ivar yAr? enkuvaiAyin,

201
'ivar yAr?' enkuvaiAyin, ivarE,
UruTan iravalarkku aruLi, tEruTan
mullaikku Itta cellA n'al icai,
paTu maNi yAnai, paRampin kOmAn
5
n'eTu mAp pAri makaLir; yAnE
tan'tai tOzan; ivar en makaLir;
an'taNan, pulavan, koNTu van'tananE.
n'IyE, vaTapAl munivan taTavinuL tOnRi,
cempu punain'tu iyaRRiya cEN n'eTum puricai,
10
uvarA Ikai, tuvarai ANTu,
n'ARpattonpatu vazimuRai van'ta
vELiruL vELE! viRal pOr aNNal!
tAr aNi yAnaic cETTu irug kOvE!
AN kaTan uTaimaiyin, pAN kaTan ARRiya
15
oliyaR kaNNip pulikaTi mAal!
yAn tara, ivaraik koNmati! vAn kavittu
irug kaTal uTutta iv vaiyakattu, arun' tiRal
pon paTu mAl varaik kizava! ven vEl
uTalun'ar uTkum tAnai,
20
keTal arugkuraiya n'ATu kizavOyE!

tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
pAri makaLirai irugkOvELuzaik koNTu cenRa kapilar pATiyatu.