303. pAlai

	iTai piRar aRital ajci, maRai karan'tu,
	pEey kaNTa kanavin, pal mAN
	n'uNNitin iyain'ta kAmam ven vEl,
	maRam miku tAnai, pacumpUN, poRaiyan
5	kAr pukanRu eTutta cUr pukal n'anan'talai
	mA irug kolli uccit tAay,
	tatain'tu cel aruviyin alar ezap pirin'tOr
	pulam kan'tAka iravalar celinE,
	varai purai kaLiRRoTu n'an kalan Iyum
10	urai cAl vaN pukazp pAri paRampin
	n'irai paRaik kurIiyinam kAlaip pOki,
	muTagku puRac cen'n'el tarIiyar, OrAgku
	irai tEr koTpin Aki, pozutu paTap
	paTar koL mAlaip paTartan'tAgku,
15	varuvar enRu uNarn'ta, maTam kezu, n'ejcam!
	aiyam teLiyarO, n'IyE; pala uTan
	vaRal maram porun'tiya ciLvITu, umaNar
	kaNa n'irai maNiyin, Arkkum curan iRan'tu,
	azi n'Ir mIn peyarn'tAgku, avar
20	vazi n'aTaic cERal valitticin, yAnE.

388. kuRijci

	amma vAzi, tOzi n'am malai
	amai aRuttu iyaRRiya vev vAyt taTTaiyin,
	n'aRu virai Aram aRa eRin'tu uzuta
	uLaik kural ciRu tinai kavartalin, kiLai amal
5	peru varai aTukkattuk kurIi Oppi,
	Ogku iruj cilampin oL iNar n'aRu vI
	vEgkai am kavaTTiTai n'ivan'ta itaNattu,
	pon maruL n'aRun' tAtu Utum tumpi
	in icai OrA irun'tanamAka,
10	'mai Ir Oti maTa n'allIrE!
	n'ovvu iyaR pakazi pAyn'tena, puN kUrn'tu,
	evvamoTu van'ta uyar maruppu oruttal n'um
	punattuzip pOkal uRumO maRRu?' ena,
	cinavuk koL jamali ceyirttup puTai ATa,
15	collik kazin'ta val viR kALai
	cAn'tu Ar akalamum takaiyum mika n'ayan'tu,
	Igku n'Am uzakkum evvam uNarAL,
	n'annar n'ejcamoTu mayagki, 'veRi' ena,
	annai tan'ta mutu vAy vElan,
20	'em iRai aNagkalin van'tanRu, in' n'Oy;
	taNi marun'tu aRival' ennum Ayin,
	vinavin evanO maRRE 'kanal cina
	maiyal vEza mey uLampOka,
	UTTiyanna Un puraL ampoTu
25	kATTu mAn aTi vazi oRRi,
	vETTam cellumO, n'um iRai?' enavE?