vALai

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muzagku mun'n'Ir muzuvatum vaLaiip
paran'tupaTTa viyal jAlam
tALin tan'tu, tam pukaz n'iRIi,
oru tAm Akiya uravOr umpal!
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onRu pattu aTukkiya kOTi kaTai irIiya
perumaittAka, n'in AyuLtAnE!
n'Irt tAzn'ta kuRug kAjcip
pUk katUum ina vALai,
n'uN Aral, paru varAl,
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kurUuk keTiRRa, kuNTu akazi;
vAn uTkum vaTi n'IL matil;
mallal mUtUr vaya vEn'tE!
cellum ulakattuc celvam vENTinum,
jAlam kAvalar tOL vali murukki,
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oru n'I Akal vENTinum, ciRan'ta
n'al icai n'iRuttal vENTinum, maRRu atan
takuti kEL, ini, mikutiyALa!
n'Ir inRu amaiyA yAkkaikku ellAm
uNTi koTuttOr uyir koTuttOrE;
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uNTi mutaRRE uNavin piNTam;
uNavu enappaTuvatu n'ilattoTu n'IrE;
n'Irum n'ilanum puNariyOr INTu
uTampum uyirum paTaitticinOrE;
vitti vAn n'Okkum pun pulam kaN akan
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vaippiRRu Ayinum, n'aNNi ALum
iRaivan tATku utavAtE; atanAl,
aTu pOrc ceziya! ikazAtu vallE
n'ilan n'eLi marugkil n'Ir n'ilai perukat
taTTOr amma, ivaN taTTOrE;
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taLLAtOr ivaN taLLAtOrE.

tiNai potuviyal; tuRai mutumozik kAjci.
pANTiyan n'eTujceziyanaik kuTapulaviyanAr pATiyatu.

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AnA Ikai, aTu pOr, aNNal! n'in
yAnaiyum malaiyin tOnRum; peruma! n'in
tAnaiyum kaTal ena muzagkum; kUr n'unai
vElum minnin viLagkum; ulakattu
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araicu talai panikkum ARRalaiAtalin,
purai tIrn'tanRu; atu putuvatO anRE;
taN punal pUcal allatu, n'on'tu,
'kaLaika, vAzi, vaLava!' enRu, n'in
munaitaru pUcal kanavinum aRiyAtu,
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puli puRagkAkkum kuruLai pOla,
melivu il cegkOl n'I puRagkAppa,
peru viRal yANarttu Aki, arin'ar
kIz maTaik koNTa vALaiyum, uzavar
paTai miLirn'tiTTa yAmaiyum, aRain'ar
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karumpil koNTa tEnum, perun' tuRai
n'Ir taru makaLir kuRRa kuvaLaiyum,
van pulak kELirkku varu virun'tu ayarum
men pula vaippin n'al n'ATTup porun'a!
malaiyin izin'tu, mAk kaTal n'Okki,
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n'ila varai izitarum pal yARu pOla,
pulavar ellAm n'in n'OkkinarE;
n'IyE, marun'tu il kaNicci varun'ta vaTTittuk
kURRu vekuNTanna munpoTu,
mARRu iru vEn'tar maN n'OkkinaiyE.

tiNai vAkai; tuRai aracavAkai.
avanai iTaikkATanAr pATiyatu.

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koNTaik kUzait taN tazaik kaTaiciyar
ciRu mAN n'eytal AmpaloTu kaTkum,
malagku miLir, ceRuvin taLampu taTin'tu iTTa
pazana vALaip parUuk kaN tuNiyal
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putu n'el veN cORRuk kaNNuRai Aka,
vilAp puTai marugku vicippa mAn'ti,
n'ITu katirk kazanic cUTu taTumARum
van kai vinaijar pun talaic ciRAar
tegku paTu viyan pazam munaiyin, tan'taiyar
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kuRaikkaN n'eTum pOr ERi, vicaittu ezun'tu
cezug kOL peNNaip pazam toTa muyalum,
vaikal yANar, n'al n'ATTup porun'an,
eHku viLagku taTak kai iyal tErc cenni,
cilait tAr akalam malaikkun'ar uLar enin,
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tAm aRikuvar tamakku uRuti; yAm avan
ezu uRaz tiNi tOL vazu inRu malain'tOr
vAzak kaNTanRum ilamE; tAzAtu,
tirun'tu aTi porun'ta vallOr
varun'tak kANTal, ataninum ilamE.

tiNai vAkai; tuRai araca vAkai.
cOzan ilavan'tikaip paLLit tujciya n'alagkiLLi cET cenniyaik kOnATTu eRiccilUr mATalan maturaik kumaranAr pATiyatu.

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katir mUkku Aral kIz cERRu oLippa,
kaNaik kOTTu vALai mIn'Irp piRaza,
erip pUm pazanam n'erittu uTan valaijar
arik kural taTAriyin yAmai miLira,
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panai n'ukumpu anna cinai mutir varAloTu,
uRaz vEl anna oN kayal mukakkum,
akal n'ATTu aNNal pukAvE, n'erun'aip
pakal iTam kaNNip palaroTum kUTi,
oruvazippaTTanRu; mannE! inRE,
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aTagkiya kaRpin, Ay n'utal maTan'tai,
uyar n'ilai ulakam avan puka,.... vari
n'IRu ATu cuLakin cIRiTam n'Ikki,
azutal AnAk kaNNaL,
mezukum, Appi kaN kaluz n'IrAnE.

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
....................tumpi cEr kIranAr pATiyatu.

