17. cevvEL

	mAlaitORum paragkunRaip paravi uRaipavar
	tEm paTu malar, kuzai, pUn' tukil, vaTi maNi,
	En'tu ilai cuman'tu; cAn'tam viraii,
	viTai arai acaitta, vElan, kaTimaram
	paravinar uraiyoTu paNNiya icaiyinar,
5	virimalar matuvin maram n'anai kunRattu
	kOl eri, koLai, n'aRai, pukai, koTi, orugku eza
	mAlai mAlai, aTi uRai, iyain'ar,
	mElOr uRaiyuLum vENTun'ar yAar?
	mARumARu ezum palvERu OcaikaLai uTaiyatu paragkunRam
	orutiRam, pANar yAzin tIg kural eza,
10	orutiRam, yANar vaNTin imir icai eza,
	orutiRam, kaN Ar kuzalin karaipu eza,
	orutiRam, paN Ar tumpi paran'tu icai Uta,
	orutiRam, maN Ar muzavin icai eza,
	orutiRam, aNNal n'eTu varai aruvi n'Ir tatumpa,
15	orutiRam, pATal n'al viRaliyar olkupu n'uTagka,
	orutiRam, vATai uLarvayin pUg koTi n'uTagka,
	orutiRam, pATini muralum pAlai am kuralin
	n'ITukiLar kizamai n'iRai kuRai tOnRa,
	orutiRam, ATu cIr majjai ari kural tOnRa,
20	mARumARu uRRana pOl mARu etir kOTal
	mARu aTTAn kunRam uTaittu.
	paragkunRiRkum kUTalukkum iTaippaTTa n'ilam
	pATal cAnRu pal pukaz muRRiya
	kUTaloTu paragkunRin iTai,
	kamaz n'aRuj cAn'tin avaravar tiLaippa,
25	n'aNin'aNittu Ayinum, cEeyc cEyttu;
	makiz miku tEem kOtaiyar kUn'tal kujciyin
	cOrn'tu aviz itazin iyagkum ARu inRu.
	vacai n'Igkiya vAymaiyAl, vELviyAl,
	ticai n'ARiya kunRu amarn'tu, ANTuANTu
30	Avi uNNum akil kezu kamaz pukai
	vAyvAy mI pOy, umpar imaipu iRappa;
	tEyA maNTilam kANumARu inRu.
	paragkunRin alagkAram
	vaLai mun kai vaNagku iRaiyAr,
	aNai men tOL acaipu ottAr
35	tAr mArpin takai iyalAr,
	Ira mAlai iyal aNiyAr,
	manam makiz tUgkun'ar pAypu uTan ATa,
	cunai malart tAtu Utum vaNTu Utal eytA:
	anaiya, paragkunRin aNi.
	teyva vizavum virun'tayarvum
40	kIzOr vayal parakkum, vAr veL aruvi paran'tu AnAtu
	arO;mElOr iyagkutalAl, vIz maNi n'Ilam ceRu
	uzakkum arO;teyva vizavum, tirun'tu virun'tu ayarvum,
	av veL aruvi aNi parag kunRiRkum,
	toyyA vizuc cIr vaLam kezu vaiyaikkum,
45	koy uLai mAn tErk koTit tErAn kUTaRkum,
	kai Uz taTumARRam n'anRu.
	murukanai etir mukamAkki vAzttutal
	ena Agku,
	maNi n'iRa majjai Ogkiya puT koTi,
	piNimukam Urn'ta vel pOr, iRaiva!
50	paNi orIi, n'in pukaz Etti,
	aNi n'eTug kunRam pATutum; tozutum;
	avai yAmum em cuRRamum paravutum
	Ema vaikal peRuka, yAm enavE.