MaiyOTak KOvanAr-maiyOTak KOvanAr

tirai irum panip pauvam cevvitA aRa mukan'tu,

ura urum uTanRu Arppa, Ur poRai koLLAtu,

karai uTai kuLamenak kazanRu, vAn vayiRu azipu,

varaivarai toTutta vayagku veL aruvi

5

iravu iruL pakalAka, iTam aritu celavu ennAtu,

valan iragku muracin tennavar uLLiya

n'ilan uRa n'imir tAnai n'eTu n'irai n'ivappu anna

peyalAR polin'tu, perum punal pala n'an'ta,

n'alan n'an'ta, n'ATu aNi n'an'ta, pulan n'an'ta,

10

van'tanRu, vaiyaip punal.

n'aLi iruj cOlai n'aran'tam tAay,

oLir cinai vEgkai virin'ta iNar utiraloTu,

tuLiyin uzan'ta tOyvu aruj cimaitoRum

vaLi vAgku cinaiya mA maram vEr kINTu,

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uyarn'tuzi uLLana payampiTaip parappi;

uzavar kaLi tUgka, muzavu paNai murala,

ATal aRiyA arivai pOlavum,

UTal aRiyA uvakaiyaL pOlavum,

vENTu vazi n'aTan'tu, tAgku taTai porutu;

20

viti ARRAn Akkiya meyk kalavai pOlap

potu n'ARRam uL uL karan'tu, putu n'ARRam

ceykinRE, cem pUm punal.

'kavizn'ta punalin kayam taN kazun'Ir

avizn'ta malar mItuRRena', orucAr;

25

mAtar maTan'allAr, maNalin ezutiya

pAvai citaittatu' ena aza, orucAr;

'akavayal iLa n'el arikAl cUTu

toku punal paran'te'nat tuTi paTa, orucAr;

'Otam cuRRiyatu Ur' ena, orucAr;

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'kAr tUmpu aRRatu vAn' ena, orucAr;

'pATuvAr pAkkam koNTena,

ATuvAr cEri aTain'tena,

kazani van'tu kAl kOttena,

pazana vALai pALai uNTena,

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vittu iTu pulam mETu AyiRRena',

uNartta uNarA oL izai mAtaraip

puNarttiya iccattup perukkattin tunain'tu,

cinai vaLar vALaiyin kiLaiyoTu kezIi,

pazana uzavar, pAy punal parattan'tu.

40

iRu varai puraiyumARu iru karai Emattu,

varai purai uruvin n'urai pala cuman'tu,

pU vEyn'tu, pozil paran'tu;

tunain'tu ATuvAr Ay kOtaiyar,

alar taN tAravar, kAtil

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taLir cerIi, kaNNi paRittu;

kai vaLai, Azi, toyyakam, punai tukil,

mEkalai, kAjci, vAkuvalayam,

ellAm kavarum iyalpiRRAy: tennavan

onnAr uTai pulam pukkaRRAl mARu aTTa

50

tAnaiyAn vaiyai vanappu.

purin'ta takaiyinAn yARu ATuvAruL

turan'tu punal tUva, tU malark kaNkaL

amain'tana; AgkaN, avaruL orutti,

kai putaiiya vaLai

55

Ekkazuttu n'ANAn karumpin aNai men tOLa

pOkkic ciRaippiTittAL; Or pon am kompu

parin'tu avaLaik kaip piNai n'IkkuvAn pAyvAL;

irumpu Ir vaTi ottu mai viLagkum kaN oLiyAl

cemmaip putup punal cenRu iruLAyiRRE;

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vaiyaip perukku vaTivu.

virumpiya IraNi mey Iram tIra,

curumpu Arkkum cUr n'aRA En'tinAL kaN n'eytal;

pEr makiz ceyyum peru n'aRAp pENiyavE,

kUr n'aRA Arn'tavaL kaN.

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kaN iyal kaNTu Etti, kArikai n'Ir n'Okkinaipa

pAN Atarittup pala pATa; ap pATTup

pENAtu orutti pEtuRa; AyiTai,

'ennai varuvatu enakku?' enRu, inaiyA,

n'an jemar mArpan n'aTukkuRa, n'aNNi;

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cikai kiTan'ta UTalin ceg kaN cEppu Ura,

vakai toTarn'ta ATaluL n'allavartammuL

pakai toTarn'tu, kOtai pariyUu, n'ani vekuNTu,

yARu ATu mEni aNi kaNTa tan anpan

cERu ATu mEni tirun'ilattu uyppa, ciram mitittu,

75

tIrvilatAkac ceruvuRRAL cem punal

UruTan ATugkaTai.

puri n'arampu in koLaip pukal pAlai Ezum

ezUup puNar yAzum, icaiyum, kUTa;

kuzal aLan'tu n'iRpa; muzavu ezun'tu Arppa;

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man makaLir, cenniyar, ATal toTagka;

porutu izi vAr punal poRpu aHtu

urum iTi cErn'ta muzakkam puraiyum

tirumarutamuntuRai cEr punaRkaN tuyppAr

tAmam talai punai pEem n'Ir vaiyai!

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n'in payam pATi viTivuRRu EmAkka

n'in paTin'tu n'IgkAmai inRu puNarn'tenavE.