22

	tUgku kaiyAn Ogku n'aTaiya,
	uRaz maNiyAn uyar maruppina,
	piRai n'utalAn ceRal n'Okkina,
	pA aTiyAn paNai eruttina,
5	tEn citain'ta varai pOla,
	mijiRu Arkkum kamaz kaTAttu,
	ayaRu cOrum iruj cenniya,
	main'tu malin'ta maza kaLiRu
	kan'tu cErpu n'ilaii vazagka;
10	pAal n'inRu katir cOrum
	vAn uRaiyum mati pOlum
	mAlai veN kuTai n'IzalAn,
	vAL marugku ilOr kAppu uRagka;
	alagku cen'n'el katir vEyn'ta
15	Ay karumpin koTik kUrai,
	cARu koNTa kaLam pOla,
	vERu vERu polivu tOnRa;
	kuRRu AnA ulakkaiyAn
	kalic cummai viyal AgkaN,
20	polan' tOTTup pain' tumpai
	micai alagku uLaiya panaip pOz cerIi,
	cina mAn'tar veRik kuravai
	Ota n'Irin peyarpu pogka;
	vAy kAvAtu paran'tu paTTa
25	viyan pAcaRaik kAppALa!
	vEn'tu tan'ta paNi tiRaiyAn
	cErn'tavartam kaTumpu Arttum,
	Ogku kolliyOr, aTu porun'a!
	vEza n'Okkin viRal vej cEey!
30	vAziya, peruma! n'in varampu il paTaippE,
	n'iR pATiya vayagku cen' n'Ap
	pin piRar icai n'uvalAmai,
	OmpAtu Iyum ARRal em kO!
	'mAn'tarajcEral irumpoRai Ompiya n'ATE
35	puttEL ulakattu aRRu' enak kETTu van'tu,
	initu kaNTicin; peruma! munivu ilai,
	vERu pulattu iRukkum tAnaiyoTu,
	cORu paTa n'aTatti n'I tujcAymARE!

24

	n'el ariyum irun' tozuvar
	cej jAyiRRu veyil munaiyin,
	teN kaTal tirai micaip pAyun'tu;
	tiN timil van paratavar
5	veppu uTaiya maTTu uNTu,
	taN kuravaic cIr tUgkun'tu;
	tUval kalitta tEm pAy punnai
	mel iNark kaNNi milain'ta main'tar
	el vaLai makaLirt talaik kai tarUun'tu;
10	vaNTu paTa malarn'ta taN n'aRug kAnal
	muNTakak kOtai oN toTi makaLir
	irum panaiyin kurumpai n'Irum,
	pUg karumpin tIm cARum,
	Ogku maNal kuvavut tAzait
15	tIm n'IroTu uTan virAay,
	mun' n'Ir uNTu mun'n'Irp pAyum;
	tAgkA uRaiyuL n'al Ur kezIiya
	OmpA Ikai mA vEL evvi
	punal am putavin mizalaiyoTu kazanik
20	kayal Ar n'Arai pOrvil cEkkum,
	pon aNi yAnait tol mutir vELir,
	kuppai n'ellin, muttURu tan'ta
	koRRa n'IL kuTai, koTit tErc ceziya!
	n'inRu n'ilaiiyar n'in n'ALmIn; n'illAtu
25	paTAac celIiyar, n'in pakaivar mInE
	n'innoTu, tonRu mUtta uyirinum, uyiroTu
	n'inRu mUtta yAkkai anna, n'in
	ATu kuTi mUtta vizut tiNaic ciRan'ta
	vALin vAzn'ar tAL valam vAztta,
30	iraval mAkkaL Ikai n'uvala,
	oN toTi makaLir polagkalattu En'tiya
	taN kamaz tERal maTuppa, makiz ciRan'tu,
	Agku initu ozukumati, peruma! 'Agku atu
	vallun'ar vAzn'tOr' enpa tol icai,
35	malar talai ulakattut tOnRi,
	palar, celac cellAtu, n'inRu viLin'tOrE.

