malai vAn koLka!' ena

143

'malai vAn koLka!' ena, uyar pali tUuy,

'mAri AnRu, mazai mEkku uyarka!' enak

kaTavuL pENiya kuRavar mAkkaL,

peyal kaNmARiya uvakaiyar, cAral

5

punat tinai ayilum n'ATa! cinap pOrk

kai vaL Ikaik kaTu mAn pEka!

yArkol aLiyaLtAnE n'erun'al,

curan uzan'tu varun'tiya okkal pacittena,

kuNil pAy muracin iragkum aruvi

10

n'aLi iruj cilampin cIRUr AgkaN,

vAyil tOnRi, vAztti n'inRu,

n'innum n'in malaiyum pATa, innAtu

ikutta kaNNIr n'iRuttal cellAL,

mulaiyakam n'anaippa, vimmi,

15

kuzal inaivatupOl azutanaL, peritE?

	tiNai perun'tiNai; tuRai kuRugkali; tApatan'ilaiyum Am.
	avanAl tuRakkappaTTa kaNNaki kAraNamAka avanaik kapilar pATiyatu.

	'malai vAn koLka!' ena, uyar pali tUuy,
	'mAri AnRu, mazai mEkku uyarka!' enak
	kaTavuL pENiya kuRavar mAkkaL,
	peyal kaNmARiya uvakaiyar, cAral
5	punat tinai ayilum n'ATa! cinap pOrk
	kai vaL Ikaik kaTu mAn pEka!
	yArkol aLiyaLtAnE n'erun'al,
	curan uzan'tu varun'tiya okkal pacittena,
	kuNil pAy muracin iragkum aruvi
10	n'aLi iruj cilampin cIRUr AgkaN,
	vAyil tOnRi, vAztti n'inRu,
	n'innum n'in malaiyum pATa, innAtu
	ikutta kaNNIr n'iRuttal cellAL,
	mulaiyakam n'anaippa, vimmi,
15	kuzal inaivatupOl azutanaL, peritE?