231. pAlai

	'ceRuvOr cemmal vATTalum, cErn'tOrkku
	uRum iTattu uvakkum utavi ANmaiyum,
	il irun'tu amaivOrkku il, enRu eNNi,
	n'al icai valitta n'ANuTai manattar
5	koTu viR kAnavar kaNai iTat tolain'tOr,
	paTu kaLattu uyartta mayirt talaip patukkaik
	kaLLi am paRan'talaik kaLartoRum kuzIi,
	uLLun'arp panikkum Ukku arug kaTattiTai
	vej curam iRan'tanar Ayinum, n'ejcu uruka
10	varuvar vAzi, tOzi! poruvar
	cel camam kaTan'ta cellA n'al icai,
	vicumpu ivar veN kuTai, pacum pUT pANTiyan
	pATu peRu ciRappin kUTal anna n'in
	ATu vaNTu araRRum muccit
15	tOTu Ar kUn'tal marIiyOrE.

232. kuRijci

	kAN ini vAzi, tOzi! pAnAL,
	mazai muzagku aravam kETTa, kazai tin,
	mAal yAnai puli cettu verIi,
	irug kal viTarakam cilampap peyarum
5	perug kal n'ATan kENmai, iniyE,
	kunRa vElic ciRukuTi AgkaN,
	manRa vEgkai maNa n'AT pUtta
	maNi Er arumpin pon vI tAay
	viyal aRai varikkum munRil, kuRavar
10	manai mutir makaLiroTu kuravai tUgkum
	Ar kali vizavuk kaLam kaTuppa, n'ALum,
	viravup pUm paliyoTu viraii, annai
	kaTiyuTai viyal n'akark kAval kaNNi,
	'muruku' ena vElaR tarUum.
15	paruvamAkap payan'tanRAl, n'amakkE.

233. pAlai

	alamaral mazaik kaN malku pani vAra, n'in
	alar mulai n'anaiya, azAal tOzi!
	eri kavarpu uNTa kari puRap peru n'ilam
	pITu kezu marugkin OTu mazai tuRan'tena,
5	Un il yAnai uyagkum vEnil,
	maRap paTaik kutirai, mARA main'tin,
	tuRakkam eytiya toyyA n'al icai
	mutiyarp pENiya, utiyaj cEral
	peruj cORu koTutta jAnRai, irum pal
10	kULic cuRRam kuzIi irun'tAgku,
	kuRiyavum n'eTiyavum kunRu talaimaNan'ta
	curan iRan'tu akanRanar Ayinum, mika n'ani
	maTagkA uLLamoTu mati mayakkuRAa,
	poruLvayin n'ITalOilar n'in
15	iruL aig kUn'tal in tuyil maRan'tE.

234. mullai

	kAr payam pozin'ta n'Ir tikaz kAlai,
	n'uN ayir paran'ta taN aya marugkin,
	n'irai paRai annattu anna, virai parip
	pul uLaik kalimA mellitin koLIiya,
5	vaLpu orugku amaiyap paRRi, muLkiya
	pal katir Azi mel vazi aRuppa,
	kAl ena maruLa, ERi, n'Ul iyal
	kaN n'Okku ozikkum paN amai n'eTun' tEr
	val virain'tu Urmati n'al valam peRun'a!
10	tatar tazai munaiiya teRi n'aTai maTap piNai
	ERu puNar uvakaiya URu ila ukaLa,
	am ciRai vaNTin men paRait tozuti
	mullai n'aRu malart tAtu n'ayan'tu Uta,
	ellai pOkiya pullen mAlai,
15	puRavu aTain'tirun'ta uRaivu in n'al Ur,
	kazi paTar uzan'ta pani vAr uNkaN
	n'al n'iRam paran'ta pacalaiyaL
	min n'Er Otip pinnup piNi viTavE.

235. pAlai

	amma vAzi, tOzi! poruL purin'tu
	uLLArkollO, kAtalar? uLLiyum,
	ciRan'ta ceytiyin maRan'tanarkollO?
	payan n'ilam kuzaiya vIci, peyal munin'tu,
5	viNTu munniya koNTal mA mazai
	magkul aRkamoTu pogkupu tuLippa,
	vATaiyoTu n'ivan'ta Ay itazt tOnRi
	cuTar koL akalin curugku piNi aviza,
	curi mukiz mucuNTaip poti aviz vAn pU
10	vicumpu aNi mInin pacum putal aNiya,
	kaLavan maN aLaic ceRiya, akal vayal
	kiLai viri karumpin kaNaikkAl vAn pU
	mAri am kurukin Iriya kuragka,
	n'ani kaTuj civappoTu n'Amam tORRi,
15	pani kaTi koNTa paNpu il vATai
	maruLin mAlaiyoTu aruL inRi n'aliya,
	'n'utal iRaikoNTa ayal aRi pacalaiyoTu
	tol n'alam citaiyac cAay,
	ennaLkol aLiyaL?' ennAtOrE.

