alan'talai unnattu am kavaTu porun'tic
citaTi karaiya, peru
vaRam kUrn'tu,
n'ilam paitu aRRa
pulam keTu kAlaiyum,
vAgkupu takaitta
kalappaiyar AgkaN
manRam pOn'tu,
maRuku ciRai pATum
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vayiriya mAkkaL
kaTum paci n'Igka,
pon cey
punaiizai olippa, peritu uvan'tu,
n'ejcu mali
uvakaiyar uNTu malin'tu ATa,
ciRu makizAnum
perug kalam vIcum,
pOr aTu tAnaip
polan'tArk kuTTuva!
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n'in n'ayan'tu
varuvEm kaNTanam: pul mikku,
vazagkun'ar
aRRena, marugku keTat tUrn'tu,
perug kavin
azin'ta ARRa, ERu puNarn'tu
aNNal maraiyA
amarn'tu initu uRaiyum
viN uyar
vaippina kATu Ayina n'in
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main'tu mali perum
pukaz aRiyAr malain'ta
pOr etir
vEn'tar tAr azin'tu orAlin
marutu imizn'tu
Ogkiya n'aLi irum parappin
maNal mali perun'
tuRait tatain'ta kAjciyoTu
murukkut tAzpu
eziliya n'eruppu uRaz aTaikarai,
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n'an'tu n'AraiyoTu
cev vari ukaLum
kazani vAyiR
pazanap paTappai,
azal maruL pUvin
tAmarai, vaLai makaL
aRAa yANar avar
akantalai n'ATE.
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tuRai: vajcittuRaip pATAN pATTu
peyar:
tatain'ta kAjci (3)