29

	azal purin'ta aTar tAmarai
	aitu aTarn'ta n'Ul peytu,
	punai vinaip polin'ta polan n'aRun' teriyal
	pARu mayir irun' talai poliyac cUTi,
5	pAN muRRuka, n'in n'AL makiz irukkai!
	pAN muRRu ozin'ta pinRai, makaLir
	tOL muRRuka, n'in cAn'tu pular akalam! Agka
	munivu il muRRattu, initu muracu iyampa,
	koTiyOrt teRutalum, cevviyOrkku aLittalum,
10	oTiyA muRaiyin maTivu ilai Aki,
	'n'allatan n'alanum tIyatan tImaiyum
	illai' enpOrkku inan Akiliyar!
	n'el viLai kazanip paTu puL Oppun'ar
	ozi maTal viRakin kazi mIn cuTTu,
15	veg kaL tolaicciyum, amaiyAr, tegkin
	iLan'Ir utirkkum vaLam miku n'al n'ATu
	peRRanar uvakkum n'in paTai koL mAkkaL
	paRRA mAkkaLin parivu mun'tuRuttu,
	kUvai tuRRa n'AR kAl pan'tarc
20	ciRu manai vAzkkaiyin orIi, varun'arkku
	utavi ARRum n'aNpin paNpuTai
	UziRRAka, n'in ceykai! vizavil
	kOTiyar n'Irmai pOla muRaimuRai
	ATun'ar kaziyum iv ulakattu, kUTiya
25	n'akaippuRan Aka, n'in cuRRam!
	icaippuRan Aka, n'I Ompiya poruLE!

33

	kAn uRai vAzkkai, kata n'Ay, vETTuvan
	mAn tacai corin'ta vaTTiyum, AymakaL
	tayir koTu van'ta tacumpum, n'iRaiya,
	Erin vAzn'ar pEr il arivaiyar
5	kuLak kIz viLain'ta kaLak koL veNNel
	mukan'tanar koTuppa, ukan'tanar peyarum
	tennam poruppan n'al n'ATTuLLum,
	Ez eyil katavam eRin'tu, kaikkoNTu, n'in
	pEzvAy uzuvai poRikkum ARRalai;
10	pATun'ar vajci pATa, paTaiyOr
	tAtu eru maRukin pAcaRai poliya,
	pularAp paccilai iTai iTupu toTutta
	malarA mAlaip pan'tu kaNTanna
	Un cORRu amalai pAN kaTumpu aruttum
15	cemmaRRu amma, n'in vem munai irukkai
	vallOn taiiya vari vanappu uRRa
	allip pAvai ATu vanappu Eyppa,
	kAma iruvar allatu, yAmattut
	tani makan vazagkAp pani malark kAvin,
20	otukkuin tiNi maNal putup pUm paLLi
	vAyil mATan'toRum mai viTai vIzppa,
	n'I Agkuk koNTa vizavinum palavE.

44

	irum piTit tozutiyoTu perug kayam paTiyA,
	n'elluTaik kavaLamoTu n'eym miti peRAa,
	tirun'tu arai n'On veLil varun'ta oRRi,
	n'ilamicaip puraLum kaiya, veytu uyirttu,
5	alamaral yAnai urum ena muzagkavum,
	pAl il kuzavi alaRavum, makaLir
	pU il vaRun' talai muTippavum, n'Ir il
	vinai punai n'al il inaikUuk kETpavum,
	innAtu amma, Igku initu iruttal;
10	tun arun' tuppin vaya mAn tOnRal!
	aRavai Ayin,' n'inatu' enat tiRattal;
	maRavai Ayin, pOroTu tiRattal;
	aRavaiyum maRavaiyum allaiyAka,
	tiRavAtu aTaitta tiN n'ilaik katavin
15	n'IL matil oru ciRai oTugkutal
	n'ANuttakavu uTaittu, itu kANugkAlE.

