13. pAlai

	tan kaTaR piRan'ta muttin Aramum,
	munai tiRai koTukkum tuppin, tan malait
	teRal aru marapin kaTavuT pENi,
	kuRavar tan'ta can'tin Aramum,
5	iru pEr Aramum ezil peRa aNiyum
	tiru vIz mArpin tennavan maRavan
	kuziyil koNTa marAa yAnai
	moziyin uNarttum ciRu varai allatu,
	varai n'ilai inRi iravalarkku Iyum,
10	vaL vAy ampin, kOTaip porun'an
	paNNi taiiya payam kezu vELviyin,
	vizumitu n'ikazvatu Ayinum teRku Erpu,
	kazi mazai pozin'ta pozutu koL amaiyattu,
	cAyal in tuNai ivaT pirin'tu uRaiyin,
15	n'Oy inRAka ceyporuL! vayiRpaTa
	mAcu il tU maTi virin'ta cEkkai,
	kavavu inpuRAmaik kazika vaLa vayal,
	azal n'uti anna tOkai InRa
	kazani n'el In kavaimutal alagkal
20	n'irampu akan ceRuvil varampu aNaiyAt tuyalvara,
	pulampoTu van'ta pozutu koL vATai,
	ilagku pUg karumpin Er kazai irun'ta
	veN kuruku n'arala, vIcum
	n'uN pal tuvalaiya taN pani n'ALE!

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.