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oN ceg kuralit taN kayam kalagki,
vALai n'Irn'Ay n'AL irai peRUup
pauva uRai aLavA,
..................................................................... vi mayakki,
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mARu koL mutalaiyoTu Uz mARu peyarum
azumpilan aTagkAn takaiyum enRum,
valam puri kOcar avaik kaLattAnum,
manRuL enpatu keTa...
........................................... nE pAgkaRku
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Ar cUz kuRaTTin vEl n'iRattu igka,
uyir puRappaTAa aLavait teRuvara,
teRRip pAvai tiNi maNal ayarum
men tOL makaLir n'anRu purappa,
.....................................................NTa pAcilaik
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kaviz pUn' tumpai n'utal acaittOnE.

tiNai tumpai; tuRai pAN pATTu.
aTai n'eTug kalviyAr pATiyatu.

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tuTi eRiyum pulaiya!
eRi kOl koLLum izicina!
kAlam mAriyin ampu taippinum,
vayal keNTaiyin vEl piRazinum,
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polam punai OTai aNNal yAnai
ilagku vAl maruppin n'uti maTuttu UnRinum,
OTal cellAp pITuTaiyALar
n'eTu n'Irp poykaip piRaziya vALai
n'elluTai n'eTu n'akark kUTTumutal puraLum,
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taNNaTai peRutal yAvatu? paTinE,
mAcu il makaLir manRal n'anRum,
uyar n'ilai ulakattu, n'ukarpa; atanAl
vampa vEn'tan tAnai
impar n'inRum kANTirO, varavE!

tiNai karan'tai; tuRai n'INmozi.
cAttan'taiyAr pATiyatu.

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uzutu Ur kALai Uz kOTu anna
kavai muL kaLLip pori araip porun'ti,
putu varaku arikAl karuppai pArkkum
pun talaic ciRAar vil eTuttu Arppin,
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perug kaN kuRu muyal karug kalan uTaiya
manRil pAyum van pulattatuvE
karumpin en'tiram cilaippin, ayalatu.
iruj cuval vALai piRazum AgkaN,
taN paNai ALum vEn'tarkkuk
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kaN paTai IyA vElOn UrE.

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
AvUr kizAr pATiyatu.

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viyan pulam paTarn'ta pal A n'eTu ERu
maTalai mAN n'izal acaiviTa, kOvalar
vI tatai mullaip pUp paRikkun'tu;
kuRug kOl eRin'ta n'eTuj cevik kuRu muyal
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n'eTu n'Irp parappin vALaiyoTu ukaLun'tu;
toTalai alkul toTit tOL makaLir
kaTal ATik kayam pAyn'tu,
kazi n'eytal pUkkuRUun'tu;
pain' tazai tuyalvarum ceRu viRaRa..............
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............................................................................latti
vaLara vENTum, avaLE, enRum
Ar amar uzappatum amariyaLAki,
muRam cevi yAnai vEn'tar
maRam kezu n'ejcam koNTu oLittOLE.

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
..............................................................

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araicu talaivarinum aTagkal AnA
n'irai kAz eHkam n'Irin mUzkap
puraiyOr cErn'tena, tan'taiyum peyarkkum;
vayal amar kazani vAyil poykai,
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kayal Ar n'Arai ukaitta vALai
punalATu makaLir vaLa manai oyyum
Ur kavin izappavum varuvatu kollO
cuNagku aNin'tu eziliya aNan'tu En'tu iLa mulai,
vIgku iRaip paNait tOL, maTan'tai
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mAn piNai anna makiz maTa n'OkkE?

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
paraNar pATiyatu.

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men pulattu vayal uzavar
van pulattup pakaTu viTTu,
kuRu muyalin kuzaic cUTToTu
n'eTu vALaip pal uviyal,
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pazaj cORRup pukavu arun'ti,
putal taLavin pUc cUTi,
................................................................
...........................ariyalArun'tu;
manaik kOzip paim payirinnE,
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kAnak kOzik kavar kuraloTu
n'Irk kOzik kUyp peyarkkun'tu;
vEy anna men tOLAl,
mayil anna men cAyalAr,
kiLi kaTiyinnE,
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akal aLLal puL irIiyun'tu;
Agku ap pala n'alla pulan aNiyum
cIr cAnRa vizuc ciRappin,
ciRu kaN yAnaip peRal arun' tittan
cellA n'al icai uRan'taik kuNAtu,
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n'eTug kai vENmAn arug kaTip piTavUr
aRap peyarc cAttan kiLaiyEm, peruma!
mun n'AL n'aNpakal curan uzan'tu varun'ti,
katir n'ani ce ...................................... mAlai,
tan kaTait tOnRi, en uRavu icaittalin,
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tIm kural......... kin arik kural taTAriyoTu,
Agku n'inRa eRkaNTu,
ciRitum n'illAn, peritum kURAn,
arug kalam varavE aruLinan vENTi,
...........yena uraittanRi n'alki, tan manaip
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pon pOl maTan'taiyaik kATTi, 'ivanai
en pOl pORRu' enROnE; ataRkoNTu,
avan maRavalEnE; piRar uLLalEnE;
akan jAlam peritu vempinum,
mika vAnuL eri tOnRinum,
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kuLa mInoTum tAL pukaiyinum,
peruj cey n'ellin kokku ukir n'imiral
pacug kaN karunaic cUTToTu mAn'ti,
'viLaivu onRO veLLam koLka!' ena,
uLLatum illatum aRiyAtu,
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Agku amain'tanRAl; vAzka, avan tALE!

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
cOzan'ATTup piTavUr kizAr makan perujcAttanai maturai n'akkIrar pATiyatu.