58

	n'IyE, taN punal kAvirik kizavanai; ivanE,
	muzu mutal tolain'ta kOLi Alattuk
	kozu n'izal n'eTuj cinai vIz poRuttAgku,
	tollOr mAyn'tenat tuLagkal cellAtu,
5	n'al icai mutu kuTi n'aTukku aRat tazIi,
	iLaiyatu Ayinum kiLai arA eRiyum
	arun'arai urumin, porun'araip poRAac
	ceru mAN pajcavar ERE; n'IyE,
	aRam tujcu uRan'taip porun'anai; ivanE,
10	n'ellum n'Irum ellArkkum eLiya ena,
	varaiya cAn'tamum, tiraiya muttamum,
	imiz kural muracam mUnRuTan ALum
	tamiz kezu kUTal taN kOl vEn'tE;
	pAl n'iRa uruvin panaik koTiyOnum,
15	n'Il n'iRa uruvin n'EmiyOnum, enRu
	iru perun' teyvamum uTan n'inRAagku,
	uru kezu tORRamoTu uTkuvara viLagki,
	innIr Akalin, iniyavum uLavO?
	innum kENmin: n'um icai vAziyavE;
20	oruvIr oruvIrkku ARRutir; iruvIrum
	uTan n'ilai tiriyIr Ayin, imiztiraip
	pauvam uTutta ip payam kezu mA n'ilam
	kaiyakappaTuvatu poy AkAtE;
	atanAl, n'alla pOlavum, n'ayava pOlavum,
25	tollOr cenRa n'eRiya pOlavum,
	kAtal n'ejcin n'um iTai pukaRku alamarum
	Etil mAkkaL potumozi koLLAtu,
	inRE pOlka, n'um puNarcci; venRu venRu
	aTu kaLattu uyarka, n'um vElE; koTuvarik
30	kOLmAk kuyinRa cEN viLagku toTu poRi
	n'eTu n'Irk keNTaiyoTu poRitta
	kuTumiya Aka, piRar kunRu kezu n'ATE.

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.

97

	pOrkku uraiip pukanRu kazitta vAL,
	uTanRavar kAppuTai matil azittalin,
	Un uRa mUzki, uru izan'tanavE;
	vElE, kuRumpu aTain'ta araN kaTan'tu, avar
5	n'aRug kaLLin n'ATu n'aittalin,
	curai tazIiya irug kAzoTu
	maTai kalagki n'ilai tirin'tanavE;
	kaLiRE, ezUut tAgkiya katavam malaittu, avar
	kuzUuk kaLiRRuk kuRumpu uTaittalin,
10	parUup piNiya toTi kazin'tanavE;
	mAvE, paran'tu orugku malain'ta maRavar
	polam pain' tAr keTap paritalin,
	kaLan uzan'tu acaiiya maRuk kuLampinavE;
	avan tAnum, n'ilam tiraikkum kaTal tAnaip
15	polan' tumpaik kazal pANTil
	kaNai poruta tuLait tOlannE.
	AyiTai, uTanROr uytal yAvatu? 'taTan' tAL,
	piNik katir, n'ellin cemmal mUtUr
	n'umakku urittAkal vENTin, cenRu avaRku
20	iRukkal vENTum, tiRaiyE; maRuppin,
	olvAn allan, velpOrAn' enac
	collavum tERIrAyin, mel iyal,
	kazal kani vakutta tuNaic cil Oti,
	kuRun' toTi makaLir tOL viTal
25	iRumpUtu anRu; aHtu aRin'tu ATuminE.

109

	aLitOtAnE, pAriyatu paRampE!
	n'aLi koL muracin mUvirum muRRinum,
	uzavar uzAtana n'Anku payan uTaittE:
	onRE, ciRiyilai vetirin n'el viLaiyummE;
5	iraNTE, tIm cuLaip palavin pazam UzkkummE;
	mUnRE, kozug koTi vaLLik kizagku vIzkkummE;
	n'AnkE, aNi n'iRa Ori pAytalin, mItu azin'tu,
	tiNi n'eTug kunRam tEn coriyummE.
	vAn kaN aRRu, avan malaiyE; vAnattu,
10	mIn kaN aRRu, atan cunaiyE; Agku,
	maramtoRum piNitta kaLiRRinir Ayinum,
	pulamtoRum parappiya tErinir Ayinum,
	tALin koLLalir; vALin tAralan;
	yAn aRikuven, atu koLLum ARE:
15	cukir puri n'arampin cIRiyAz paNNi,
	virai oli kUn'tal n'um viRaliyar pin vara,
	ATinir pATinir celinE,
	n'ATum kunRum orugku IyummE.

