61-70

61
koNTaik kUzait taN tazaik kaTaiciyar
ciRu mAN n'eytal AmpaloTu kaTkum,
malagku miLir, ceRuvin taLampu taTin'tu iTTa
pazana vALaip parUuk kaN tuNiyal
5
putu n'el veN cORRuk kaNNuRai Aka,
vilAp puTai marugku vicippa mAn'ti,
n'ITu katirk kazanic cUTu taTumARum
van kai vinaijar pun talaic ciRAar
tegku paTu viyan pazam munaiyin, tan'taiyar
10
kuRaikkaN n'eTum pOr ERi, vicaittu ezun'tu
cezug kOL peNNaip pazam toTa muyalum,
vaikal yANar, n'al n'ATTup porun'an,
eHku viLagku taTak kai iyal tErc cenni,
cilait tAr akalam malaikkun'ar uLar enin,
15
tAm aRikuvar tamakku uRuti; yAm avan
ezu uRaz tiNi tOL vazu inRu malain'tOr
vAzak kaNTanRum ilamE; tAzAtu,
tirun'tu aTi porun'ta vallOr
varun'tak kANTal, ataninum ilamE.

tiNai vAkai; tuRai araca vAkai.
cOzan ilavan'tikaip paLLit tujciya n'alagkiLLi cET cenniyaik kOnATTu eRiccilUr mATalan maturaik kumaranAr pATiyatu.

62
varu tAr tAgki, amar mikal yAvatu?
porutu ANTu ozin'ta main'tar puN toTTu,
kuruti ceg kaik kUn'tal tITTi,
n'iRam kiLar uruvin pEeyp peNTir
5
eTuttu eRi anan'tal paRaic cIr tUgka,
parun'tu arun'tuRRa tAnaiyoTu, ceru munin'tu,
aRattin maNTiya maRap pOr vEn'tar
tAm mAyn'tanarE; kuTai tuLagkinavE;
uraicAl ciRappin muraicu ozin'tanavE;
10
pal n'URu aTukkiya vERu paTu paij jilam
iTam keTa INTiya viyan kaN pAcaRai,
kaLam koLaRku uriyOr inRi, teRuvara,
uTan vIzn'tanRAl, amarE; peNTirum
pAcaTaku micaiyAr, pani n'Ir mUzkAr,
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mArpakam porun'ti Agku amain'tanarE;
vATAp pUvin, imaiyA n'ATTattu,
n'ARRa uNavinOrum ARRa
arum peRal ulakam n'iRaiya
virun'tu peRRanarAl; polika, n'um pukazE!

tiNai tumpai; tuRai tokai n'ilai.
cEramAn kuTakkO n'eTujcEralAtanum, cOzan vER pal taTakkaip peruviRaRkiLLiyum, pOrppuRattup porutu vIzn'tAraik kazAttalaiyAr pATiyatu.

63
enaip pal yAnaiyum ampoTu tuLagki,
viLaikkum vinai inRip paTai ozin'tanavE;
viRal pukaz mANTa puravi ellAm
maRat takai main'taroTu ANTup paTTanavE;
5
tEr tara van'ta cAnROr ellAm,
tOl kaN maRaippa, orugku mAyn'tanarE;
vicittu vinai mANTa mayirk kaN muracam,
poRukkun'ar inmaiyin, irun'tu viLin'tanavE;
cAn'tu amai mArpil n'eTu vEl pAyn'tena,
10
vEn'tarum porutu, kaLattu ozin'tanar; iniyE,
en AvatukoltAnE kazani
Ampal vaLLit toTik kai makaLir
pAcaval mukki, taN punal pAyum,
yANar aRAa vaippin
15
kAmar kiTakkai avar akan talai n'ATE?

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
avarai ak kaLattil paraNar pATiyatu.

64
n'al yAz, AkuLi, patalaiyoTu curukki,
cellAmOtil cil vaLai viRali!
kaLiRRuk kaNam poruta kaN akan paRan'talai,
vicumpu ATu eruvai pacun' taTi taTuppa,
5
pakaip pulam marIiya takaip peruj ciRappin
kuTumik kOmAR kaNTu,
n'eTu n'Irp puRkai n'Ittanam varaRkE?

tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai viRaliyARRuppaTai.
pANTiyan pal yAkacAlai mutukuTumip peruvazutiyai n'eTumpalliyattanAr pATiyatu.

65
maN muzA maRappa, paN yAz maRappa,
irug kaN kuzici kavizn'tu izutu maRappa,
curumpu Ar tERal cuRRam maRappa,
uzavar Otai maRappa, vizavum
5
akaluL AgkaN cIRUr maRappa,
uvavut talaivan'ta peru n'AL amaiyattu,
iru cuTar tammuL n'Okki, oru cuTar
punkaN mAlai malai maRain'tAgku,
tan pOl vEn'tan munpu kuRittu eRin'ta
10
puRap puN n'ANi, maRat takai mannan
vAL vaTakkirun'tanan; Igku,
n'AL pOl kaziyala, jAyiRRup pakalE.

tiNai potuviyal; tuRai kaiyaRu n'ilai.
cEramAn peruj cEralAtan cOzan karikAR peruvaLattAnOTu porutu, puRap puN n'ANi, vaTakkirun'tAnaik kazAttalaiyAr pATiyatu.

