Primary tabs
-
pATAN tiNai2maN tiNin'ta n'ilanum,n'ilan En'tiya vicumpum,vicumpu taivaru vaLiyum,vaLit talaiiya tIyum,5tI muraNiya n'Irum, enRAgkuaim perum pUtattu iyaRkai pOlapORRArp poRuttalum, cUzcciyatu akalamum,valiyum, teRalum, aLiyum, uTaiyOy!n'in kaTal piRan'ta jAyiRu peyarttum n'in10veN talaip puNarik kuTa kaTal kuLikkum,yANar vaippin, n'al n'ATTup porun'a!vAna varampanai! n'IyO, peruma!alagku uLaip puravi aivaroTu cinaii,n'ilam talaikkoNTa polam pUn' tumpai15Ir aimpatinmarum porutu, kaLattu oziya,peruj cORRu miku patam varaiyAtu koTuttOy!pAal puLippinum, pakal iruLinum,n'Aal vEta n'eRi tiriyinum,tiriyAc cuRRamoTu muzutu cEN viLagki,20n'aTukkinRi n'iliyarO attai aTukkattu,ciRu talai n'avvip perug kaN mAp piNai,an'ti an'taNar arug kaTan iRukkummut tI viLakkin, tujcumpoR kOTTu imayamum, potiyamum, pOnRE!tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai ceviyaRivuRUu; vAzttiyalum Am.cEramAn peruj cORRu utiyaj cEralAtanai murajciyUr muTin'AkarAyarpATiyatu.3uvavu mati uruvin Ogkal veN kuTain'ilavuk kaTal varaippin maNNakam n'izaRRa,Ema muracam izumena muzagka,n'Emi uytta n'Ee n'ejcin,5tavirA Ikai, kavuriyar maruka!ceyir tIr kaRpin cEyizai kaNava!pon OTaip pukar aNi n'utal,tun arun' tiRal, kamaz kaTAattu,eyiRu paTaiyAka eyiR katavu iTAa,10kayiRu piNikkoNTa kaviz maNi marugkin,perug kai, yAnai irum piTart talai irun'tu,marun'tu il kURRattu arun' tozil cAyAkkarug kai oL vAT perumpeyar vazuti!n'ilam peyarinum, n'in col peyaral;15polag kazaR kAl, pular cAn'tinvilagku akanRa viyal mArpa!Ur illa, uyavu ariya,n'Ir illa, n'IL iTaiya,pArval irukkai, kavi kaN n'Okkin,20cen' toTai pizaiyA vankaN ATavarampu viTa, vIzn'tOr vampap patukkai,tirun'tu ciRai vaLai vAyp parun'tu irun'tu uyavumunna maratta tun arug kavalai,n'in n'acai vETkaiyin iravalar varuvar atu25munnam mukattin uNarn'tu, avarinmai tIrttal vanmaiyAnE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.pANTiyan karug kai oLvAT perumpeyar vazutiyai irumpiTarttalaiyArpATiyatu.5erumai anna karug kal iTai tORu,Anin parakkum yAnaiya, munpin,kAnaka n'ATanai! n'IyO, peruma!n'I Or Akalin, n'in onRu mozival:5aruLum anpum n'Ikki, n'IgkAn'irayam koLpavaroTu onRAtu, kAval,kuzavi koLpavarin, Ompumati!aLitO tAnE; atu peRal arug kuraittE.tiNai pATANtiNai; tuRai ceviyaRivuRUu; poruNmozik kAjciyum Am.cEramAn karuvUr ERiya oL vAT kOp perujcEral irumpoRaiyaik kaNTa jAnRu, n'in uTampu peRuvAyAka!' ena, avanaic cenRu kaNTu, tam uTampu peRRu n'inRa n'ariverUuttalaiyAr pATiyatu.6vaTAatu pani paTu n'eTu varai vaTakkum,tenAatu uru kezu kumariyin teRkum,kuNAatu karai poru toTu kaTaR kuNakkum,kuTAatu tonRu mutir pauvattin kuTakkum,5kIzatu mup puNar aTukkiya muRai mutaR kaTTinn'Ir n'ilai n'ivappin kIzum, mElatuAnilai ulakattAnum, AnAtu,uruvum pukazum Aki, viri cIrtteri kOl jaman pOla, oru tiRam10paRRal iliyarO! n'in tiRam ciRakka!cey vinaikku etirn'ta tevvar tEettu,kaTal paTai kuLippa maNTi, aTar pukarcciRu kaN yAnai cevvitin Evi,pAcaval paTappai Ar eyil pala tan'tu,15av eyil koNTa ceyvuRu n'an kalamparicil mAkkaTku varicaiyin n'alki,paNiyiyar attai, n'in kuTaiyE munivarmuk kaT celvar n'akar valam ceyaRkE!iRaijcuka, peruma! n'in cenni ciRan'ta20n'AnmaRai munivar En'tu kai etirE!vATuka, iRaiva! n'in kaNNi onnArn'ATu cuTu kamaz pukai eRittalAnE!celiyar attai, n'in vekuLi vAl izaimagkaiyar tunitta vAL mukattu etirE!25Agka, venRi ellAm venRu akattu aTakkiyataNTA Ikait takai mAN kuTumi!taN katir matiyam pOlavum, teRu cuTaroN katir jAyiRu pOlavum,manniya, peruma! n'I n'ilamicaiyAnE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai; tuRai vAzttiyalum Am.pANTiyan palyAkacAlai mutukuTumip peruvazutiyaik kAri kizAr pATiyatu.8vaiyam kAvalar vazimozin'tu ozuka,pOkam vENTi, potuc col poRAatu,iTam ciRitu ennum Ukkam turappa,oTugkA uLLattu, OmpA Ikai,5kaTan'tu aTu tAnaic cEralAtanaiyAgkanam ottiyO? vIgku celal maNTilam!pozutu ena varaiti; puRakkoTuttu iRatti;mARi varuti; malai maRain'tu oLitti;akal iru vicumpinAnum10pakal viLagkutiyAl, pal katir virittE.tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai iyanmozi; pUvai n'ilaiyum Am.cEramAn kaTugkO vAziyAtanaik kapilar pATiyatu.9'Avum, An iyaR pArppana mAkkaLum,peNTirum, piNiyuTaiyIrum, pENitten pula vAzn'arkku arug kaTan iRukkumpon pOl putalvarp peRAatIrum,5em ampu kaTi viTutum, n'um araN cErmin' ena,aRattu ARu n'uvalum pUTkai, maRattinkol kaLiRRu mImicaik koTi vicumpu n'izaRRumem kO, vAziya, kuTumi tam kOccen' n'Irp pacum pon vayiriyarkku Itta,10mun'n'Ir vizavin, n'eTiyOnn'al n'Irp paHRuLi maNalinum palavE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.pANTiyan palyAkacAlai mutukuTumip peruvazutiyai n'eTTimaiyAr pATiyatu.10vazipaTuvOrai val aRitIyE;piRar pazi kURuvOr mozi tERalaiyE;n'I mey kaNTa tImai kANin;oppa n'ATi, at taka oRutti;5van'tu, aTi porun'ti, mun'tai n'iRpin,taNTamum taNiti, n'I paNTaiyin peritEamiztu aTTu AnAk kamaz kuy aTicilvarun'arkku varaiyA vacai il vAzkkaimakaLir malaittal allatu, maLLar10malaittal pOkiya, cilait tAr mArpa!ceytu iragkA vinai, cEN viLagkum pukaz,n'eytalagkAnal n'eTiyOy!eyta van'tanam yAm; Ettukam palavE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.cOzan n'eytalagkAnal iLajcETcenniyai Unpoti pacugkuTaiyAr pATiyatu.11ari mayirt tiraL munkai,vAl izai, maTa magkaiyarvari maNal punai pAvaikkukkulavuc cinaip pUk koytu,5taN porun'aip punal pAyum,viN poru pukaz, viRal vajci,pATal cAnRa viRal vEn'tanummE,veppu uTaiya araN kaTan'tu,tuppu uRuvar puRam peRRicinE;10puRam peRRa vaya vEn'tanmaRam pATiya pATiniyummE,Er uTaiya vizuk kazajcin,cIr uTaiya izai peRRicinE;izai peRRa pATinikkuk15kural puNar cIrk koLai val pAN makanummE,ena Agku,oL azal purin'ta tAmaraiveLLi n'ArAl pU peRRicinE.tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai paricil kaTA n'ilai.cEramAn pAlai pATiya perugkaTugkOvaip pEymakaL iLaveyini pATiyatu.12pANar tAmarai malaiyavum, pulavarpU n'utal yAnaiyoTu punai tEr paNNavum,aRanO maRRu itu viRal mAN kuTumi!innA Akap piRar maN koNTu,5iniya ceyti, n'in Arvalar mukattE?tiNai atu; tuRai iyanmozi.pANTiyan palyAkacAlai mutukuTumip peruvazutiyai n'eTTimaiyAr pATiyatu.13'ivan yAr?' enkuvai Ayin, ivanEpuli n'iRak kavacam pUm poRi citaiya,ey kaNai kizitta pakaTTu ezil mArpin,maRali anna kaLiRRu micaiyOnE;5kaLiRE, mun'n'Ir vazagku n'AvAy pOlavum,pal mIn n'AppaN tigkaL pOlavum,cuRavinattu anna vALOr moyppa,marIiyOr aRiyAtu, main'tu paTTanRE;n'Oy ilan Akip peyarkatil amma!10pazana majjai ukutta pIlikazani uzavar cUTToTu tokukkum,kozu mIn, viLain'ta kaLLin,vizu n'Ir vEli n'ATu kizavOnE.tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai vAzttiyal.cOzan muTit talaik kOp perun'aRkiLLi karuvUriTam celvAnaik kaNTu,cEramAn an'tuvaj cEral irumpoRaiyOTu vENmATattu mEl irun'tu,uRaiyUr ENiccEri muTa mOciyAr pATiyatu.14kaTug kaNNa kol kaLiRRAlkAppu uTaiya ezu murukki,pon iyal punai tOTTiyAlmunpu turan'tu, camam tAgkavum;5pAr uTaitta kuNTu akazin'Ir azuva n'ivappuk kuRittu,n'imir pariya