159

	'vAzum n'ALOTu yANTu pala uNmaiyin,
	tIrtal cellAtu, en uyir' enap pala pulan'tu,
	kOl kAlAkak kuRum pala otugki,
	n'Ul virittanna katuppinaL, kaN tuyinRu,
5	munRil pOkA mutirvinaL yAyum;
	pacan'ta mEniyoTu paTar aTa varun'ti,
	marugkil koNTa pal kuRumAkkaL
	picain'tu tina, vATiya mulaiyaL, peritu azin'tu,
	kuppaik kIrai koykaN akaitta
10	muRRA iLan' taLir koytukoNTu, uppu inRu,
	n'Ir ulaiAka ERRi, mOr inRu,
	avizp patam maRan'tu, pAcaTaku micain'tu,
	mAcoTu kuRain'ta uTukkaiyaL, aRam paziyA,
	tuvvALAkiya en veyyOLum;
15	enRAgku, iruvar n'ejcamum uvappa kAnavar
	kari punam mayakkiya akankaN kollai,
	aivanam vitti, maiyuRak kavini,
	InalcellA EnaRku izumenak
	karuvi vAnam talaii yAgkum,
20	Itta n'in pukaz Etti, tokka en,
	paci tinat tiragkiya, okkalum uvappa
	uyarn'tu En'tu maruppin kolkaLiRu peRinum,
	tavirn'tu viTu paricil koLLalen; uvan'tu, n'I
	inpuRa viTutiAyin, ciRitu
25	kunRiyum koLval, kUr vEl kumaNa!
	ataRpaTa aruLal vENTuval viRal pukaz
	vacai il vizut tiNaip piRan'ta
	icai mEn' tOnRal! n'iR pATiya yAnE.

171

	inRu celinum tarumE; ciRu varai
	n'inRu celinum tarumE; pinnum,
	'munnE tan'tanen' ennAtu, tunni
	vaikalum celinum, poyyalan Aki,
5	yAm vENTiyAgku em vaRug kalam n'iRaippOn;
	tAn vENTiyAgkut tan iRai uvappa
	arun' tozil muTiyarO, tirun'tu vEl koRRan;
	inam mali katac cEk kaLanoTu vENTinum,
	kaLam mali n'ellin kuppai vENTinum,
10	arug kalam kaLiRRoTu vENTinum, perun'takai
	piRarkkum anna aRat takaiyannE.
	annan Akalin, en'tai uL aTi
	muLLum n'Ova uRARkatilla!
	IvOr ariya iv ulakattu,
15	vAzvOr vAza, avan tAL vAziyavE!

209

	poykai n'Arai pOrvil cEkkum
	n'eytal am kazani, n'el ari tozuvar
	kUmpu viTu meN piNi avizn'ta Ampal
	akal aTai ariyal mAn'ti, teN kaTal
5	paTu tirai in cIrp pANi tUgkum
	men pula vaippin n'al n'ATTup porun'a!
	pal kani n'acaii, alku vicumpu ukan'tu,
	peru malai viTarakam cilampa munni,
	pazanuTaip peru maram tIrn'tena, kaiyaRRu,
10	peRAtu peyarum puLLinam pOla, n'in
	n'acai tara van'tu, n'in icai n'uval paricilen
	vaRuviyEn peyarkO? vAL mEmpaTun'a!
	IyAy Ayinum, iragkuven allEn;
	n'Oy ilai Akumati; peruma! n'ammuL
15	kuRu n'aNi kANkuvatAka n'ALum,
	n'aRum pal olivarum katuppin, tE mozi,
	teriizai makaLir pANi pArkkum
	peru varai anna mArpin,
	ceru vej cEey! n'in makiz irukkaiyE!

253

	en tiRattu avalam koLLal, iniyE;
	vala Ar kaNNi iLaiyar tiLaippa,
	'n'akAal' ena van'ta mARE, ezA n'el
	paig kazai poti kaLain'tanna viLarppin,
5	vaLai il, vaRug kai Occi,
	kiLaiyuL oyvalO? kURu n'in uraiyE!

287

	tuTi eRiyum pulaiya!
	eRi kOl koLLum izicina!
	kAlam mAriyin ampu taippinum,
	vayal keNTaiyin vEl piRazinum,
5	polam punai OTai aNNal yAnai
	ilagku vAl maruppin n'uti maTuttu UnRinum,
	OTal cellAp pITuTaiyALar
	n'eTu n'Irp poykaip piRaziya vALai
	n'elluTai n'eTu n'akark kUTTumutal puraLum,
10	taNNaTai peRutal yAvatu? paTinE,
	mAcu il makaLir manRal n'anRum,
	uyar n'ilai ulakattu, n'ukarpa; atanAl
	vampa vEn'tan tAnai
	impar n'inRum kANTirO, varavE!

