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Kavi Kunjara Bharati (1810-1896)
(lyrics provided by Lakshman)

Avin kanrai (kAvaDicindu). rAgA: sindhubhairavi. tisra tALA.

1: Avin kanrai maDimishai vaittANbuli tAlATTum akkanrukkup-peN puli vandanbuDan pAlUTTum
kAvirkkiLi mAdhavar shol kalaigaLellAm paDikkum kAr vaNDugaL isai pADak-kaNDu mayil naDikkum
mAviLam tEn eDuttum andi mA munivar kaLikkum malarp-pani nIr siragil aLLi varikkuyilgaL teLikkum
mAvali sEr pancavar tUdEval shenra mUrti mAlazhagar vaLar shOlai malai engaL malaiyE

2: vAnaip-piDiyenru mada yAnai eTTip-piDikkum mAriyenat-terindu kaiyAl nIr pizhindu kuDikkum
Enam pullai kashakki vazhi mOnavarkkuk-kATTum eDuttuDan vAl koDuttu singam aDuttu vazhi kUTTum
vEnalukkut-taghundapaDi sOnai mazhai koDukkum vIsumalaip-paDi enavE mAsuNangaL paDukkum
mAnaiyenru toDarndu shenru vaDi kaNaiyAl muDitta mAlazhagar vaLar shOlai malai engaL malaiyE

3: manralandEn kunravargaL manaiyil vandu pAyum maNDu maDugaLaiyinirk-karkkaNDugaLAit-tOyum
anreDuttut-tinai mAvODonru kalandiDuvOm Arumukha vElavarkku nErum virundiDuvOm
shenru puli nakhameDuttu nanraNi pOlvanaivOm silandi munnUl kurangaLikka arundavarkkup-
punaivOm vanriral sEr arakkargaLaiyanraDartta mUrti mAlazhagar vaLar shOlai malai engal malaiyE

4: Isal vaLar kayilaigiri himayamrnum giriyum Er perugum nIlagiri iDaniDada giriyum
vIsudangamE giri viri mandara giriyum vEnkaTam enruraikkum oLi viLangu sapta giriyum
dEsulavum vindyamalai tigazh podiya malaiyum siddhar vaLar caturamalai kuTrAla malaiyum
Asu perum kollimalai pEshumalai ellAm azhgar malaikkuLL-aDakkmAna malaiyammE

5: vara mighu mAnughandavengaL vaLLiyai anbuDanE mAmaNam sheidiDum pozhudu vaLLi malaiyuDanE
param kunram jayanti malai pazhaniyenu malaiyum pAmaNam sEr sAmimalai mAmayUra malaiyum
arava nadi shOlai malaiyAghum engaL malaiyum Arumukha vElavarkku sIr koDuttOmammE
maruvum engaL kulattuDaiya vaNmai mighu shemmai varisaiyuDan pagharugirEn vaghaiyuDan kELammE

6: jAtiyanri peNgaL koDOm jAtiyanrik-koLLOm sari uravu piDittavarai oru pozhudumtaLLOm
bOdhakattin muttuDanE jAti muttum kOrppOm porukki varum muttaiyellAm urikkalaiyam sErppOm
kAdu kuttip-peNgaLukku kalanaNiya sheivOm kanja muL tAn nUleDuttu minjutughil neivOm
mAdhavanaip-paraviyavan maruganaiyum paNivOm vaLam sirandavengaL kulam taLam sirandadammE