267. pAlai

	'n'ejcu n'ekiztakun'a kURi, anpu kalan'tu,
	aRAa vajcinam ceytOr, vinai purin'tu,
	tiRam vERu Akal eRRu?' enRu oRRi,
	inaital AnRicin, n'IyE; cinai pAyn'tu,
5	utirtta kOTai, uTku varu kaTattiTai,
	verukku aTi anna kuvi mukiz iruppai,
	maruppuk kaTain'tanna, koLLai vAn pU
	mayirk kAl eNkin Ir inam kavara,
	mai paTTanna mA muka mucuvinam
10	paitu aRu n'eTug kazai pAytalin, oyyena
	vetir paTu veNNel vev aRait tAay,
	ukir n'eri Ocaiyin pogkuvana poriyum
	Ogkal veRpin curam pala iRan'tOr
	tAm pazi uTaiyar allar; n'ALum
15	n'ayan'tOrp piNittal tERRA, vayagku vinai
	vAL Er el vaLai n'ekiztta,
	tOLE tOzi! tavaRu uTaiyavvE!