318

	koy aTaku vATa, taru viRaku uNagka,
	mayil am cAyal mAayOLoTu
	pacittanRu amma, perun'takai UrE
	manai uRai kurIik kaRai aNal cEval,
5	pANar n'arampin cukiroTu, vaya mAn
	kural cey pIliyin izaitta kuTampai,
	peruj cey n'ellin arici Arn'tu, tan
	pun puRap peTaiyoTu vatiyum
	yANarttu Akum vEn'tu vizumuRinE.

328

	..........Tai mutal puRavu cErn'tirun'ta
	pun pulac cIRUr, n'el viLaiyAtE;
	varakum tinaiyum uLLavai ellAm
	iraval mAkkaLukku Iyat tolain'tana;
5	................. Tu amain'tananE;
	annan Ayinum, pANa! n'anRum
	veLLattiTum pAluL uRai toTa....
	kaLavup puLi anna viLai....
	..............vATu Un kozug kuRai
10	koy kural ariciyoTu n'ey peytu aTTu,
	tuTuppoTu civaNiya kaLik koL veN cORu
	uNTu, initu irun'ta pin
	... ... ... ... .... ... tarukuvan mAtO
	tALi mutal n'ITiya ciRu n'aRu mujjai
15	muyal van'tu kaRikkum munRil,
	cIRUr mannanaip pATinai celinE.

335

	aTal arun' tuppin....................
	...................kurun'tE mullai enRu
	in' n'Anku allatu pUvum illai;
	karug kAl varakE, irug katirt tinaiyE,
5	ciRu koTik koLLE, poRi kiLar avaraiyoTu,
	in' n'Anku allatu uNAvum illai;
	tuTiyan, pANan, paRaiyan, kaTampan, enRu
	in' n'Anku allatu kuTiyum illai;
	onnAt tevvar mun n'inRu vilagki,
10	oLiRu En'tu maruppin kaLiRu eRin'tu vIzn'tena,
	kallE paravin allatu,
	n'el ukuttup paravum kaTavuLum ilavE.

337

	Arkali yinanE, cONATTu aNNal;
	kavi kai maN AL celvar Ayinum,
	vAL valattu oziyap pATic cenRAar,
	varaltORu akam malara,
5	Ital AnA vilagku toTit taTak kaip
	pAri paRampin panic cunai pOla,
	kANTaRku ariyaL Aki, mANTa
	peNmai n'iRain'ta polivoTu, maNNiya
	tukil viri kaTuppa n'uTagki, taNNena
10	akil Ar n'aRum pukai aitu cenRu aTagkiya
	kapila n'eTu n'akark kamazum n'ARRamoTu,
	manaic ceRin'tanaLE, vANutal; iniyE,
	aRRanRuAkalin, teRRenap pORRi,
	kAy n'el kavaLam tIRRi, kAvutoRum
15	kaTugkaN yAnai kAppanar anRi,
	varutal AnAr vEn'tar; tannaiyar
	poru camam kaTan'ta uru kezu n'eTu vEl
	kuruti paRRiya veruvaru talaiyar;
	maRRu ivar maRanum iRRAl; teRRena
20	yAr Akuvarkol tAmE n'Erizai
	urutta pala cuNagku aNin'ta
	maruppu iLa vana mulai jemukkuvOrE?

338

	Er paran'ta vayal, n'Ir paran'ta ceRuvin,
	n'el malin'ta manai, pon malin'ta maRukin,
	paTu vaNTu Arkkum pal malark kAvin,
	n'eTu vEL Atan pOn'tai anna,
5	peruj cIr arug koNTiyaLE; karuj cinai
	vEmpum Arum pOn'taiyum mUnRum
	malain'ta cenniyar, aNin'ta villar,
	koRRa vEn'tar varinum, tan taka
	vaNagkArkku Ikuvan allan vaN tOTTup
10	piNagku katirk kazani n'AppaN, EmuRRu
	uNagku kalan Aziyin tOnRum
	Or eyil mannan oru maTa makaLE.