mA tAgkavum;Avam cErn'ta puRattai tEr micaiccApa n'On jAN vaTuk koLa vazagkavum;10paricilarkku arug kalam n'alkavum; kuricil!valiya Akum, n'in tAL tOy taTak kai.pulavu n'ARRatta pain' taTipU n'ARRatta pukai koLIi, Un tuvaikaRi cORu uNTu varun'tu tozil allatu,15piRitu tozil aRiyA Akalin, n'anRummelliya peruma! tAmE. n'allavarkkuAr aNagku Akiya mArpin, porun'arkkuiru n'ilattu anna n'Onmai,ceru miku cEey! n'iR pATun'ar kaiyE.tiNai atu; tuRai iyanmozi.cEramAn celvak kaTugkO vAziyAtan kapilar kaip paRRi, 'melliyavAmAl n'Umkai' ena, kapilar pATiyatu.15kaTun' tEr kuzitta jeLLal AgkaN,veL vAyk kazutaip pul inam pUTTi,pAz ceytanai, avar n'anan' talai n'al eyil;puLLinam imizum pukazcAl viLai vayal,5veL uLaik kali mAn kavi kuLampu ukaLattEr vazagkinai, n'in tevvar tEettu;tuLagku iyalAn, paNai eruttin,pAvu aTiyAn, ceRal n'Okkin,oLiRu maruppin kaLiRu avara10kAppu uTaiya kayam paTiyinai;anna cIRRattu anaiyai; Akalin,viLagku pon eRin'ta n'alam kiLar palakaiyoTun'izal paTu n'eTu vEl En'ti, onnAroN paTaik kaTun' tAr munpu talaik koNmAr,15n'acai tara van'tOr n'acai piRakku oziya,vacai paTa vAzn'tOr palarkol? purai iln'al panuval, n'Al vEtattu,aruj cIrttip perug kaNNuRain'eym mali Avuti pogka, pal mAN20vIyAc ciRappin vELvi muRRi,yUpam n'aTTa viyan kaLam palakol?yA palakollO? peruma! vAr uRRuvici piNikkoNTa maN kanai muzavinpATini pATum vajcikku25n'ATal cAnRa main'tinOy! n'inakkE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.pANTiyan pal yAkacAlai mutukuTumip peruvazutiyai n'eTTimaiyAr pATiyatu.30cej jAyiRRuc celavum,aj jAyiRRup parippum,parippuc cUzn'ta maNTilamum,vaLi tiritaru ticaiyum,5vaRitu n'ilaiiya kAyamum, enRu ivaicenRu aLan'tu aRin'tOr pOla, enRuminaittu enpOrum uLarE; anaittumaRi aRivu AkAc ceRivinai Aki,kaLiRu kavuL aTutta eRikal pOla10oLitta tuppinaiAtalin, veLippaTayAgganam pATuvar, pulavar? kUmpoTumIp pAy kaLaiyAtu micaip param tONTAtupukAarp pukun'ta perug kalam takAariTaip pulap peru vazic coriyum15kaTal pal tAratta n'ATu kizavOyE!tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai iyanmoziavanai avar pATiyatu.32kaTumpin aTukalam n'iRaiyAka, n'eTug koTippUvA vajciyum tarukuvan; onRO?'vaNNam n'Iviya vaNagku iRaip paNait tOL,oL n'utal, viRaliyar pUvilai peRuka!' ena,5mATa maturaiyum tarukuvan; ellAmpATukam vamminO, paricil mAkkaL!tol n'ilak kizamai cuTTin, n'al mativETkOc ciRAar tErk kAl vaittapacu maN kurUut tiraL pOla, avan10koNTa kuTumittu, it taN paNai n'ATE.tiNai pATANtiNai; tuRai iyanmozi.avanai avar pATiyatu.34'An mulai aRutta aRanilOrkkum,mAN izai makaLir karuc citaittOrkkum,pArppArt tappiya koTumaiyOrkkum,vazuvAy marugkil kazuvAyum uLa' ena,5'n'ilam puTaipeyarvatu Ayinum, oruvanceyti konROrkku uyti il' ena,aRam pATinRE Ayizai kaNava!'kAlai an'tiyum, mAlai an'tiyum,puRavuk karu anna pun pula varakin10pAl pey punkam tEnoTu mayakki,kuRu muyal kozuj cUTu kizitta okkaloTu,iratti n'ITiya akan talai manRattu,karappu il uLLamoTu vENTu mozi payiRRi,amalaik kozuj cORu Arn'ta pANarkku15akalAc celvam muzuvatum ceytOn,em kOn, vaLavan vAzka!' enRu, n'inpITu kezu n'On tAL pATEn Ayin,paTupu aRiyalanE, pal katirc celvan;yAnO tajcam; peruma! iv ulakattu,20cAnROr ceyta n'anRu uNTAyin,imayattu INTi, in kural payiRRi,koNTal mA mazai pozin'tan'uN pal tuLiyinum vAziya, palavE!tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai iyanmozi.cOzan kuLamuRRattut tujciya kiLLivaLavanai AlattUr kizAr pATiyatu.35n'aLi iru mun'n'Ir ENi Aka,vaLi iTai vazagkA vAnam cUTiyamaN tiNi kiTakkait taN tamizk kizavar,muracu muzagku tAnai mUvaruLLum,5aracu enappaTuvatu n'inatE, peruma!alagkukatirk kanali n'Alvayin tOnRinum,ilagkukatir veLLi ten pulam paTarinum,am taN kAviri van'tu kavarpu UTTa,tOTu koL vElin tORRam pOla,10ATu kaN karumpin veN pU n'uTagkumn'ATu enappaTuvatu n'inatE attai; Agkan'ATu kezu celvattup pITu kezu vEn'tE!n'inava kURuval; enava kENmati!aRam purin'tanna cegkOl n'ATTattu15muRai vENTu pozutil patan eLiyOr INTuuRai vENTu pozutil peyal peRROrE;jAyiRu cuman'ta kOTu tiraL koNmUmAka vicumpin n'aTuvu n'inRAgku,kaN pora viLagku n'in viN poru viyankuTai20veyil maRaik koNTanRO? anRE; varun'tiyakuTi maRaippatuvE; kUrvEl vaLava!veLiRRup panan' tuNiyin vIRRuvIRRuk kiTappa,kaLiRRuk kaNam poruta kaN akan paRan'talai,varupaTai tAgki, peyar puRattu Arttu,25porupaTai tarUum koRRamum uzupaTaiUnRu cAl marugkin InRatan payanE;mAri poyppinum, vAri kunRinum,iyaRkai allana ceyaRkaiyil tOnRinum,kAvalarp pazikkum, ik kaN akal jAlam;30atu n'aRku aRin'tanaiAyin, n'Iyumn'otumalALar potumozi koLLAtu,pakaTu puRan'tarun'ar pAram Ompi,kuTi puRan'tarukuvai Ayin, n'inaTi puRan'tarukuvar, aTagkAtOrE.tiNai atu; tuRai ceviyaRivuRUu.avanai veLLaikkuTi n'AkanAr pATi, pazaj ceykkaTan vITukoNTatu.38varai puraiyum maza kaLiRRin micai,vAn tuTaikkum vakaiya pOla,viravu uruvina koTi n'uTagkumviyan tAnai viRal vEn'tE!5n'I, uTanRu n'OkkumvAy eri tavaza,n'I, n'ayan'tu n'OkkumvAy pon pUppa,cej jAyiRRu n'ilavu vENTinum,veN tigkaLuL veyil vENTinum,vENTiyatu viLaikkum ARRalaiAkalin,10n'in n'izal piRan'tu, n'in n'izal vaLarn'ta,em aLavu evanO maRRE? 'in n'ilaippolam pUg kAvin n'al n'ATTOrumcey vinai marugkin eytal allatai,uTaiyOr Italum illOr irattalum15kaTavatu anmaiyin, kaiyaRavu uTaittu' ena,ANTuc cey n'ukarcci INTum kUTalin,n'in n'ATu uLLuvar, paricilaronnAr tEettum, n'innuTaittu enavE.tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai iyanmozi.avan, 'em uLLIr? em n'ATTIr?' enRARku AvUr mUlagkizAr pATiyatu.39puRavin allal colliya, kaRai aTiyAnai vAl maruppu eRin'ta veN kaTaikkOl n'iRai tulAam pukkOn maruka!Ital n'in pukazum anRE; cArtal5onnAr uTkum tun arug kaTun' tiRaltUgku eyil eRin'ta n'in UgkaNOr n'inaippin,aTutal n'in pukazum anRE; keTu inRu,maRam kezu cOzar uRan'tai avaiyattu,aRam n'inRu n'ilaiyiRRu Akalin, atanAl10muRaimai n'in pukazum anRE; maRam mikkuezu camam kaTan'ta ezu uRaz tiNi tOL,kaN Ar kaNNi, kali mAn, vaLava!yAgkanam mozikO yAnE Ogkiyavarai aLan'tu aRiyAp pon paTu n'eTug kOTTu15imayam cUTTiya Ema viRpoRi,mAN vinai n'eTun' tEr, vAnavan tolaiya,vATA vajci vATTum n'inpITu kezu n'On tAL pATugkAlE?tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai mAROkkattu n'appacalaiyAr pATiyatu.40n'IyE, piRar OmpuRu maRa man eyilOmpAtu kaTan'tu aTTu, avarmuTi punain'ta pacum pon n'inaTi poliyak kazal taiiya5vallALanai; vaya vEn'tE!yAmE, n'in, ikaz pATuvOr eruttu aTagka,pukaz pATuvOr polivu tOnRa,inRu kaNTAgkuk kANkuvam enRumincol eN patattai Akumati peruma!10oru piTi paTiyum cIRiTamezu kaLiRu purakkum n'ATu kizavOyE!tiNai atu; tuRai ceviyaRivuRUu.avanai AvUr mulagkizAr pATiyatu.48kOtai mArpin kOtaiyAnum,kOtaiyaip puNarn'tOr kOtaiyAnum,mAk kazi malarn'ta n'eytalAnum,kaL n'ARummE, kAnalam toNTi;5aHtu em UrE; avan em iRaivan;annOR paTartiyAyin, n'Iyumemmum uLLumO mutu vAy iravala!'amar mEmpaTUum kAlai, n'inpukaz mEmpaTun'anaik kaNTanam' enavE.tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai pulavarARRup paTai.cEramAn kOkkOtai mArpanaip