291. pAlai

	vAnam peyal vaLam karappa, kAnam
	ulaRi ilai ilavAka, pala uTan
	ERuTai Ayattu inam paci teRuppa,
	kayan aRa vaRan'ta kOTaiyoTu n'ayan aRap
5	peru varai n'ivan'ta marugkil, koTu varip
	puliyoTu porutu cinam ciRan'tu, valiyOTu
	uravuk kaLiRu otugkiya marugkil, parUup paral,
	ciRu pal minmini kaTuppa, evvAyum
	n'iRaivana imaikkum n'irampA n'IL iTai
10	eruvai iruj ciRai irIiya, viri iNart
	tAtu uN tumpi mural icai kaTuppa,
	pariyinatu uyirkkum ampinar, veruvara
	uvalai cUTiya talaiyar, kavalai
	Arttu, uTan arum poruL vavvalin, yAvatum
15	cAttu iTai vazagkAc cEN cimai atara
	ciRiyilai n'ellit tIm cuvait tiraL kAy
	utirvana tAam attam tavirvu inRu,
	puLLi am piNai uNIiya uLLi,
	aRu maruppu ozitta talaiya, tOl poti,
20	maRu maruppu iLag kOTu atirak kUum
	cuTar teRa varun'tiya aruj curam iRan'tu, Agku
	uLLinai vAziya, n'ejcE! pOtu enap
	pulam kamaz n'ARRattu irum pal kUn'tal,
	n'al ezil, mazaik kaN, n'am kAtali
25	mel iRaip paNaittOL viLagkum mAN kavinE.