344

	cen'n'el uNTa pain' tOTTu majjai,
	ceRi vaLai makaLir Oppalin, paRan'tu ezun'tu,
	tuRai n'aNi marutattu iRukkum UroTu,
	n'iRaicAl vizup poruL tarutal onRO
5	pukai paTu kUr eri parappip pakai ceytu,
	paNpu il ANmai tarutal onRO
	iraNTinuL onRu AkAmaiyO aritE,
	kAjcip panimuRi Arag kaNNi..................
	kaNi mEvan'tavaL alkul av variyE.

348

	veNNel arijar taNNumai verIi,
	kaN maTal koNTa tIm tEn iriya,
	kaL arikkum kuyam, ciRu cil
	mIn cIvum pAN cEri,
5	vAymozit tazumpan UNUr anna,
	kuvaLai uNkaN ivaLai, tAyE
	InALAyinaL Ayin, AnAtu
	n'izaltoRum n'eTun' tEr n'iRpa, vayintoRum,
	cen' n'utal yAnai piNippa,
10	varun'talaman em perun' tuRai maranE!

352

	tEem koNTa veN maNTaiyAn,
	vI...................................................................kaRakkun'tu;
	aval vakutta pacug kuTaiyAn,
	putal mullaip pUp paRikkun'tu;
5	Ampal vaLLit toTik kai makaLir
	kunRu ERip punal pAyin,
	puRa vAyAl punal vaLa
	............................................................ n'oTai n'aRavin
	mA vaN tittan veNNel vEli
10	uRan'tai anna uraicAl n'an kalam
	koTuppavum koLAane
	.......................r tan'ta n'Aku iLa vEgkaiyin,
	katirttu oLi tikazum n'uN pal cuNagkin
	mAk kaN malarn'ta mulaiyaL; tannaiyum
15	ciRu kOl uLaiyum puravi
	...................................................................... yamarE.

379

	yAnE peRuka, avan tAL n'izal vAzkkai;
	avanE peRuka, en n'A icai n'uvaRal;
	n'el ari tozuvar kUr vAL mazugkin,
	pinnai maRattOTu ariya, kal cettu,
5	aLLal yAmaik kUn puRattu urijcum
	n'el amal puravin ilagkai kizavOn
	villiyAtan kiNaiyEm; peruma!
	'kuRun' tAL ERRaik kozug kaN av viLar
	n'aRu n'ey urukki, n'AT cORu IyA,
10	vallan, en'tai, paci tIrttal' ena,
	kon varal vAzkkai n'in kiNaivan kURa,
	kETTataRkoNTum vETkai taNTAtu,
	viN tOy talaiya kunRam pinpaTa,
	......................................ra van'tanen, yAnE
15	tAy il tUvAk kuzavi pOla, Agku at
	tiruvuTait tiru manai, aitu tOnRu kamaz pukai
	varu mazai magkulin maRukuTan maRaikkum
	kuRumpu aTu kuNTu akaz n'IL matil UrE.

384

	menpAlAn uTan aNaii,
	vajcik kOTTu uRagku n'Arai
	aRaik karumpin pU arun'tum;
	vanpAlAn karug kAl varakin
5	......................................................................................
	am kaN kuRu muyala veruva, ayala
	karug kOTTu iruppaip pU uRaikkun'tu;
	vizavu inRAyinum, uzavar maNTai
	irug keTiRRu micaiyoTu pUg kaL vaikun'tu;
10	................................................kiNaiyEm, peruma!
	n'el ennA, pon ennA,
	kanaRRak koNTa n'aRavu ennA,
	.....................manai ennA, avai palavum
	yAn taNTavum, tAn taNTAn,
15	n'iNam perutta kozuj cORRiTai,
	maN n'ANap pukaz vETTu,
	n'Ir n'ANa n'ey vazagki,
	puran'tOn; en'tai; yAmalan'tolai.....
	annOnai uTaiyEm enpa;....... vaRaTku
20	yANTu n'iRka veLLi, mANTa
	uNTa n'an kalam peytu n'uTakkavum,
	tinRa n'aN pal Un tONTavum,
	van'ta vaikal allatu,
	cenRa ellaic celavu aRiyEnE.