poykaiyAr pATiyatu.49n'ATan enkO? Uran enkO?pATu imiz panik kaTal cErppan enkO?yAgkanam mozikO, Ogku vAL kOtaiyai?punavar taTTai puTaippin, ayalatu5iRagku katir alamaru kazaniyum,piRagku n'Irc cErppinum, puL orugku ezumE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai; tuRai iyanmoziyum Am.avanai avar pATiyatu.50mAcu aRa vicitta vArpuRu vaLpinmai paTu marugkul poliya, majjaioli n'eTum pIli oN poRi maNit tAr,polag kuzai uzijaiyoTu, poliyac cUTTi,5kuruti vETkai uru kezu muracammaNNi vArA aLavai, eNNeyn'urai mukan'tanna men pUj cEkkaiaRiyAtu ERiya ennait teRuvara,iru pARpaTukkum n'in vAL vAy ozittatai10atUum cAlum, n'al tamiz muzutu aRital;atanoTum amaiyAtu, aNuka van'tu, n'inmatanuTai muzavuttOL Occi, taNNenavIciyOyE; viyaliTam kamaza,ivaN icai uTaiyOrkku allatu, avaNatu15uyar n'ilai ulakattu uRaiyuL inmaiviLagkak kETTa mARukolvalam paTu kurucil! n'I Igku itu ceyalE?tiNai atu; tuRai iyanmozi.cEramAn takaTUr eRin'ta peruj cEral irumpoRai muracukaTTil aRiyAtu ERiya mOcikIranait tavaRu ceyyAtu, avan tuyil ezun'tuNaiyum kavari koNTu vIciyAnai mOcikIranAr pATiyatu.55Ogku malaip peru vil pAmpu jAN koLIi,oru kaNai koNTu mUeyil uTaRRi,peru viRal amararkku venRi tan'takaRai miTaRRu aNNal kAmar cennip5piRai n'utal viLagkum oru kaN pOla,vEn'tu mEmpaTTa pUn' tAr mARa!kaTuj cinatta kol kaLiRum; kataz pariya kali mAvum,n'eTug koTiya n'imir tErum, n'ejcu uTaiya pukal maRavarum, enan'AnkuTan mANTatuAyinum, mANTa10aRa n'eRi mutaRRE, aracin koRRam;atanAl, 'n'amar' enak kOl kOTAtu,'piRar' enak kuNam kollAtu,jAyiRRu anna ven' tiRal ANmaiyum,tigkaL anna taN peruj cAyalum,15vAnattu anna vaNmaiyum, mUnRum,uTaiyai Aki, illOr kaiyaRa,n'I n'ITu vAziya n'eTun'takai! tAz n'IrveN talaip puNari alaikkum cen'tiln'eTu vEL n'ilaiiya kAmar viyan tuRai,20kaTu vaLi tokuppa INTiyavaTu Az ekkar maNalinum palavE!tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai ceviyaRivuRUu.pANTiyan ilavan'tikaip paLLit tujciya n'anmARanai maturai marutan iLan'AkanAr pATiyatu.56ERRu valan uyariya eri maruL avir caTai,mARRu arug kaNicci, maNi miTaRROnum;kaTal vaLar puri vaLai puraiyum mEni,aTal ven' n'Ajcil, panaik koTiyOnum;5maNNuRu tiru maNi puraiyum mEni,viN uyar puL koTi, viRal veyyOnum,maNi mayil uyariya mARA venRi,piNimuka Urti, oN ceyyOnum enajAlam kAkkum kAla munpin,10tOlA n'al icai, n'AlvaruLLum,kURRu ottIyE, mARRu aruj cIRRam;vali ottIyE, vAliyOnai;pukaz ottIyE, ikazun'ar aTun'anai;muruku ottIyE, munniyatu muTittalin;15Agku Agku avar avar ottalin, yAgkumariyavum uLavO, n'inakkE? atanAl,iravalarkku arug kalam arukAtu IyA,yavanar n'an kalam tan'ta taN kamaz tERalpon cey punai kalattu En'ti, n'ALum20oN toTi makaLir maTuppa, makiz ciRan'tu,Agku initu ozukumati! Ogku vAL mARa!am kaN vicumpin Ar iruL akaRRumveg katirc celvan pOlavum, kuTa ticaittaN katir matiyam pOlavum,25n'inRu n'ilaiiyar, ulakamOTu uTanE!tiNai atu; tuRai pUvai n'ilai.avanai maturaik kaNakkAyanAr makanAr n'akkIranAr pATiyatu.58n'IyE, taN punal kAvirik kizavanai; ivanE,muzu mutal tolain'ta kOLi Alattukkozu n'izal n'eTuj cinai vIz poRuttAgku,tollOr mAyn'tenat tuLagkal cellAtu,5n'al icai mutu kuTi n'aTukku aRat tazIi,iLaiyatu Ayinum kiLai arA eRiyumarun'arai urumin, porun'araip poRAacceru mAN pajcavar ERE; n'IyE,aRam tujcu uRan'taip porun'anai; ivanE,10n'ellum n'Irum ellArkkum eLiya ena,varaiya cAn'tamum, tiraiya muttamum,imiz kural muracam mUnRuTan ALumtamiz kezu kUTal taN kOl vEn'tE;pAl n'iRa uruvin panaik koTiyOnum,15n'Il n'iRa uruvin n'EmiyOnum, enRuiru perun' teyvamum uTan n'inRAagku,uru kezu tORRamoTu uTkuvara viLagki,innIr Akalin, iniyavum uLavO?innum kENmin: n'um icai vAziyavE;20oruvIr oruvIrkku ARRutir; iruvIrumuTan n'ilai tiriyIr Ayin, imiztiraippauvam uTutta ip payam kezu mA n'ilamkaiyakappaTuvatu poy AkAtE;atanAl, n'alla pOlavum, n'ayava pOlavum,25tollOr cenRa n'eRiya pOlavum,kAtal n'ejcin n'um iTai pukaRku alamarumEtil mAkkaL potumozi koLLAtu,inRE pOlka, n'um puNarcci; venRu venRuaTu kaLattu uyarka, n'um vElE; koTuvarik30kOLmAk kuyinRa cEN viLagku toTu poRin'eTu n'Irk keNTaiyoTu poRittakuTumiya Aka, piRar kunRu kezu n'ATE.tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai uTanilai.cOzan kurAppaLLit tujciya perun' tirumAvaLavanum, pANTiyan veLLiyampalattut tujciya peruvazutiyum, orugku irun'tAraik kAvirippUm paTTinattuk kArikkaNNanAr pATiyatu.59Aram tAzn'ta aNi kiLar mArpin,tAL tOy taTak kai, takai mAN vazuti!vallai manRa, n'I n'ayan'tu aLittal;tERRAy, peruma! poyyE; enRum5kAy cinam tavirAtu kaTal Urpu ezutarumjAyiRu anaiyai, n'in pakaivarkku;tigkaL anaiyai, emmanOrkkE.tiNai atu; tuRai pUvai n'ilai.pANTiyan cittiramATattut tujciya n'anmARanai maturaik kUla vANikan cIttalaic cAttanAr pATiyatu.60mun'n'Ir n'AppaN timil cuTar pOla,cemmIn imaikkum mAka vicumpinucci n'inRa uvavu mati kaNTu,kaTci majjaiyin curamutal cErn'ta,5cil vaLai viRaliyum, yAnum, val virain'tu,tozutanem allamO, palavE kAnalkazi uppu mukan'tu kal n'ATu maTukkumAraic cAkATTu Azcci pOkkumuranuTai n'On pakaTTu anna em kOn,10valan iragku muracin vAy vAL vaLavan,veyil maRaik koNTa uru kezu ciRappinmAlai veN kuTai okkumAl enavE?tiNai atu; tuRai kuTai magkalam.cOzan kurAppaLLit tujciya perun' tirumAvaLavanai uRaiyUr maruttuvan tAmOtaranAr pATiyatu.64n'al yAz, AkuLi, patalaiyoTu curukki,cellAmOtil cil vaLai viRali!kaLiRRuk kaNam poruta kaN akan paRan'talai,vicumpu ATu eruvai pacun' taTi taTuppa,5pakaip pulam marIiya takaip peruj ciRappinkuTumik kOmAR kaNTu,n'eTu n'Irp puRkai n'Ittanam varaRkE?tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai viRaliyARRuppaTai.pANTiyan pal yAkacAlai mutukuTumip peruvazutiyai n'eTumpalliyattanAr pATiyatu.67annac cEval! annac cEval!ATu koL venRi aTu pOr aNNaln'ATu talai aLikkum oL mukam pOla,kOTu kUTu matiyam mukiz n'ilA viLagkum5maiyal mAlai, yAm kaiyaRupu inaiya,kumariam perun' tuRai ayirai mAn'ti,vaTamalaip peyarkuvaiAyin, iTaiyatucOza n'al n'ATTup paTinE, kOziuyar n'ilai mATattu, kuRumpaRai acaii,10vAyil viTAtu kOyil pukku, emperug kOk kiLLi kETka, 'irum picirAn'tai aTiyuRai' eninE, mANTa n'ininpuRu pETai aNiya, tananpuRu n'an kalam n'alkuvan n'inakkE.tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai iyanmozi.kOpperuj cOzanaip picirAn'taiyAr pATiyatu.68uTumpu urittanna enpu ezu marugkinkaTumpin kaTum paci kaLaiyun'ark kANAtu,cil cevittu Akiya kELvi n'on'tu n'on'tu,Igku evan ceytiyO? pANa! 