140

	taTavu n'ilaip palavin n'Ajcil porun'an
	maTavan, manRa; cen' n'Ap pulavIr!
	vaLaik kai viRaliyar paTappaik koyta
	aTakin kaNNuRaiAka yAm cila
5	arici vENTinEmAka, tAn piRa
	varicai aRitalin, tannum tUkki,
	irug kaTaRu vaLaiiya kunRattu annatu Or
	perug kaLiRu n'alkiyOnE; annatu Or
	tERRA Ikaiyum uLatukol?
10	pORRAr amma, periyOr tam kaTanE?

152

	'vEzam vIztta vizut toTaip pakazi
	pEz vAy uzuvaiyaip perumpiRitu uRIi,
	puzal talaip pukark kalai uruTTi, ural talaik
	kEzaR panRi vIza, ayalatu
5	Azal puRRattu uTumpil ceRRum,
	val vil vETTam valam paTuttu irun'tOn,
	pukazcAl ciRappin ampu mikat tiLaikkum
	kolaivan yArkolO? kolaivan maRRu ivan
	vilaivan pOlAn; veRukkai n'anku uTaiyan;
10	Aram tAzn'ta am pakaTTu mArpin,
	cAral aruvip paya malaik kizavan,
	Ori kolO? allankollO?
	pATuval, viRali! Or vaNNam; n'Irum
	maN muzA amaimin; paN yAz n'iRumin;
15	kaN viTu tUmpin kaLiRRu uyir toTumin;
	ellari toTumin; AkuLi toTumin;
	patalai oru kaN paiyena iyakkumin;
	matalai mAk kOl kaivalam tamin' enRu,
	iRaivan Akalin, collupu kuRuki,
20	mU Ez tuRaiyum muRaiyuLik kazippi,
	'kO' enap peyariya kAlai, Agku atu
	tan peyar Akalin n'ANi, maRRu, 'yAm
	n'ATTiTan n'ATTiTan varutum; Igku Or
	vETTuvar illai, n'in oppOr' ena,
25	vETTatu moziyavum viTAan, vETTattil
	tAn uyir cekutta mAn n'iNap puzukkOTu,
	An urukku anna vEriyai n'alki,
	tan malaip piRan'ta tA il n'an pon,
	pal maNik kuvaiyoTum viraii, 'koNm' ena,
30	curattiTai n'alkiyOnE viTarc cimai
	Ogku irug kollip porun'an,
	OmpA Ikai viRal veyyOnE!

162

	iravalar puravalai n'Iyum allai;
	puravalar iravalarkku illaiyum allar;
	iravalar uNmaiyum kAN, ini; iravalarkku
	IvOr uNmaiyum kAN, ini; n'in Urk
5	kaTimaram varun'tat tan'tu yAm piNitta
	n'eTu n'al yAnai em paricil;
	kaTumAn tOnRal! celval yAnE.

165

	mannA ulakattu mannutal kuRittOr
	tam pukaz n'iRIit tAm mAyn'tanarE;
	tun aruj ciRappin uyarn'ta celvar,
	inmaiyin irappOrkku IiyAmaiyin,
5	tonmai mAkkaLin toTarpu aRiyalarE;
	tAL tAz paTu maNi iraTTum, pU n'utal,
	ATu iyal yAnai pATun'arkku arukAk
	kETu il n'al icai vaya mAn tOnRalaip
	pATi n'inRanenAka, 'konnE
10	pATu peRu paricilan vATinan peyartal ena
	n'ATu izan'tataninum n'ani innAtu' ena,
	vAL tan'tananE, talai enakku Iya,
	tannin ciRan'tatu piRitu onRu inmaiyin;
	ATu mali uvakaiyoTu varuval,
15	OTAp pUTkai n'in kizamaiyOR kaNTE.

397

	veLLiyum iru vicumpu Ertarum; puLLum
	uyar cinaik kuTampaik kural tORRinavE;
	poykaiyum pOtu kaN vizittana; paipayac
	cuTarum curugkinRu, oLiyE; pATu ezun'tu
5	iragkural muracamoTu valampuri Arppa,
	iravup puRagkaNTa kAlait tOnRi,
	eHku iruL akaRRum Emap pAcaRai,
	vaikaRai aravam kELiyar! 'pala kOL
	cey tAr mArpa! ezumati tuyil' ena,
10	teN kaN mAk kiNai teLirppa oRRi,
	n'eTug kaTait tOnRiyEnE; atu n'ayan'tu,
	'uLLi van'ta paricilan ivan' ena,
	n'eyyuRap poritta kuyyuTai n'eTuj cUTu,
	maNik kalan n'iRain'ta maNam n'ARu tERal,
15	pAmpu urittanna vAn pUg kaligkamoTu,
	mAri anna vaNmaiyin corin'tu,
	vEnil anna en veppu n'Igka,
	arug kalam n'alkiyOnE; enRum,
	ceRuvil pUtta cEyitazt tAmarai,
20	aRu tozil an'taNar aRam purin'tu eTutta
	tIyoTu viLagkum n'ATan, vAy vAL
	valam paTu tIvin polam pUN vaLavan;
	eRi tiraip perug kaTal iRutikkaN celinum,
	teRu katirk kanali ten ticait tOnRinum,
25	'en?' enRu ajcalam, yAmE; ven vEl
	aruj camam kaTakkum ARRal avan
	tirun'tu kazal n'On tAL taN n'izalEmE.

399

	aTu makaL mukan'ta aLavA veNNel
	toTi mAN ulakkaip parUuk kuRRu arici
	kATi veL ulaik koLIi, n'Izal
	Ogku cinai mAvin tIm kani n'aRum puLi,
5	mOTTu iru varAal kOTTu mIn kozug kuRai,
	ceRuvin vaLLai, ciRu koTip pAkal,
	pAtiri Uz mukai aviz viTuttanna
	mey kaLain'tu, inanoTu viraii,
	mUzppap peyta muzu avizp puzukkal,
10	azikaLin paTun'ar kaLi aTa vaikin,
	pazajcORu ayilum muzagku n'Irp paTappaik
	kAvirik kizavan, mAyA n'al icaik
	kiLLivaLavan uLLi, avaR paTartum;
	cellEn cellEn, piRar mukam n'OkkEn;
15	n'eTug kazait tUNTil viTu mIn n'oTuttu,
	kiNaimakaL aTTa pAval puLigkUz
	pozutu maRuttu uNNum uNTiyEn, azivu koNTu,
	oru ciRai irun'tEn; ennE! 'iniyE,
	aRavar aRavan, maRavar maRavan,
20	maLLar maLLan, tollOr marukan,
	icaiyin koNTAn, n'acai amutu uNka' ena,
	mIp paTarn'tu iRan'tu, van kOl maNNi,
	vaL parin'tu kiTan'ta.......................maNakka
	vicippuRuttu amain'ta putuk kAzp pOrvai,
25	alakin mAlai Arppa vaTTittu,
	kaTiyum uNavu ennak kaTavuTkum toTEn,
	'kaTun' tEr aLLaRku acAvA n'On cuval
	pakaTE attai yAn vENTi van'tatu' ena,
	onRu yAn peTTAaLavai, anRE
30	AnRu viTTanan attai, vicumpin
	mIn pUttanna uruvap pal n'irai
	UrtiyoTu n'alkiyOnE; cIr koLa
	izumena izitarum aruvi,
	vAn tOy uyar cimait tOnRik kOvE.