385

	veLLi tOnRa, puLLuk kural iyampa,
	pulari viTiyal pakaTu pala vAztti,
	tan kaTait tOnRinum ilanE; piRan kaTai,
	akankaN taTArip pATu kETTaruLi,
5	vaRan yAn n'Igkal vENTi, en arai
	n'Il n'iRac citAar kaLain'tu,
	veLiyatu uTIi, en paci kaLain'tOnE;
	kAviri aNaiyum tAz n'Irp paTappai
	n'el viLai kazani ampar kizavOn,
10	n'al aruvan'tai, vAziyar! pulliya
	vEgkaTa viRal varaip paTTa
	Ogkal vAnattu uRaiyinum palavE!

386

	n'eTu n'Ira n'iRai kayattup
	paTu mArit tuLi pOla,
	n'ey tuLLiya vaRai mukakkavum,
	cUTu kizittu vATuUn micaiyavum,
5	Un koNTa veN maNTai
	An payattAn muRRu azippavum,
	veytu uNTa viyarppu allatu,
	cey tozilAn viyarppu aRiyAmai
	IttOn, en'tai, icai tanatu Aka;
10	vayalE, n'ellin vEli n'ITiya karumpin
	pAttip pan malarp pUt tatumpina;
	puRavE, pul arun'tu pal AyattAn,
	vil irun'ta veg kuRumpinRu;
	kaTalE, kAl tan'ta kalan eNNuvOr
15	kAnal punnaic cinai n'ilaikkun'tu;
	kaziyE, ciRu veL uppin koLLai cARRi,
	perug kal n'al n'ATTu umaN olikkun'tu;
	anna n'al n'ATTup porun'am, yAmE;
	porAap porun'arEm;
20	kuNa ticai n'inRu kuTamutal celinum,
	kuTa ticai n'inRu kuNamutal celinum,
	vaTa ticai n'inRu tenvayin celinum,
	ten ticai n'inRu kuRukAtu n'ITinum,
	yANTum n'iRka, veLLi; yAm
25	vENTiyatu uNarn'tOn tAL vAziyavE!

387

	vaL ukira vayal Amai
	veL akaTu kaNTanna,
	vIgku vicip putup pOrvait
	teN kaN mAk kiNai iyakki, 'enRum
5	mARu koNTOr matil iTaRi,
	n'IRu ATiya n'aRug kavuLa,
	pUm poRip paNai eruttina,
	vERu vERu paran'tu iyagki,
	vEn'tuTai miLai ayal parakkum
10	En'tu kOTTu irum piNart taTak kai,
	tirun'tu tozil pala pakaTu
	pakaip pula mannar paNitiRai tan'tu, n'in
	n'akaip pulavANar n'alkuravu akaRRi,
	mikap poliyar, tan cEvaTi attai!' enRu,
15	yAn icaippin, n'ani n'anRu enA,
	pala piRa vAztta irun'tOr enkO?.........
	maruva in n'akar akan.................................
	tirun'tu kazal cEvaTi kuRukal vENTi,
	venRu iragkum viRal muracinOn,
20	en ciRumaiyin, izittu n'OkkAn,
	tan perumaiyin takavu n'Okki,
	kunRu uRazn'ta kaLiRu enkO?
	koy uLaiya mA enkO?
	manRu n'iRaiyum n'irai enkO?
25	manaik kaLamaroTu kaLam enkO?
	Agku avai, kanavu ena maruLa, vallE, n'anavin
	n'alkiyOnE, n'acaicAl tOnRal,
	Uzi vAzi, pUziyar peru makan!
	piNar maruppu yAnaic ceru miku n'On tAL
30	celvak kaTugkO vAziyAtan
	onnAt tevvar uyarkuTai paNittu, ivaN
	viTuvar mAtO n'eTitE n'i
	pul ilai vajcip puRa matil alaikkum
	kallen porun'ai maNalinum, AgkaN
35	pal Ur cuRRiya kazani
	ellAm viLaiyum n'ellinum palavE.