'pUN cuman'tu,5am pakaTTu eziliya cem poRi Akattumenmaiyin makaLirkku vaNagki, vanmaiyinATavarp piNikkum pITu kezu n'eTun' takai,puniRu tIr kuzavikku iliRRu mulai pOlaccuran'ta kAviri maram kol mali n'Ir10manpatai purakkum n'al n'ATTup porun'an,uTpakai oru tiRam paTTena, puT pakaikkuEvAn Akalin, cAvEm yAm' ena,n'IgkA maRavar vIgku tOL puTaippa,taNi paRai aRaiyum aNi koL tEr vazi,15kaTug kaL parukun'ar n'aTugku kai ukuttan'aRuj cERu ATiya vaRun' talai yAnain'eTu n'akar varaippil paTu muzA OrkkumuRan'taiyOnE kurucil;piRan kaTai maRappa, n'alkuvan, celinE.tiNai atu; tuRai pANARRuppaTai.cOzan n'alagkiLLiyaik kOvUr kizAr pATiyatu.69kaiyatu, kaTan n'iRai yAzE; meyyatu,puravalar inmaiyin paciyE; araiyatu,vERRu izai n'uzain'ta vEr n'anai citAarOmpi uTutta uyaval pANa!5pUTkai illOn yAkkai pOlapperum pullenRa irum pEr okkalai;vaiyakam muzutuTan vaLaii, paiyenaennai vinavuti Ayin, mannaraTu kaLiRu uyavum koTi koL pAcaRai,10kurutip parappin kOTTu mA tolaicci,pulAk kaLam ceyta kalAat tAnaiyanpiRagku n'ilai mATattu uRan'taiyOnE;porun'arkku Okkiya vElan, oru n'ilaippakaip pulam paTartalum uriyan; takait tAr15oL eri puraiyum uru kezu pacum pUNkiLLi vaLavaR paTarkuvai Ayin,n'eTug kaTai n'iRRalum ilaiyE; kaTum pakaltEr vIcu irukkai Ara n'Okki,n'I avaR kaNTa pinRai, pUvin20ATu vaNTu imirAt tAmaraicUTAyAtal ataninum ilaiyE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.cOzan kuLamuRRattut tujciya kiLLivaLavanai AlattUr kizAr pATiyatu.70tEem tIm toTaic cIRiyAzp pANa!'kayattu vAz yAmai kAz kOttannan'uN kOl takaitta teN kaN mAk kiNaiiniya kANka; ivaN taNika' enak kURi;5vinaval AnA mutu vAy iravala!taiit tigkaL taN kayam pOla,koLakkoLak kuRaipaTAk kUzuTai viyal n'akar,aTutI allatu cuTutI aRiyAtu;iru marun'tu viLaikkum n'al n'ATTup porun'an,10kiLLi vaLavan n'al icai uLLi,n'ARRa n'ATTattu aRu kAl paRavaiciRu veL Ampal jAgkar Utumkai vaL Ikaip paNNan ciRukuTippAtiri kamazum Oti, oL n'utal,15in n'akai viRaliyoTu menmela iyaliccelvaiAyin, celvai Akuvai;viRaku oy mAkkaL pon peRRannatOrtalaippATu anRu, avan Ikai;n'inaikka vENTA; vAzka, avan tALE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanaik kOvUr kizAr pATiyatu.91valam paTu vAyvAL En'ti, onnArkaLam paTak kaTan'ta kazal toTit taTak kai,Ar kali n'aRavin, atiyar kOmAn!pOr aTu tiruvin polan' tAr ajci!5pAl purai piRai n'utal polin'ta cennin'IlamaNi miTaRRu oruvan pOlamannuka peruma! n'IyE, tol n'ilaipperu malai viTarakattu aru micaik koNTaciRiyilai n'ellit tIm kani kuRiyAtu,10Atal n'in akattu aTakki,cAtal n'Igka, emakku IttanaiyE!tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai vAzttiyal.avanai avar n'ellip pazam peRRup pATiyatu.92yAzoTum koLLA; pozutoTum puNarA;poruL aRivArA; Ayinum, tan'taiyarkkuaruL van'tanavAl, putalvartam mazalai;en vAyc collum anna onnAr5kaTi matil araN pala kaTan'tan'eTumAn ajci! n'I aruLalmARE.tiNai atu; tuRai iyanmozi.avanai avar pATiyatu.95ivvE, pIli aNin'tu, mAlai cUTTi,kaN tiraL n'On kAz tirutti, n'ey aNin'tu,kaTiyuTai viyal n'akaravvE; avvE,pakaivark kutti, kOTu, n'uti, citain'tu,5kol tuRaik kuRRila mAtO enRumuNTAyin patam koTuttu,illAyin uTan uNNum,illOr okkal talaivan,aNNal em kOmAn, vain' n'uti vElE.tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai vAL magkalam.avan tUtuviTa, toNTaimAnuzaic cenRa auvaikku avan paTaikkalak koTTil kATTa, avar pATiyatu.96alar pUn' tumpai am pakaTTu mArpin,tiraNTu n'ITu taTakkai, ennai iLaiyORkuiraNTu ezun'tanavAl, pakaiyE: onRE,pUp pOl uNkaN pacan'tu, tOL n'uNuki,5n'Okkiya makaLirp piNittanRu; onRE,'vizavinRuAyinum, paTu patam pizaiyAtu,mai Un mocitta okkaloTu, tuRai n'IrkkaimAn koLLumO?' ena,uRaiyuL muniyum, avan cellum UrE.tiNai atu; tuRai iyanmozi.avan makan pokuTTeziniyai avar pATiyatu.97pOrkku uraiip pukanRu kazitta vAL,uTanRavar kAppuTai matil azittalin,Un uRa mUzki, uru izan'tanavE;vElE, kuRumpu aTain'ta araN kaTan'tu, avar5n'aRug kaLLin n'ATu n'aittalin,curai tazIiya irug kAzoTumaTai kalagki n'ilai tirin'tanavE;kaLiRE, ezUut tAgkiya katavam malaittu, avarkuzUuk kaLiRRuk kuRumpu uTaittalin,10parUup piNiya toTi kazin'tanavE;mAvE, paran'tu orugku malain'ta maRavarpolam pain' tAr keTap paritalin,kaLan uzan'tu acaiiya maRuk kuLampinavE;avan tAnum, n'ilam tiraikkum kaTal tAnaip15polan' tumpaik kazal pANTilkaNai poruta tuLait tOlannE.AyiTai, uTanROr uytal yAvatu? 'taTan' tAL,piNik katir, n'ellin cemmal mUtUrn'umakku urittAkal vENTin, cenRu avaRku20iRukkal vENTum, tiRaiyE; maRuppin,olvAn allan, velpOrAn' enaccollavum tERIrAyin, mel iyal,kazal kani vakutta tuNaic cil Oti,kuRun' toTi makaLir tOL viTal25iRumpUtu anRu; aHtu aRin'tu ATuminE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.atiyamAn n'eTumAn ajciyai avar pATiyatu.101oru n'AL cellalam; iru n'AL cellalam;pala n'AL payinRu, palaroTu cellinum,talai n'AL pOnRa viruppinanmAtOizai aNi yAnai iyal tEr ajci5atiyamAn; paricil peRUum kAlamn'ITTinum, n'ITTAtuAyinum, kaLiRu tankOTTu iTai vaitta kavaLam pOlakkaiyakattatu; atu poy AkAtE;arun'ta EmAn'ta n'ejcam!10varun'ta vENTA; vAzka, avan tALE!tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai paricil kaTAn'ilai.avanai avar pATiyatu.102'erutE iLaiya; n'ukam uNarAvE;cakaTam paNTam peritu peytanRE;aval iziyinum, micai ERinum,avaNatu aRiyun'ar yAr?' ena, umaNar5kIz marattu yAtta cEma accu anna,icai viLagku kavi kai n'eTiyOy! tigkaLn'AL n'iRai matiyattu anaiyai; iruLyAvaNatO, n'in n'izal vAzvOrkkE?tiNai atu; tuRai iyanmozi.avan makan pokuTTeziniyai avar pATiyatu.103oru talaip patalai tUgka, oru talaittUmpu akac ciRu muzAt tUgkat tUkki,'kavizn'ta maNTai malarkkun'ar yAr?' enaccuranmutal irun'ta cil vaLai viRali!5celvaiAyin, cENOn allan;munai cuTa ezun'ta magkul mAp pukaimalai cUz majcin, maza kaLiRu aNiyumpakaip pulattOnE, pal vEl ajci;pozutu iTaippaTAap pularA maNTai10mezuku mel aTaiyin kozu n'iNam peruppa,alattaR kAlai Ayinum,purattal vallan; vAzka, avan tALE!tiNai atu; tuRai viRaliyARRuppaTai.atiyamAn n'eTumAn ajciyai avar pATiyatu.105cEyizai peRukuvai vAL n'utal viRali!taTavu vAyk kalitta mA itazk kuvaLaivaNTu paTu putu malart taN citar kalAvappeyyinum, peyyAtu Ayinum, aruvi5koL uzu viyan pulattuzai kAl Aka,mAlpuTai n'eTu varaik kOTutORu izitarumn'Irinum iniya cAyalpAri vELpAl pATinai celinE.tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai viRaliyARRuppaTai.vEL pAriyaik kapilar pATiyatu.106n'allavum tIyavum alla kuvi iNarppul ilai erukkam Ayinum, uTaiyavaikaTavuL pENEm ennA; Agku,maTavar melliyar cellinum,5kaTavan, pAri kai vaNmaiyE.tiNai atu; tuRai iyanmozi.avanai avar pATiyatu.107'pAri pAri' enRu pala Etti,oruvaR pukazvar, cen' n'Ap pulavar;pAri oruvanum allan;mAriyum uNTu, INTu ulaku purappatuvE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai avar pATiyatu.108kuRatti mATTiya vaRal kaTaik koLLiAram Atalin, am pukai ayalatucAral vEgkaip pUj cinait tavazumpaRampu pATinaratuvE; aRam pUNTu,5pAriyum, paricilar irappin,'vArEn' ennAn, avar varaiyannE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai avar pATiyatu.122kaTal koLappaTAatu, uTalun'ar UkkAr,kazal punai tirun'tu aTik kAri! n'in n'ATE;azal puRan'tarUum an'taNaratuvE;vIyAt tiruvin viRal kezu tAnai5mUvaruL oruvan, 'tuppu Akiyar' ena,Ettinar tarUum kUzE, n'um kuTivAzttinar varUum iravalaratuvE;vaTamIn puraiyum kaRpin, maTa mozi,arivai tOL aLavu allatai,10n'inatu ena ilai n'I perumitattaiyE.tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai iyanmozi.avanai avar pATiyatu.123n'AL kaL uNTu, n'AL makiz makizin,yArkkum eLitE, tEr ItallE;tolaiyA n'al icai viLagku malaiyanmakizAtu Itta izai aNi