236. marutam

	maNi maruL malara muLLi amanRa,
	tuNi n'Ir, ilajcik koNTa peru mIn
	ari n'iRak kozug kuRai vauvinar mAn'ti,
	veNNel arin'ar peyarn'ilaip pinRai,
5	iTai n'ilam n'eritaru n'eTug katirp pal cUTTup
	pani paTu cAyp puRam parippa, kazanik
	karug kOTTu mAattu alagku cinaip putup pU
	mayagku mazait tuvalaiyin tAam Uran
	kAmam perumai aRiyEn, n'anRum
10	uyn'tanen vAzi, tOzi! alkal
	aNi kiLar cAn'tin am paTTu imaippa,
	koTug kuzai makaLirin oTugkiya irukkai
	aRiyAmaiyin azin'ta n'ejcin,
	'ERRu iyal ezil n'aTaip polin'ta moympin,
15	tOTTu iruj curiyal maNan'ta pittai,
	ATTan attiyaik kANIrO?' ena
	n'ATTin n'ATTin, Urin Urin,
	'kaTal koNTanRu' ena, 'punal oLittanRu' ena,
	kaluzn'ta kaNNaL, kAtalaR keTutta
20	Atiman'ti pOla,
	Etam colli, pEtu peritu uRalE.

237.pAlai

	'pun kAR pAtiri ari n'iRat tiraL vI
	n'uN koTi atiraloTu n'uNagku aRal varippa,
	aravu eyiRRu anna arumpu mutir kuravin
	tEn imir n'aRuj cinait tenRal pOza,
5	kuyil kural kaRRa vEnilum tuyil tuRan'tu
	innA kaziyum kagkul' enRu n'in
	n'al mA mEni aNi n'alam pulampa,
	inaital AnRicin Ayizai! kanaitiRal
	cen' tI aNagkiya cezu n'iNak kozug kuRai
10	men tinaip punkam utirtta maNTaiyoTu,
	irug katir alamarum kazanik karumpin
	viLai kazai pizin'ta am tIm cERRoTu,
	pAl pey cen'n'eR pAcaval pakukkum
	punal poru putavin, uRan'tai eytinum,
15	vinai poruLAkat taviralar kaTai civan'tu
	aiya amartta uNkaN n'in
	vai Er vAl eyiRu URiya n'IrE.

238. kuRijci

	mAnRamai aRiyA maram payil iRumpin,
	InRu iLaippaTTa vayavup piNap pacittena,
	maTa mAn valci tarIiya, n'aTu n'AL,
	iruL mukaic cilampin, irai vETTu ezun'ta
5	paNai maruL eruttin pal vari irum pOttu,
	maTak kaN AmAn mAtirattu alaRa,
	taTak kOTTu AmAn aNNal EeRu,
	n'anan'talaik kAnattu valam paTat tolaicci,
	irug kal viyal aRai civappa Irkkum
10	perug kal n'ATa! piritiAyin,
	marun'tum uTaiyaiyO maRRE irappOrkku
	izai aNi n'eTun' tEr kaLiRoTu enRum
	mazai curan'tanna Ikai, vaN makiz,
	kazal toTit taTak kai, kalimAn, n'aLLi
15	n'aLi mukai uTain'ta n'aRug kAr aTukkattu,
	pOn'tai muzu mutal n'ilaiiya kAn'taL
	men piNi mukai avizn'tu alarn'ta
	taN kamaz putu malar n'ARum n'aRu n'utaRkE?

239. pAlai

	aLitOtAnE; evan Avatukol?
	manRum tOnRAtu; maranum mAyum
	'puli ena ulampum ceg kaN ATavar,
	jeliyoTu piTitta vAr kOl ampinar,
5	el Ur eRin'tu, pal At tazIiya
	viLi paTu pUcal vej curattu iraTTum
	vERu pal tEettu ARu pala n'In'ti,
	puLLit toyyil, poRi paTu cuNagkin,
	oL izai makaLir uyar piRai tozUum
10	pullen mAlai, yAm ivaN oziya,
	ITTu arugkuraiya poruLvayiR celinE,
	n'ITTuvir allirO, n'eTun'takaiyIr?' ena,
	kuRu n'eTum pulavi kURi, n'ammoTu
	n'erun'alum tIm pala mozin'ta
15	ciRu n'al orutti peru n'al UrE!

240. n'eytal

	cev vI jAzaR karug kOTTu iruj cinait
	tanip pArppu uLLiya taN paRai n'Arai
	maNip pU n'eytal mAk kazi n'ivappa,
	inip pulampinRE kAnalum; n'aLi kaTal
5	tiraic curam uzan'ta tiN timil viLakkil
	pal mIn kUTTam ennaiyark kATTiya,
	en'taiyum cellumAr iravE; an'til
	aNagkuTaip panit tuRai kaitozutu Etti,
	yAyum AyamOTu ayarum; n'Iyum,
10	tEm pAy Oti tiru n'utal n'Ivi,
	kOgku mukaittanna kuvimulai Akattu,
	in tuyil amarn'tanaiAyin, vaNTu paTa
	virin'ta cerun'ti veN maNal muTukkar,
	pU vEy punnai am taN pozil,
15	vAvE teyya, maNan'tanai celaRkE.