66
n'aLi iru mun'n'Ir n'AvAy OTTi,
vaLi tozil ANTa uravOn maruka!
kaLi iyal yAnaik karikAlvaLava!
cenRu, amark kaTan'ta n'in ARRal tOnRa
5
venROy! n'inninum n'allan anRE
kali koL yANar veNNip paRan'talai,
mikap pukaz ulakam eyti,
puRap puN n'ANi, vaTakkirun'tOnE?

tiNai vAkai; tuRai araca vAkai.
cOzan karikAR peruvaLattAnai veNNik kuyattiyAr pATiyatu.

67
annac cEval! annac cEval!
ATu koL venRi aTu pOr aNNal
n'ATu talai aLikkum oL mukam pOla,
kOTu kUTu matiyam mukiz n'ilA viLagkum
5
maiyal mAlai, yAm kaiyaRupu inaiya,
kumariam perun' tuRai ayirai mAn'ti,
vaTamalaip peyarkuvaiAyin, iTaiyatu
cOza n'al n'ATTup paTinE, kOzi
uyar n'ilai mATattu, kuRumpaRai acaii,
10
vAyil viTAtu kOyil pukku, em
perug kOk kiLLi kETka, 'irum picir
An'tai aTiyuRai' eninE, mANTa n'in
inpuRu pETai aNiya, tan
anpuRu n'an kalam n'alkuvan n'inakkE.

tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai iyanmozi.
kOpperuj cOzanaip picirAn'taiyAr pATiyatu.

68
uTumpu urittanna enpu ezu marugkin
kaTumpin kaTum paci kaLaiyun'ark kANAtu,
cil cevittu Akiya kELvi n'on'tu n'on'tu,
Igku evan ceytiyO? pANa! 'pUN cuman'tu,
5
am pakaTTu eziliya cem poRi Akattu
menmaiyin makaLirkku vaNagki, vanmaiyin
ATavarp piNikkum pITu kezu n'eTun' takai,
puniRu tIr kuzavikku iliRRu mulai pOlac
curan'ta kAviri maram kol mali n'Ir
10
manpatai purakkum n'al n'ATTup porun'an,
uTpakai oru tiRam paTTena, puT pakaikku
EvAn Akalin, cAvEm yAm' ena,
n'IgkA maRavar vIgku tOL puTaippa,
taNi paRai aRaiyum aNi koL tEr vazi,
15
kaTug kaL parukun'ar n'aTugku kai ukutta
n'aRuj cERu ATiya vaRun' talai yAnai
n'eTu n'akar varaippil paTu muzA Orkkum
uRan'taiyOnE kurucil;
piRan kaTai maRappa, n'alkuvan, celinE.

tiNai atu; tuRai pANARRuppaTai.
cOzan n'alagkiLLiyaik kOvUr kizAr pATiyatu.

69
kaiyatu, kaTan n'iRai yAzE; meyyatu,
puravalar inmaiyin paciyE; araiyatu,
vERRu izai n'uzain'ta vEr n'anai citAar
Ompi uTutta uyaval pANa!
5
pUTkai illOn yAkkai pOlap
perum pullenRa irum pEr okkalai;
vaiyakam muzutuTan vaLaii, paiyena
ennai vinavuti Ayin, mannar
aTu kaLiRu uyavum koTi koL pAcaRai,
10
kurutip parappin kOTTu mA tolaicci,
pulAk kaLam ceyta kalAat tAnaiyan
piRagku n'ilai mATattu uRan'taiyOnE;
porun'arkku Okkiya vElan, oru n'ilaip
pakaip pulam paTartalum uriyan; takait tAr
15
oL eri puraiyum uru kezu pacum pUN
kiLLi vaLavaR paTarkuvai Ayin,
n'eTug kaTai n'iRRalum ilaiyE; kaTum pakal
tEr vIcu irukkai Ara n'Okki,
n'I avaR kaNTa pinRai, pUvin
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ATu vaNTu imirAt tAmarai
cUTAyAtal ataninum ilaiyE.

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
cOzan kuLamuRRattut tujciya kiLLivaLavanai AlattUr kizAr pATiyatu.

70
tEem tIm toTaic cIRiyAzp pANa!
'kayattu vAz yAmai kAz kOttanna
n'uN kOl takaitta teN kaN mAk kiNai
iniya kANka; ivaN taNika' enak kURi;
5
vinaval AnA mutu vAy iravala!
taiit tigkaL taN kayam pOla,
koLakkoLak kuRaipaTAk kUzuTai viyal n'akar,
aTutI allatu cuTutI aRiyAtu;
iru marun'tu viLaikkum n'al n'ATTup porun'an,
10
kiLLi vaLavan n'al icai uLLi,
n'ARRa n'ATTattu aRu kAl paRavai
ciRu veL Ampal jAgkar Utum
kai vaL Ikaip paNNan ciRukuTip
pAtiri kamazum Oti, oL n'utal,
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in n'akai viRaliyoTu menmela iyalic
celvaiAyin, celvai Akuvai;
viRaku oy mAkkaL pon peRRannatOr
talaippATu anRu, avan Ikai;
n'inaikka vENTA; vAzka, avan tALE!

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
avanaik kOvUr kizAr pATiyatu.