n'eTun' tEr5payan kezu muLLUr mImicaippaTTa mAri uRaiyinum palavE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai avar pATiyatu.124n'AL anRu pOki, puL iTai taTpa,patan anRu pukku, tiRan anRu moziyinum,vaRitu peyarkun'ar allar n'eRi koLappATu AnRu, iragkum aruvip5pITu kezu malaiyan pATiyOrE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai avar pATiyatu.126onnAr yAnai OTaip pon koNTu,pANar cenni poliyat taii,vATAt tAmarai cUTTiya vizuc cIrOTAp pUTkai uravOn maruka!5vallEm allEm Ayinum, vallEn'invayin kiLakkuvamAyin, kagkultuyil maTin'tanna tUgku iruL iRumpin,paRai icai aruvi, muLLUrp porun'a!teRal aru marapin n'in kiLaiyoTum poliya,10n'ilamicaip paran'ta makkaTku ellAmpulan azukku aRRa an'taNALan,iran'tu cel mAkkaTku ini iTan inRi,paran'tu icai n'iRkap pATinan; ataRkoNTucinam miku tAnai vAnavan kuTa kaTal,15polam taru n'AvAy OTTiya av vazi,piRa kalam celkalAtu anaiyEm attai,inmai turappa, icai tara van'tu, n'invaNmaiyin toTuttanam, yAmE muL eyiRRuaravu eRi urumin muracu ezun'tu iyampa,20aNNal yAnaiyoTu vEn'tu kaLattu oziya,aruj camam tataiyat tAkki, n'anRumn'aNNAt tevvart tAgkumpeNNai am paTappai n'ATu kizavOyE!tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai paricil tuRai.malaiyamAn tirumuTik kAriyai mAROkkattu n'appacalaiyAr pATiyatu.127'kaLagkani anna karug kOTTuc cIRiyAzppATu in panuval pANar uyttena,kaLiRu ilavAkiya pul arai n'eTu veLil,kAna majjai kaNanoTu cEppa,5Ikai ariya izai aNi makaLiroTucAyinRu' enpa, Aay kOyil;cuvaikku initu Akiya kuyyuTai aTicilpiRarkku Ivu inRit tam vayiRu arutti,uraicAl Ogku pukaz orIiya10muraicu kezu celvar n'akar pOlAtE.tiNai atu; tuRai kaTain'ilai.Ayai uRaiyUr ENiccEri muTamOciyAr pATiyatu.128manRap palavin mAc cinai man'tiiravalar n'ARRiya vici kUTu muzavinpATu in teN kaN, kani cettu, aTippin,annac cEval mARu ezun'tu Alum,5kazal toTi Aay mazai tavaz potiyilATumakaL kuRukin allatu,pITu kezu mannar kuRukalO aritE.tiNai atu; tuRai vAzttu; iyanmoziyum Am.avanai avar pATiyatu.129kuRi iRaik kurampaik kuRavar mAkkaLvAgku amaip pazuniya tERal makizn'tu,vEgkai munRil kuravai ayarum,tIm cuLaip palavin, mA malaik kizavan5Aay aNTiran, aTu pOr aNNaliravalarkku Itta yAnaiyin, karavu inRu,vAnam mIn pala pUppin, AnAtuoru vazik karu vazi inRipperu veLLennin, pizaiyAtu mannE.tiNai atu; tuRai iyanmozi.avanai avar pATiyatu.130viLagku maNik koTum pUN Aay! n'in n'ATTuiLam piTi oru cUl pattu InummO?n'innum n'inmalaiyum pATi varun'arkku,in mukam karavAtu, uvan'tu n'I aLitta5aNNal yAnai eNNin, kogkarkkuTa kaTal OTTiya jAnRaittalaippeyarttiTTa vElinum palavE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai avar pATiyatu.131mazaik kaNam cEkkum mA malaik kizavan,vazaip pUg kaNNi vAy vAL aNTiran,kunRam pATinakollOkaLiRu mika uTaiya ik kavin peRu kATE?tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai avar pATiyatu.132mun uLLuvOnaip pin uLLinEnE!Azka, en uLLam! pOzka, en n'AvE!pAz Urk kiNaRRin tUrka, en ceviyE!n'aran'tai n'aRum pul mEyn'ta kavari5kuvaLaip paij cunai paruki, ayalatakarat taN n'izal piNaiyoTu vatiyumvaTa ticaiyatuvE vAn tOy imayam.ten ticai Aay kuTi inRAyin,piRazvatu mannO, im malar talai ulakE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai avar pATiyatu.133mel iyal viRali! n'I n'al icai ceviyinkETpin allatu, kANpu aRiyalaiyE;kANTal vENTinaiAyin mANTa n'invirai vaLar kUn'tal varai vaLi uLara,5kalava majjaiyin kANvara iyali,mAri anna vaNmaittEr vEL Ayaik kANiya cenmE!tiNai atu; tuRai viRaliyARRuppaTai.avanai avar pATiyatu.134'immaic ceytatu maRumaikku Am' enumaRa vilai vaNikan Aay allan;piRarum cAnROr cenRa n'eRi ena,Agkup paTTanRu, avan kaivaNmaiyE.tiNai atu; tuRai iyanmozi.avanai avar pATiyatu.135koTuvari vazagkum kOTu uyar n'eTu varai,aru viTarc ciRu n'eRi ERalin, varun'ti,taTavaral koNTa takai mel otukkin,vaLaik kai viRali en pinnaL Aka,5pon vArn'tanna puri aTagku n'arampinvari n'avil panuval pulam peyarn'tu icaippa,paTumalai n'inRa payam kezu cIRiyAzolkal uLLamoTu oru puTait tazIi,pukazcAl ciRappin n'in n'al icai uLLi,10van'tanen en'tai! yAnE: enRum,manRu paTu paricilark kANin, kanRoTukaRai aTi yAnai iriyal pOkkummalai kezu n'ATan! mA vEL Aay!kaLiRum anRE; mAvum anRE;15oLiRu paTaip puraviya tErum anRE;pANar, pATun'ar, paricilar, Agku avar,tamatu enat toTukkuvarAyin, 'ematu' enappaRRal tERRAp payag kezu tAyamoTu,anna Aka, n'in Uzi; n'innaik20kANTal vENTiya aLavai vENTAruRu muraN kaTan'ta ARRalpotu mIkkURRattu n'ATu kizavOyE!tiNai atu; tuRai paricil tuRai.avanai avar pATiyatu.136yAzp pattarp puRam kaTuppaizai valan'ta pal tunnattuiTaip purai paRRi, piNi viTAaIrk kuzAttOTu iRai kUrn'ta5pEen pakai ena onRu enkO?uNNAmaiyin Un vATi,teN n'Irin kaN malki,kacivuRRa en pal kiLaiyoTupaci alaikkum pakai onRu enkO?10anna tanmaiyum aRin'tu IyAr,'n'innatu tA' ena, n'ilai taLara,maram piRagkiya n'aLic cilampil,kuragku anna pun kuRug kULiyarparan'tu alaikkum pakai onRu enkO?15'Aagku, enaip pakaiyum aRiyun'an Ay'enak karuti, peyar Etti,vAy Ara n'in icai n'ampi,cuTar cuTTa curattu ERi,ivaN van'ta peru n'acaiyEm;20'emakku IvOr piRarkku IvOr;piRarkku IvOr tamakku Ipa' ena,anaittu uraittanan yAn Aka,n'inakku ottatu n'I n'ATi,n'alkinai viTumati, paricil! alkalum,25taN punal vAyil tuRaiyUr muntuRain'uN pala maNalinum Etti,uNkuvam, peruma! n'I n'alkiya vaLanE.tiNai atu; tuRai paricil kaTAn'ilai.avanait tuRaiyUr OTaikizAr pATiyatu.137iragku muracin, inamcAl yAnai,mun'n'Ir ENi viRal kezu mUvaraiinnum Or yAn avA aRiyEnE;n'IyE, mun yAn aRiyumOnE tuvanRiya5kayattu iTTa vittu vaRattin cAvAtu,kazaik karumpin olikkun'tu,koNTal koNTa n'Ir kOTai kAyinum,kaN anna malar pUkkun'tu,karug kAl vEgkai malarin, n'ALum10pon anna vI cuman'tu,maNi anna n'Ir kaTal paTarum;cev varaip paTappai n'Ajcil porun'a!ciRu veL aruvip perug kal n'ATanai!n'I vAziyar! n'in tan'tai15tAy vAziyar, n'iR payan'ticinOrE!tiNai atu; tuRai iyanmozi; paricil tuRaiyum Am.n'Ajcil vaLLuvanai oru ciRaip periyanAr pATiyatu.138Aninam kalitta atar pala kaTan'tu,mAninam kalitta malai pin oziya,mIninam kalitta tuRai pala n'In'ti,uLLi van'ta, vaL uyirc cIRiyAz,5citAar uTukkai, mutAarip pANa!n'IyE, pEr eNNalaiyE; n'in iRai,'mARi vA' ena moziyalan mAtO;oli irug katuppin Ayizai kaNavankiLi marIiya viyan punattu10maran aNi perug kural anaiyan Atalin,n'innai varutal aRin'tanar yArE?tiNai atu; tuRai pANARRuppaTai.avanai marutan iLan'AkanAr pATiyatu.139cuval azun'tap pala kAyacil Otip pal iLaijarumE,aTi varun'ta n'eTitu ERiyakoTi marugkul viRaliyarumE,5vAztal vENTippoy kUREn; mey kURuval;OTAp pUTkai uravOr maruka!uyar cimaiya uzAa n'Ajcil porun'a!mAyA uLLamoTu paricil tunni,10kani patam pArkkum kAlai anRE;Ital AnAn, vEn'tE; vEn'taRkuccAtal ajcAy, n'IyE; AyiTai,iru n'ilam miLirn'ticinAagku, oru n'AL,aruj camam varukuvatuAyin,15varun'talum uNTu, en paital am kaTumpE.tiNai atu; tuRai paricil kaTAn'ilai.avanai avar pATiyatu.140taTavu n'ilaip palavin n'Ajcil porun'anmaTavan, manRa; cen' n'Ap pulavIr!vaLaik kai viRaliyar paTappaik