297. pAlai

	pAnAT kagkulum, perum pun mAlaiyum,
	AnA n'OyoTu azi paTark kalagki,
	n'amvayin inaiyum iTumpai kaimmika,
	ennai AkumO, n'ejcE! n'am vayin
5	irug kavin illAp perum pun tATi,
	kaTugkaN, maRavar pakazi mAyttena,
	marugkul n'uNukiya pEem mutir n'aTukal,
	peyar payam paTarat tOnRu kuyil ezuttu
	iyaipuTan n'OkkalcellAtu, acaivuTan
10	ARu cel vampalar viTTanar kaziyum
	cUr mutal irun'ta Omai am puRavin,
	n'Ir muL vElip pulavu n'ARu munRil,
	ezutiyanna koTi paTu verukin
	pULai anna pogku mayirp piLLai,
15	mati cUz mInin, tAy vazippaTUum
	ciRukuTi maRavar cEk kOL taNNumaikku
	eruvaic cEval iruj ciRai peyarkkum
	veru varu kAnam, n'ammoTu,
	'varuval' enROL makiz maTa n'OkkE?