi muTTai,
10	kUr n'al iRavin piLLaiyoTu peRUum,
	taN paNaik kizavan ivaL tan'taiyum; vEn'tarum
	peRAamaiyin pEr amar ceytalin,
	kazi piNam piRagku pOrpu azi kaLiRu erutA,
	vAL taka vaikalum uzakkum
15	mATciyavar, ivaL tannaimArE.

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	jAyiRRu anna Ay maNi miTain'ta
	mati uRaz Aram mArpil puraLa,
	pali peRu muracam pAcaRaic cilaippa,
	pozilakam paran'ta pe.................
5	.......................kuma vicaya veN koTi
	aNagku uruttanna kaNam koL tAnai,
	kURRattu anna mARRu aru munpin,
	Ak kural kANpin an'taNALar
	n'AnmaRaik kuRi .......................... yin
10	aRam kuRittanRu; poruL Akutalin
	maruL tIrn'tu, mayakku orIi,
	kai peyta n'Ir kaTaR parappa,
	Am irun'ta aTai n'alki,
	cORu koTuttu, mikap peritum
15	vIRu cAna......................... n'anRum
	ciRu veL enpin n'eTu veN kaLarin,
	vAy van kAkkai kUkaiyoTu kUTip
	pakalum kUvum akaluL AgkaN,
	kATu kaN maRaitta kallen cuRRamoTu,
20	il enRu ilvayin peyara, mella
	iTam ciRitu otugkal ajci,
	uTampoTum cenmAr, uyarn'tOr n'ATTE.