koytaaTakin kaNNuRaiAka yAm cila5arici vENTinEmAka, tAn piRavaricai aRitalin, tannum tUkki,irug kaTaRu vaLaiiya kunRattu annatu Orperug kaLiRu n'alkiyOnE; annatu OrtERRA Ikaiyum uLatukol?10pORRAr amma, periyOr tam kaTanE?tiNai atu; tuRai paricil viTai.avanai auvaiyAr pATiyatu.141'pANan cUTiya pacum pon tAmaraimAN izai viRali mAlaiyoTu viLagka,kaTum pari n'eTun' tEr pUTTu viTTu acaii,UrIr pOlac curattiTai irun'tanir!5yArIrO?' ena, vinaval AnA,kAren okkal, kaTum paci, iravala!ven vEl aNNal kANA UgkE,n'inninum pulliyEm mannE; iniyE,innEm AyinEm mannE; enRum10uTAa, pOrA Akutal aRin'tum,paTAam majjaikku Itta em kO,kaTAa yAnaik kali mAn pEkan,'et tuNai Ayinum Ittal n'anRu' ena,maRumai n'OkkinRO anRE,15piRar, vaRumai n'OkkinRu, avan kai vaNmaiyE.tiNai atu; tuRai pANARRuppaTai; pulavarARRuppaTaiyum Am.vaiyAvik kOpperum pEkanaip paraNar pATiyatu.142aRu kuLattu ukuttum, akal vayal pozin'tum,uRum iTattu utavAtu uvar n'ilam UTTiyum,varaiyA marapin mAripOla,kaTAa yAnaik kazal kAl pEkan5koTaimaTam paTutal allatu,paTaimaTam paTAn, piRar paTai mayakkuRinE.tiNai atu; tuRai iyanmozi.avanai avar pATiyatu.148kaRagku micai aruviya piRagku malai n'aLLi! n'inacaivu il n'On tAL n'acai vaLan Etti,n'ALtoRum n'an kalam kaLiRRoTu koNarn'tu,kUTu viLagku viyal n'akar, paricil muRRu aLippa;5pITu il mannarp pukazcci vENTi,ceyyA kURik kiLattaleyyAtAkinRu, em ciRu cen' n'AvE.tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai paricil tuRai.kaNTIrak kOp perun'aLLiyai vanparaNar pATiyatu.149n'aLLi! vAziyO; n'aLLi! n'aLLenmAlai marutam paNNi, kAlaikaivazi marugkin cevvazi paNNi,varavu emar maRan'tanar atu n'I5puravuk kaTan pUNTa vaNmaiyAnE.tiNai atu; tuRai iyanmozi.avanai avar pATiyatu.150kUtirp parun'tin iruj ciRaku annapARiya citArEn, palavu mutal porun'ti,tannum uLLEn, piRitu pulam paTarn'ta enuyagku paTar varuttamum ulaivum n'Okki,5mAn kaNam tolaicciya kuruti am kazal kAl,vAn katirt tiru maNi viLagkum cenni,celvat tOnRal, Or val vil vETTuvan,tozutanen ezuvER kai kavittu irIi,izutin anna vAl n'iNak kozug kuRai,10kAn atar mayagkiya iLaiyar vallEtAm van'tu eytAaLavai, oyyenattAn jeli tIyin viraivanan cuTTu, 'n'inirum pEr okkaloTu tinm' enat tarutalin,amiztin micain'tu, kAypaci n'Igki,15n'al maran n'aLiya n'aRun' taN cAral,kal micai aruvi taNNenap paruki,viTuttal toTagkinEnAka, vallE,'peRutaRku ariya vIRucAl n'an kalampiRitu onRu illai; kATTu n'ATTEm' ena,20mArpil pUNTa vayagku kAz ArammaTai ceRi munkaik kaTakamoTu Ittanan;'en' n'ATO?' ena, n'ATum collAn;'yArIrO?' ena, pErum collAn;piRar piRar kURa vazik kETTicinE25'irumpu punain'tu iyaRRAp perum peyart tOTTiam malai kAkkum aNi n'eTug kunRin,paLigku vakuttanna tIm n'Ir,n'aLi malai n'ATan n'aLLi avan' enavE.tiNai atu; tuRai iyanmozi.avanai avar pATiyatu.151paNTum paNTum pATun'ar uvappa,viN tOy cimaiya viRal varaik kavAan,kizavan cET pulam paTarin, izai aNin'tu,pun talai maTap piTi paricilAka,5peNTirum tam patam koTukkum vaN pukazkkaNTIrakkOn Akalin, n'anRummuyagkal AnRicin, yAnE; polan' tErn'annan marukan anRiyum, n'IyummuyagkaRku ottanai mannE; vayagku mozip10pATun'arkku aTaitta katavin, ATu mazaiaNagku cAl aTukkam poziyum n'ummaNam kamaz mAl varai varain'tanar, emarE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.iLag kaNTIrakkOvum iLa viccikkOvum orugku irun'tavazi, cenRa perun'talaic cAttanAr iLag kaNTIrakkOvaip pulli, iLa viccikkOvaip pullArAka 'ennai en ceyap pullIrAyinIr?' ena, avar pATiyatu.152'vEzam vIztta vizut toTaip pakazipEz vAy uzuvaiyaip perumpiRitu uRIi,puzal talaip pukark kalai uruTTi, ural talaikkEzaR panRi vIza, ayalatu5Azal puRRattu uTumpil ceRRum,val vil vETTam valam paTuttu irun'tOn,pukazcAl ciRappin ampu mikat tiLaikkumkolaivan yArkolO? kolaivan maRRu ivanvilaivan pOlAn; veRukkai n'anku uTaiyan;10Aram tAzn'ta am pakaTTu mArpin,cAral aruvip paya malaik kizavan,Ori kolO? allankollO?pATuval, viRali! Or vaNNam; n'IrummaN muzA amaimin; paN yAz n'iRumin;15kaN viTu tUmpin kaLiRRu uyir toTumin;ellari toTumin; AkuLi toTumin;patalai oru kaN paiyena iyakkumin;matalai mAk kOl kaivalam tamin' enRu,iRaivan Akalin, collupu kuRuki,20mU Ez tuRaiyum muRaiyuLik kazippi,'kO' enap peyariya kAlai, Agku atutan peyar Akalin n'ANi, maRRu, 'yAmn'ATTiTan n'ATTiTan varutum; Igku OrvETTuvar illai, n'in oppOr' ena,25vETTatu moziyavum viTAan, vETTattiltAn 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,30curattiTai n'alkiyOnE viTarc cimaiOgku irug kollip porun'an,OmpA Ikai viRal veyyOnE!tiNai atu; tuRai paricil viTai.val vil Oriyai vanparaNar pATiyatu.153mazai aNi kunRattuk kizavan, n'ALum,izai aNi yAnai irappOrkku Iyum,cuTar viTu pacum pUN, cUrppu amai mun kai,aTu pOr AnA, Atan Ori5mAri vaN koTai kANiya, n'anRumcenRatuman, em kaNNuLag kaTumpE;pani n'Irp pUvA maNi miTai kuvaLaivAl n'Art toTutta kaNNiyum, kalanum,yAnai inattoTu peRRanar, n'Igki,10paciyArAkal mARukol vici piNikkUTu koL in iyam kaRagka,ATalum ollAr, tam pATalum maRan'tE?tiNai atu; tuRai iyanmozi.avanai avar pATiyatu.154tirai poru mun'n'Irk karai n'aNic celinum,aRiyun'ark kANin, vETkai n'Ikkumcil n'Ir vinavuvar, mAn'tar; atu pOl,aracar uzaiyarAkavum, purai tapu5vaLLiyOrp paTarkuvar, pulavar: atanAl,yAnum, 'peRRatu Utiyam; pERu yAtu?' ennEn;uRRanen Atalin uLLi van'tananE;'I' ena irattalO aritE; n'I atun'alkinum, n'alkAy Ayinum, vel pOr10eRi paTaikku OTA ANmai, aRuvaittU viri kaTuppat tuvanRi mImicaittaN pala izitarum aruvi n'inkoN perug kAnam, pATal enakku eLitE.tiNai atu; tuRai paricil tuRai.koNkAnagkizAnai mOcikIranAr pATiyatu.155vaNar kOTTuc cIRiyAz vATupuTait tazIi,'uNarvOr yAr, en iTumpai tIrkka?' ena,kiLakkum, pANa! kEL, ini n'ayattin,pAz Ur n'erujcip pacalai vAn pU5Ertaru cuTarin etirkoNTAagku,ilampaTu pulavar maNTai viLagku pukazkkoN perug kAnattuk kizavantaN tAr akalam n'Okkina, malarn'tE.tiNai atu; tuRai pANARRuppaTai.avanai avar pATiyatu.156onRu n'anku uTaiya piRar kunRam; enRumiraNTu n'anku uTaittE koN perug kAnam;n'accic cenRa iravalarc cuTTittoTuttu uNak kiTappinum kiTakkum; aHtAnRu5n'iRai arun' tAnai vEn'taraittiRai koNTu peyarkkum cemmalum uTaittE.tiNai atu; tuRai iyan mozi.avanai avar pATiyatu.157tamar taR tappin atu n'OnRallum,piRar kaiyaRavu tAn n'ANutalum,paTaip pazi tArA main'tinan Akalum,vEn'tuTai avaiyattu Ogkupu n'aTattalum,5n'ummOrkkut takuvana alla; emmOn,cilai cela malarn'ta mArpin, kolai vEl,kOTal kaNNi, kuRavar perumakanATu mazai tavirkkum payam kezu mImicai,el paTu pozutin, inam talaimayagki,10kaTci kANAk kaTamAn n'al ERumaTa mAn n'Aku piNai payirin, viTar muzaiirum pulip pukarp pOttu Orkkumperug kal n'ATan em ERaikkut takumE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.ERaik kOnaik kuRamakaL iLaveyini pATiyatu.158muracu kaTippu ikuppavum, vAl vaLai tuvaippavum,aracuTan poruta aNNal n'eTu varai,kaRagku veL aruvi kal alaittu ozukumpaRampin kOmAn pAriyum; piRagku micaik5kolli ANTa val vil Oriyum;kAri Urn'tu pEr amark kaTan'ta,mAri Ikai, maRap pOr malaiyanum;UrAtu En'tiya kutirai, kUr vEl,kUviLag kaNNi, koTum pUN, eziniyum;10Irn' taN cilampin iruL tUgku n'aLi muzai,arun' tiRal kaTavuL kAkkum uyar cimai,perug kal n'ATan pEkanum; tirun'tu mozimOci pATiya Ayum; Arvam uRRuuLLi varun'ar ulaivu n'ani tIra,15taLLAtu Iyum takaicAl vaNmai,koLLAr OTTiya, n'aLLiyum ena Agkuezuvar mAyn'ta pinRai, 'azivarappATi varun'arum piRarum kUTiiran'tOr aRRam tIrkku' ena, virain'tu, ivaN20uLLi van'tanen, yAnE; vicumpuRakkazai vaLar cilampin vazaiyoTu n'ITi,Acinik kaviniya palavin ArvuRRu,muL puRa mutu kani peRRa kaTuvantuyt talai man'tiyaik kaiyiTUup payirum,25atirA yANar, mutirattuk kizava!ivaN viLagku ciRappin, iyal tErk kumaNa!icai mEn'tOnRiya vaNmaiyoTu,pakai mEmpaTuka, n'I En'tiya vElE!tiNai atu; tuRai vAzttiyal; paricil kaTA n'ilaiyum Am.kumaNanaip perujcittiranAr pATiyatu.