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vaTavar uTkum vAn tOy velkoTik
< size="3">kuTavar kOmAn n'eTujcEralAtaRkuc
< size="3">cOzan maNakkiLLi InRa makan
< size="3">kaTavuL pattinik kalkOL vENTi,
< size="3">kAn n'avil kAnam kaNaiyin pOki,
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< size="3">Ariya aNNalai vITTi, pEr icai
< size="3">in pal aruvik kagkai maNNi
< size="3">inam teri pal An kanRoTu koNTu;
< size="3">mARA valvil iTumpil puRattu iRuttu;
< size="3">uRu puli anna vayavar vIza,
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< size="3">ciRu kural n'eytal viyalUr n'URi;
< size="3">akkarai n'aNNik koTukUr eRin'tu;
< size="3">pazaiyan kAkkum karuj cinai vEmpin
< size="3">muzArai muzu mutal tumiyap paNNi,
< size="3">vAl izai kazitta n'aRum pal
peNTir
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< size="3">pal irug kUn'tal muraRciyAl
< size="3">kujcara ozukai pUTTi; ven' tiRal
< size="3">ArAc ceruvin cOzar kuTikku
uriyOr
< size="3">onpatinmar vIza, vAyil puRattu
iRuttu;
< size="3">n'ilaic ceruvin ARRalai aRuttu,
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< size="3">keTal arun' tAnaiyoTu
< size="3">kaTal piRakku OTTiya cegkuTTuvanai,
< size="3">karaNam amain'ta kAcu aRu ceyyuL
< size="3">paraNar pATinAr pattup pATTu.
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avaitAm: cuTar vI vEgkai, tacumpu tuLagku irukkai,
ERA ENi, n'Oy tapu n'On toTai, Un tuvai aTicil, karai
vAyp paruti, n'al n'utal viRaliyar, pEr ezil
vAzkkai, cegkai maRavar, veruvaru punal tAr: ivai
pATTin patikam.
< size="3">pATip peRRa paricil: umpaR
kATTu vAriyaiyum, tanmakan kuTTuvan cEralaiyum,
koTuttAn ak kO.
< size="3">kaTal piRakku OTTiya cegkuTTuvan
aimpattaiyANTu vIRRirun'tAn.