97. pAlai

	'kaLLi am kATTa puLLi am poRik kalai
	vaRan uRal am kOTu utira, valam kaTan'tu,
	pulavup puli tuRan'ta kalavuk kazi kaTu muTai,
	iravuk kuRumpu alaRa n'URi, n'irai pakuttu,
5	irug kal muTukkart tiRRi keNTum
	kolai vil ATavar pOla, palavuTan
	perun' talai eruvaiyoTu parun'tu van'tu iRukkum
	aruj curam iRan'ta koTiyOrkku alkalum,
	irug kazai iRumpin Ayn'tu koNTu aRutta
10	n'uNagku kaN ciRu kOl vaNagkuiRai makaLiroTu
	akavun'arp puran'ta anpin, kazal toTi,
	n'aRavu makiz irukkai, n'annan vENmAn
	vayalai vEli viyalUr anna, n'in
	alarmulai Akam pulampa, pala n'inain'tu,
15	Azal' enRi tOzi! yAza en
	kaN pani n'iRuttal eLitO kuravu malarn'tu,
	aRciram n'Igkiya arum pata vEnil
	aRal avir vAr maNal akalyARRu aTaikarai,
	tuRai aNi marutamoTu ikal koLa Ogki,
20	kaliz taLir aNin'ta iruj cinai mAattu
	iNar tatai putup pU n'iraitta pogkar,
	pukai purai am majcu Ura,
	n'ukar kuyil akavum kural kETpOrkkE?

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.