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,5munRil pOkA mutirvinaL yAyum;pacan'ta mEniyoTu paTar aTa varun'ti,marugkil koNTa pal kuRumAkkaLpicain'tu tina, vATiya mulaiyaL, peritu azin'tu,kuppaik kIrai koykaN akaitta10muRRA 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;15enRAgku, iruvar n'ejcamum uvappa kAnavarkari punam mayakkiya akankaN kollai,aivanam vitti, maiyuRak kavini,InalcellA EnaRku izumenakkaruvi vAnam talaii yAgkum,20Itta n'in pukaz Etti, tokka en,paci tinat tiragkiya, okkalum uvappauyarn'tu En'tu maruppin kolkaLiRu peRinum,tavirn'tu viTu paricil koLLalen; uvan'tu, n'IinpuRa viTutiAyin, ciRitu25kunRiyum koLval, kUr vEl kumaNa!ataRpaTa aruLal vENTuval viRal pukazvacai il vizut tiNaip piRan'taicai mEn' tOnRal! n'iR pATiya yAnE.tiNai atu; tuRai paricil kaTA n'ilai.avanai avar pATiyatu.160'uru kezu jAyiRRu oN katir micain'tamuLi pul kAnam kuzaippa, kallenaatir kural ERoTu tuLi corin'tAgku,paci tinat tiragkiya kacivuTai yAkkai5aviz pukuvu aRiyAtuAkalin, vATiyan'eRi koL varik kuTar kuLippat taNNena,kuy koL kozun' tuvai n'eyyuTai aTicil,mati cEr n'ALmIn pOla, n'avinRaciRu pon n'an kalam cuRRa irIi,10"kETu inRAka, pATun'ar kaTumpu" ena,aritu peRu polag kalam eLitinin vIci,n'aTTOr n'aTTa n'al icaik kumaNan,maTTu Ar maRukin, mutirattOnE;celkuvaiAyin, n'alkuvan, peritu' ena,15pal pukaz n'uvalun'ar kURa, val virain'tu,uLLam turappa van'tanen; eLLuRRu,il uNAt tuRattalin, il maRan'tu uRaiyumpul uLaik kuTumip putalvan pal mANpAl il vaRu mulai cuvaittanan peRAan,20kUzum cORum kaTaii, UzinuL il vaRug kalam tiRan'tu, azak kaNTu,maRap puli uraittum, matiyam kATTiyum,n'on'tanaLAki, 'n'un'taiyai uLLi,poTin'ta n'in cevvi kATTu' enap palavum25vinaval AnALAki, n'anavinallal uzappOL mallal ciRappa,cellAc celvam mikuttanai, vallEviTutal vENTuval attai; paTu tirain'Ir cUz n'ilavarai uyara, n'in30cIr kezu vizup pukaz Ettukam palavE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai avar pATiyatu.161n'INTu oli azuvam kuRaipaTa mukan'tukoNTu,INTu celal koNmU vENTuvayin kuzIi,peru malai anna tOnRala, cUl mutirpu,urum uraRu karuviyoTu, peyal kaTan iRuttu,5vaLa mazai mARiya enRUzk kAlai,manpatai ellAm cenRu uNa, kagkaikkarai poru mali n'Ir n'iRain'tu tOnRiyAgku,emakkum piRarkkum cemmalaiAkalin,'anpu il ATavar konRu, ARu kavara,10cenRu talaivarun'a alla, anpu inRu,van kalai teviTTum, aruj curam iRan'tOrkku,iRRai n'ALoTum yANTu talaippeyara' enakkaN poRi pOkiya kacivoTu uran azin'tu,arun' tuyar uzakkum en perun' tunpuRuvi n'in15tAL paTu celvam kANtoRum maruLa,panai maruL taTak kaiyoTu muttup paTa muRRiyauyar maruppu En'tiya varai maruL n'On pakaTu,oLi tikaz OTai poliya, marugkilpaTu maNi iraTTa, ERic cemmAn'tu,20celal n'acaii uRRanen viRal miku kurucil!inmai turappa, icaitara van'tu, n'invaNmaiyin toTutta en n'ayan'tanai kENmati!vallinum, vallEn Ayinum, vallE,en aLan'tu aRin'tanai n'OkkAtu, ciRan'ta25n'in aLan'tu aRimati, peruma! enRumvEn'tar n'ANap peyarvEn; cAn'tu arun'tippal poRik koNTa En'tu ezil akalammAN izai makaLir pullutoRum pukala,n'AL muracu iragkum iTanuTai varaippil n'in30tAL n'izal vAzn'ar n'an kalam mikuppa,vAL amar uzan'ta n'in tAnaiyum,cIr miku celvamum, Ettukam palavE.tiNai atu; tuRai paricil tuRai.avanai avar pATip pakaTu peRRatu.162iravalar puravalai n'Iyum allai;puravalar iravalarkku illaiyum allar;iravalar uNmaiyum kAN, ini; iravalarkkuIvOr uNmaiyum kAN, ini; n'in Urk5kaTimaram varun'tat tan'tu yAm piNittan'eTu n'al yAnai em paricil;kaTumAn tOnRal! celval yAnE.tiNai atu; tuRai paricil viTai.avar veLimAnuzaic cenRArkku veLimAn tujcuvAn tampiyaip 'paricil koTu' ena, avan ciRitu koTuppak koLLAtu pOy, kumaNanaip pATi,kumaNan pakaTu koTuppak koNarn'tu n'inRu, veLimAn Urk kaTimarattu yAttuc ce163n'in n'ayan'tu uRain'arkkum, n'I n'ayan'tu uRain'arkkum,pal mAN kaRpin n'in kiLai mutalOrkkum,kaTumpin kaTum paci tIra yAza n'inn'eTug kuRiyetirppai n'alkiyOrkkum,5innOrkku ennAtu, ennoTum cUzAtu,vallAgku vAztum ennAtu, n'IyumellOrkkum koTumati manai kizavOyE!pazam tUgku mutirattuk kizavantirun'tu vEl kumaNan n'alkiya vaLanE.tiNai atu; tuRai paricilperuj cittiranAr kumaNanaip pATip paricil koNarn'tu manaiyOTkuc colliyatu.164ATu n'ani maRan'ta kOTu uyar aTuppinAmpi pUppa, tEmpu paci uzavA,pAal inmaiyin tOloTu tiragki,illi tUrn'ta pollA vaRu mulai5cuvaittoRu azUum tan makattu mukam n'Okki,n'IroTu n'iRain'ta Ir itaz mazaikkaN enmanaiyOL evvam n'Okki, n'inaii,n'iR paTarn'ticinE n'al pOrk kumaNa!en n'ilai aRin'tanaiAyin, in' n'ilait10toTuttum koLLAtu amaiyalen aTukkiyapaN amai n'arampin paccai n'al yAz,maN amai muzavin, vayiriyarinmai tIrkkum kuTip piRan'tOyE.tiNai atu; tuRai paricil kaTAn'ilai.tampiyAl n'ATu koLLappaTTuk kATu paRRiyirun'ta kumaNanaip perun'talaic cAttanAr pATiyatu.165mannA ulakattu mannutal kuRittOrtam pukaz n'iRIit tAm mAyn'tanarE;tun aruj ciRappin uyarn'ta celvar,inmaiyin irappOrkku IiyAmaiyin,5tonmai mAkkaLin toTarpu aRiyalarE;tAL tAz paTu maNi iraTTum, pU n'utal,ATu iyal yAnai pATun'arkku arukAkkETu il n'al icai vaya mAn tOnRalaippATi n'inRanenAka, 'konnE10pATu peRu paricilan vATinan peyartal enan'ATu izan'tataninum n'ani innAtu' ena,vAL tan'tananE, talai enakku Iya,tannin ciRan'tatu piRitu onRu inmaiyin;ATu mali uvakaiyoTu varuval,15OTAp pUTkai n'in kizamaiyOR kaNTE.tiNai atu; tuRai paricil viTai.tampiyAl n'ATu koLLappaTTuk kATu paRRiyirun'ta kumaNanaik kaNTu, avan tan vAL koTuppak koNTu van'tu, iLag kumaNaRkuk kATTi, perun'talaic cAttanAr pATiyatu.168aruvi Arkkum kazai payil n'anan' talaikkaRi vaLar aTukkattu malarn'ta kAn'taLkozug kizagku miLirak kiNTi, kiLaiyoTu,kaTug kaN kEzal uzuta pUzi,5n'al n'AL varu patam n'Okki, kuRavaruzAatu vittiya parUuk kural ciRu tinaimun'tu viLai yANar n'AL putitu uNmArmarai An kaRan'ta n'urai koL tIm pAl,mAn taTi puzukkiya pulavu n'ARu kuzici10vAn kEz irum puTai kazAatu, ERRi,cAn'ta viRakin uvitta punkamkUtaLam kaviniya kuLavi munRil,cezug kOL vAzai akal ilaip pakukkumUrAk kutiraik kizava! kUrvEl,15n'aRai n'Art toTutta vEgkai am kaNNi,vaTi n'avil ampin villOr peruma!kai vaL Ikaik kaTu mAn koRRa!vaiyaka varaippil tamizakam kETpa,poyyAc cen' n'A n'eLiya Ettip20pATupa enpa paricilar, n'ALumIyA