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_alai _ār puṉalkaṅkainaṅkai kāṇa
_ampalattil _arunaṭṭam_āṭi, vēṭam
tolaiyāta veṉṟiyār, niṉṟiyūrum
neṭuṅkaḷamum mēvi, viṭaiyai mēṟkoṇṭu,
_ilai _ār paṭai kaiyil _ēnti, _eṅkum
_imaiyavarum _umaiyavaḷum _iṟaiñci _ētta,
malai _ār tiraḷ _aruvip poṉṉi cūḻnta
valañcuḻiyē pukku, _iṭamā maṉṉiṉārē.