45

	irum panai veN tOTu malain'tOn allan;
	karuj cinai vEmpin teriyalOn allan;
	n'inna kaNNiyum Ar miTain'tanRE; n'innoTu
	poruvOn kaNNiyum Ar miTain'tanRE;
5	oruvIr tORpinum, tORpa n'um kuTiyE;
	iruvIr vERal iyaRkaiyum anRE; atanAl,
	kuTipporuL anRu, n'um ceyti; koTit tEr
	n'um Or anna vEn'tarkku
	meym mali uvakai ceyyum; iv ikalE.

76

	oruvanai oruvan aTutalum, tolaitalum,
	putuvatu anRu; iv ulakattu iyaRkai;
	inRin UgkO kELalam tiraL arai
	manRa vEmpin mAc cinai oN taLir
5	n'eTug koTi uzijaip pavaroTu miTain'tu,
	ceRiyat toTutta tEm pAy kaNNi,
	oliyal mAlaiyoTu, poliyac cUTi,
	pATu in teN kiNai kaRagka, kANtaka,
	n'ATu kezu tiruvin, pacum pUN, ceziyan
10	pITum cemmalum aRiyAr kUTi,
	'porutum' enRu tantalai van'ta
	punai kazal ezuvar n'al valam aTagka,
	oru tAn Akip porutu, kaLattu aTalE.

77

	kiNkiNi kaLain'ta kAl oN kazal toTTu,
	kuTumi kaLain'ta n'utal vEmpin oN taLir
	n'eTug koTi uzijaip pavaroTu milain'tu,
	kuRun' toTi kazitta kaic cApam paRRi,
5	n'eTun' tErk koTujci poliya n'inROn
	yArkol? vAzka, avan kaNNi! tAr pUNTu,
	tAli kaLain'tanRum ilanE; pAl viTTu
	ayiniyum inRu ayinRananE; vayinvayin
	uTanRu mEl van'ta vampa maLLarai
10	viyan'tanRum, izin'tanRum, ilanE; avarai
	azun'tap paRRi, akal vicumpu Arppu eza,
	kavizn'tu n'ilam cEra aTTatai
	makizn'tanRum, malin'tanRum, ataninum ilanE.

79

	mUtUr vAyil panik kayam maNNi,
	manRa vEmpin oN kuzai malain'tu,
	teN kiNai munnark kaLiRRin iyali,
	vem pOrc ceziyanum van'tanan; etirn'ta
5	vampa maLLarO palarE;
	ejcuvar kollO, pakal tavac ciRitE?

281

	tIm kani iravamoTu vEmpu manaic cerIi,
	vAgku maruppu yAzoTu pal iyam kaRagka,
	kai payap peyarttu mai izutu izuki,
	aiyavi citaRi, Ampal Uti,
5	icai maNi eRin'tu, kAjci pATi,
	n'eTu n'akar varaippil kaTi n'aRai pukaii,
	kAkkam vammO kAtalam tOzi!
	vEn'tuRu vizumam tAgkiya
	pUm poRik kazal kAl n'eTun'takai puNNE.

296

	vEmpu cinai oTippavum, kAjci pATavum,
	n'eyyuTaik kaiyar aiyavi pukaippavum,
	ellA manaiyum kallenRavvE;
	vEn'tu uTanRu eRivAnkollO
5	n'eTitu van'tanRAl n'eTun'takai tErE?

371

	akan talai vaiyattup puravalark kANAtu,
	maran'talaic cErn'tu, paTTini vaiki,
	pOtu aviz alari n'Arin toTuttu,
	tayagku irum pittai poliyac cUTi,
5	paRaiyoTu takaitta kalap paiyen, muravu vAy
	ATuRu kuzici pATu inRu tUkki,
	manRa vEmpin oN pU uRaippa,
	kuRai ceyal vENTA n'acaiya irukkaiyEn,
	arici inmaiyin Ar iTai n'In'ti,
10	kUr vAy irum paTai n'Irin miLirppa,
	varu kaNai vALi....... anpu inRu talaii,
	iraimuracu Arkkum uraicAl pAcaRai,
	vil Er uzavin n'in n'al icai uLLi,
	kuRait talaip paTu piNan etira, pOrpu azittu,
15	yAnai eruttin vAL maTal Occi
	atari tiritta AL uku kaTAvin,
	matiyattu anna en vici uRu taTAri
	akan kaN atira, AkuLi toTAlin,
	paNai maruL n'eTun' tAL, pal piNart taTak kai,
20	pukarmuka mukavaikku van'ticin peruma!
	kaLiRRuk kOTTanna vAl eyiRu azutti,
	vizukkoTu viraiiya veN n'iNac cuvaiyinaL,
	kuTart talai mAlai cUTi, 'uNat tina
	AnAp peru vaLam ceytOn vAnattu
25	vayagku pal mIninum vAziyar, pala' ena,
	uru kezu pEymakaL ayara,
	kurutit tukaL ATiya kaLam kizavOyE!

389

	'n'Ir n'ugkin kaN valippa,
	kAna vEmpin kAy tiragka,
	kayam kaLiyum kOTai Ayinum,
	ElA veNpon pOruRu kAlai,
5	emmum uLLumO piLLaiam porun'an!'
	enRu IttananE, icaicAl n'eTun'takai;
	inRu cenRu eytum vaziyanum allan;
	celinE, kANA vaziyanum allan;
	pun talai maTap piTi inaiya, kanRu tan'tu,
10	kunRaka n'al Ur manRattup piNikkum
	kal izi aruvi vEgkaTam kizavOn,
	celvuzi ezAa n'al Er mutiyan!
	Atanugkan pOla, n'Iyum
	pacitta okkal pazagkaN vITa,
15	vIRucAl n'an kalam n'alkumati, peruma!
	aitu akal alkul makaLir
	n'eytal kELanmAr, n'eTug kaTaiyAnE!