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ā..ā..ā..ā.
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megha tiranoṭṭaṁ
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maṁgaḽa muḍiyāṭṭaṁ
(niḽaykku mugaḽil..)
tirudevikkāvilĕ amme
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niṟasānduṁ ī tirumuḍiyuṁ
kaṇi kāṇeṇaṁ (2)
suṭru viḽakku kŏḽutti viḽikkuga
sĕmbulkkuruvigaḽe
nĕṭriyilaḻagin dŏḍuguṟi sārttuga
paurṇṇamivāvugaḽe
tiruduḍiyil tuyiluṇaruṁ
tāḽaprāvugaḽe
prāvugaḽe prāvugaḽe
(niḽaykku mugaḽil..)
maḻa sāṟuṁ puḻayuḍĕ nĕñjil
niḻalālĕ miḻāvugaḽ kŏṭṭāṁ
kiḽi pāḍiya tuñjankaḽariyĕ
valavuṁ vaykkāṁ
kŏyttu kaḻiñña kadir kanavuḽḽŏru
kanninilāppāḍaṁ (2)
kaidagaḽ kathagaḽi mudragaḽ kāṭṭuṁ
kāṭrin kaḽimeḽaṁ
timilagaḽil viral tirayuṁ
venalppaṟavagaḽo paṟavagaḽo
paṟavagaḽo
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