390

	aRavai n'ejcattu Ayar, vaLarum
	maRavai n'ejcattu AyivALar,
	arumpu alar cerun'ti n'eTug kAl malar kamaz,
	.........................................................manna muRRattu,
5	Arvalar kuRukin allatu, kAvalar
	kanavinum kuRukAk kaTiyuTai viyal n'akar,
	malaik kaNattu anna mATam cilampa, en
	arik kural taTAri iriya oRRip
	pATi n'inRa pal n'AL anRiyum,
10	cenRa jAnRaic cenRu paTar iravin
	van'tataR koNTu, 'n'eTug kaTai n'inRa
	pun talaip porun'an aLiyantAn' ena,
	tannuzaik kuRukal vENTi, en arai
	mutu n'Irp pAci anna uTai kaLain'tu,
15	tiru malar anna putu maTik koLIi,
	makiz taral marapin maTTE anRiyum,
	amiztu ana marapin Un tuvai aTicil
	veLLi veN kalattu UTTal anRi,
	mun Urp potiyil cErn'ta men n'aTai
20	irum pEr okkal perum pulampu akaRRa,
	akaTu n'anai vEgkai vI kaNTanna
	pakaTu taru cen'n'el pOroTu n'alki,
	'koNTi peRuka!' enROnE uN tuRai
	malai alar aNiyum talai n'Ir n'ATan;
25	kaNTAR koNTum avan tirun'tu aTi vAztti,
	.............................................................................................................................
	vAn aRiyala en pATu paci pOkkal;
	aNNal yAnai vEn'tar
	uNmaiyO, aRiyal? kANpu aRiyalarE!

391

	taN tuLi pala pozin'tu ezili icaikkum
	viNTu anaiya viN tOy piRagkal
	mukaTuRa uyarn'ta n'ellin makiz varap
	pakaTu taru peru vaLam vAztti, peRRa
5	tirun'tA mUri paran'tu paTak keNTi,
	ariyal Arkaiyar uNTu initu uvakkum
	vEgkaTa varaippin vaTa pulam pacittena,
	Igku van'tu iRutta en irum pEr okkal
	tIrkai viTukkum paNpu ila mutukuTi
10	n'ana...............................................vinavalin,
	'munnum van'tOn marugkilan, innum
	aLiyan Akalin, porun'an ivan' ena,
	n'in uNarn'tu aRiyun'ar en uNarn'tu kURa,
	kANku van'ticin, peruma!...........................
15	..........perug kazi n'uzaimIn arun'tum
	tutain'ta tUvi am putAam cEkkum
	tatain'ta punal n'in cezu n'akar varaippin,
	n'ejcu amar kAtal n'in veyyOLoTu,
	in tuyi........................... jcAl
20	tuLi patan aRin'tu poziya,
	vEli Ayiram viLaika, n'in vayalE!

395

	men pulattu vayal uzavar
	van pulattup pakaTu viTTu,
	kuRu muyalin kuzaic cUTToTu
	n'eTu vALaip pal uviyal,
5	pazaj cORRup pukavu arun'ti,
	putal taLavin pUc cUTi,
	................................................................
	...........................ariyalArun'tu;
	manaik kOzip paim payirinnE,
10	kAnak kOzik kavar kuraloTu
	n'Irk kOzik kUyp peyarkkun'tu;
	vEy anna men tOLAl,
	mayil anna men cAyalAr,
	kiLi kaTiyinnE,
15	akal aLLal puL irIiyun'tu;
	Agku ap pala n'alla pulan aNiyum
	cIr cAnRa vizuc ciRappin,
	ciRu kaN yAnaip peRal arun' tittan
	cellA n'al icai uRan'taik kuNAtu,
20	n'eTug kai vENmAn arug kaTip piTavUr
	aRap peyarc cAttan kiLaiyEm, peruma!
	mun n'AL n'aNpakal curan uzan'tu varun'ti,
	katir n'ani ce ...................................... mAlai,
	tan kaTait tOnRi, en uRavu icaittalin,
25	tIm kural......... kin arik kural taTAriyoTu,
	Agku n'inRa eRkaNTu,
	ciRitum n'illAn, peritum kURAn,
	arug kalam varavE aruLinan vENTi,
	...........yena uraittanRi n'alki, tan manaip
30	pon pOl maTan'taiyaik kATTi, 'ivanai
	en pOl pORRu' enROnE; ataRkoNTu,
	avan maRavalEnE; piRar uLLalEnE;
	akan jAlam peritu vempinum,
	mika vAnuL eri tOnRinum,
35	kuLa mInoTum tAL pukaiyinum,
	peruj cey n'ellin kokku ukir n'imiral
	pacug kaN karunaic cUTToTu mAn'ti,
	'viLaivu onRO veLLam koLka!' ena,
	uLLatum illatum aRiyAtu,
40	Agku amain'tanRAl; vAzka, avan tALE!

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.