16.
aracanatu venRic ciRappum kulamakaLOTu n'ikazn'ta
inpac ciRappum
kOTu uRazn'tu eTutta koTug kaN ijci,
n'ATu kaNTanna kaNai tujcu
vilagkal,
tujcumarak kuzAam
tuvanRi, puniRRu makaL
pUNA aiyavi tUkkiya matila
n'al ezil n'eTum putavu
murukkik kollupu,
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Enam Akiya n'unai muri
maruppin,
kaTAam vArn'tu, kaTuj
cinam potti,
maram kol maza kaLiRu
vazagkum pAcaRai,
n'ITinai Akalin, kANku
van'ticinE:
ARiya kaRpin, aTagkiya
cAyal,
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UTinum iniya kURum in
n'akai,
amirtu poti tuvar
vAy, amartta n'Okkin,
cuTar n'utal, acain'aTai
uLLalum uriyaL;
pAyal uyyumO
tOnRal! tA inRu
tiru maNi poruta tikaz
viTu pacum pon
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vayagku katir vayiramOTu
uRazn'tu, pUN cuTarvara,
ezumuTi kezIiya tiru jemar
akalattu,
puraiyOr uNkaN tuyil
in pAyal
pAlum, koLAlum
vallOy! n'in
cAyal mArpu n'ani
alaittanRE?
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