katumpakal nhattam aati, kaiyil oar kapaalam aenhthi,
itum palikku illam thoaRum ulzhi tharum iRaivaneerae!
nhetum poRai malaiyar paavai nhaerilzai nheRi men kuunhthal
kotunGkulzai pukunhtha anRum koavaNam araiyathaeyoa?
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koavaNam utuththa aaRum, koaL aravu achaiththa aaRum,
thee vaNach chaampar puuchith thiru uru irunhtha aaRum,
puuvaNak kilzhavanaarai puli uri araiyanaarai,
ae vaNach chilaiyinaarai, yaavarae elzhuthuvaarae?
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viLakkinaal peRRa inpam melzhukkinaal pathiRRi aakum;
thuLakku il nhal malar thotuththaal-thuuya viN aeRal aakum;
viLakku ittaar paeRu, choallin, meyGnGneRi Gnaanam aakum;
aLappu ila keetham choannaarkku atikaL thaam aruLum aaRae!
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chanhthiran chataiyil vaiththa chanGkaran, chaamavaethi,
anhtharaththu amarar pemmaan, aan nhal veL uurthiyaan than
manhthiram nhamachchivaaya aaka, nheeRu aNiyap peRRaal,
venhthu aRum, vinaiyum nhoayum vev alzhal viRaku ittanRae!
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puLLuvar aivar kaLvar punaththu itaip pukunhthu nhinRu
thuLLuvar, chuuRai koLvar; thuu nheRi viLaiya ottaar
muL utaiyavarkaL thammai mukkaNaan paatha nheelzhal
uL itai maRainhthu nhinRu, anGku uNarvinaal eyyal aamae.
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thoNtanaen piRanhthu, vaaLaa thol vinaik kulzhiyil veelzhnhthu
piNtamae chumanhthu, nhaaLum periyathu oar avaavil pattaen;
aNtanae! amararkoavae! aRivanae! aGnchal ennaay-
theN thiraik kanGkai chuutum thiruth thaku chataiyinaanae!
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paaRinaay,-paavi nheGnchae!-panRi poal aLaRRil pattu
thaeRi nhee nhinaithi aayin, chivakathi thiNNam aakum;
uuRalae uvarppu nhaaRi, uthiramae olzhukum vaachal
kuuRaiyaal muutak kaNtu koalamaak karuthinaayae!
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uyththa kaal uthayaththu umpar umai avaL nhatukkam theera
vaiththa kaal, arakkanoa than vaanmuti thanakku nhaernhthaan;
moyththa kaan mukilzh veN thinGkaL muurththi en uchchi than mael
vaiththa kaal varunhthum enRu vaati nhaan otunGkinaenae.
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