mannar n'ANa,vIyAtu paran'ta n'in vacai il vAn pukazE.tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai paricil tuRai; iyanmoziyum, araca vAkaiyum Am.piTTag koRRanaik karuvUrk katappiLLaic cAttanAr pATiyatu.169n'um paTai cellumkAlai, avar paTaieTuttu eRi tAnai munnarai enAa,avar paTai varUumkAlai, n'um paTaikkUzai tAgkiya, akal yARRuk5kunRu vilagku ciRaiyin n'inRanai enAa,aritAl, peruma! n'in cevvi enRum;peritAl attai, en kaTumpinatu iTumpai;innE viTumati paricil! ven vEliLam pal kOcar viLagku paTai kanmAr,10ikalinar eRin'ta akal ilai murukkinperu marak kampam pOla,porun'arkku ulaiyA n'in valan vAziyavE!tiNai atu; tuRai paricil kaTA n'ilai.avanaik kAvirippUm paTTinattuk kArikkaNNanAr pATiyatu.171inRu celinum tarumE; ciRu varain'inRu celinum tarumE; pinnum,'munnE tan'tanen' ennAtu, tunnivaikalum celinum, poyyalan Aki,5yAm vENTiyAgku em vaRug kalam n'iRaippOn;tAn vENTiyAgkut tan iRai uvappaarun' tozil muTiyarO, tirun'tu vEl koRRan;inam mali katac cEk kaLanoTu vENTinum,kaLam mali n'ellin kuppai vENTinum,10arug kalam kaLiRRoTu vENTinum, perun'takaipiRarkkum anna aRat takaiyannE.annan Akalin, en'tai uL aTimuLLum n'Ova uRARkatilla!IvOr ariya iv ulakattu,15vAzvOr vAza, avan tAL vAziyavE!tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai iyanmozi.avanaik kAvirippUm paTTinattuk kArik kaNNanAr pATiyatu.172ERRuka ulaiyE; Akkuka cORE;kaLLum kuRaipaTal Ompuka; oL izaippATu val viRaliyar kOtaiyum punaika;annavai piRavum ceyka; ennatUum5pariyal vENTA; varu patam n'ATi,aivanam kAvalar pey tI n'an'tin,oLi tikaz tirun'tu maNi n'aLiiruL akaRRumvan pula n'ATan, vaya mAn piTTan:Ar amar kaTakkum vElum, avan iRai10mA vaL Ikaik kOtaiyum,mARukoL mannarum, vAziyar n'eTitE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai vaTama vaNNakkan tAmOtaranAr pATiyatu.173yAn vAzum n'ALum paNNan vAziya!pANar! kANka, ivan kaTumpinatu iTumpai;yANarp pazu maram puL imizn'tannaUN oli aravamtAnum kETkum;5poyyA ezili peyviTam n'Okki,muTTai koNTu van pulam cErumciRu n'uN eRumpin cil ozukku Eyppa,cORuTaik kaiyar vIRu vIRu iyagkumirug kiLaic ciRAark kANTum; kaNTum,10maRRum maRRum vinavutum, teRRena;pacippiNi maruttuvan illamaNittO? cEyttO? kURumin, emakkE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.ciRukuTi kizAn paNNanaic cOzan kuLamuRRattut tujciya kiLLi vaLavan pATiyatu.175en'tai! vAzi; Atanugka! enn'ejcam tiRappOr n'iR kANkuvarE;n'in yAn maRappin, maRakkum kAlai,en uyir yAkkaiyin piriyum pozutum,5enniyAn maRappin, maRakkuven ven vElviN poru n'eTug kuTaik koTit tEr mOriyartiN katirt tikiri tiritarak kuRaittaulaka iTaikazi aRai vAy n'ilaiiyamalar vAy maNTilattu anna, n'ALum10palar puravu etirn'ta aRat tuRai n'innE.tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai iyanmozi.Atanugkanaik kaLLil AttiraiyanAr pATiyatu.176Orai Ayattu oN toTi makaLirkEzal uzuta iruj cERu kiLaippin,yAmai InRa pulavu n'ARu muTTaiyaittEn n'ARu Ampal kizagkoTu peRUum,5izumena olikkum punal am putavin,peru mAvilagkait talaivan, cIRiyAzillOr col malai n'alliyakkOTanaiuTaiyai vAzi, eR puNarn'ta pAlE!pAri paRampin panic cunait teN n'Ir10Or Ur uNmaiyin ikazn'tOr pOla,kANAtu kazin'ta vaikal, kANAvazi n'ATku iragkum, en n'ejcam avankazi men cAyal kANtoRum n'inain'tE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.OymAn n'alliyak kOTanaip puRattiNai n'annAkanAr pATiyatu.177oLiRu vAL mannar oN cuTar n'eTu n'akar,veLiRu kaN pOkap pal n'AL tiragki,pATip peRRa pon aNi yAnai,tamar enin, yAvarum pukupa; amar enin,5tigkaLum n'uzaiyA en'tirap paTu puzai,kaL mARu n'ITTa n'aNi n'aNi irun'takuRum pal kuRumpin tatumpa vaiki,puLic cuvai vETTa ceg kaN ATavartIm puLik kaLAvoTu tuTari munaiyin,10maTTu aRal n'al yARRu ekkar ERi,karug kani n'Aval irun'tu koytu uNNum,perum peyar Ati, piNagkuaril kuTa n'ATTu,eyinar tan'ta eym mAn eRi tacaippaij jiNam perutta pacu veL amalai,15varun'arkku varaiyAtu taruvanar coriya,irum panag kuTaiyin micaiyumperum pular vaikaRaic cIr cAlAtE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.mallikizAn kAriyAtiyai AvUr mUlagkizAr pATiyatu.184kAy n'el aRuttuk kavaLam koLinE,mA n'iRaivu illatum, pal n'ATku Akum;n'URu ceRu Ayinum, tamittup pukku uNinE,vAy pukuvataninum kAl peritu keTukkum;5aRivuTai vEn'tan n'eRi aRin'tu koLinE,kOTi yAttu, n'ATu peritu n'an'tum;melliyan kizavan Aki, vaikalumvaricai aRiyAk kallen cuRRamoTu,parivu tapa eTukkum piNTam n'accin,10yAnai pukka pulam pOla,tAnum uNNAn, ulakamum keTumE.tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai ceviyaRivuRUu.pANTiyan aRivuTai n'ampiyuzaic cenRa picirAn'taiyAr pATiyatu.196olluvatu ollum enRalum, yAvarkkumollAtu il ena maRuttalum, iraNTum,ALvinai marugkin kENmaip pAlE;ollAtu ollum enRalum, olluvatu5il ena maRuttalum, iraNTum, vallEirappOr vATTal anRiyum, purappOrpukaz kuRaipaTUum vAyil attai;anaittu Akiyar, ini; ituvE enaittumcEyttuk kANAtu kaNTanam; atanAl,10n'Oy ilarAka n'in putalvar; yAnum,veyil ena muniyEn, pani ena maTiyEn,kal kuyinRanna en n'alkUr vaLi maRai,n'AN alatu illAk kaRpin vAL n'utalmel iyal kuRu makaL uLLic15celval attai; ciRakka, n'in n'ALE!tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai paricil kaTA n'ilai.pANTiyan ilavan'tikaip paLLit tujciya n'anmARan paricil n'ITTittAnai AvUr mUlag kizAr pATiyatu.197vaLi n'aTan'tanna vAc celal ivuLiyoTukoTi n'uTagku micaiya tErinar enAa,kaTal kaNTanna oN paTait tAnaiyoTumalai mARu malaikkum kaLiRRinar enAa,5urum uraRRanna uTkuvaru muracamoTuceru mEmpaTUum venRiyar enAa,maN kezu tAnai, oN pUN, vEn'tarveN kuTaic celvam viyattalO ilamE;emmAl viyakkappaTUumOrE,10iTu muL paTappai maRi mEyn'tu ozin'takuRu n'aRu mujjaik kozug kaN kuRRaTaku,pun pula varakin conRiyoTu, peRUum,cIRUr mannar Ayinum, em vayinpATu aRin'tu ozukum paNpinArE;15mikap pEr evvam uRinum, enaittumuNarcci illOr uTaimai uLLEm;n'al aRivu uTaiyOr n'alkuravuuLLutum, peruma! yAm, uvan'tu, n'ani peritE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.cOzan kurAppaLLit tujciya perun'tirumAvaLavan paricil n'ITTittAnaik kOnATTu eRiccilUr mATalan maturaik kumaranAr pATiyatu.198'aruvi tAzn'ta peru varai pOlaAramoTu polin'ta mArpil taNTA,kaTavuL cAnRa kaRpin, cEyizaimaTavOL payan'ta maNi maruL av vAyk5kiNkiNip putalvar polika!' enRu Etti,tiN tEr aNNal n'iR pArATTi,kAtal perumaiyin kanavinum araRRum enkAmar n'ejcam EmAn'tu uvappa,Al amar kaTavuL anna n'in celvam,10vEl kezu kurucil! kaNTEn; Atalin,viTuttanen; vAzka, n'in kaNNi! toTuttataN tamiz varaippakam koNTi Aka,panittuk kUTTu uNNum taNippu arug kaTun' tiRaln'in Oranna n'in putalvar, enRum,15onnAr vATa arug kalam tan'tu, n'umponnuTai n'eTu n'akar n'iRaiya vaitta n'inmunnOr pOlka, ivar perug kaNNOTTam!yANTum n'ALum peruki, INTu tiraipperug kaTal n'Irinum, ak kaTal maNalinum,20n'INTu uyar vAnattu uRaiyinum, n'anRum,ivar peRum putalvark kANtoRum, n'Iyum,pukanRa celvamoTu pukaz initu viLagki,n'ITu vAziya! n'eTun'takai! yAnumkEL il cEey n'ATTin, en'n'ALum,25tuLi n'acaip puLLin n'in aLi n'acaikku iragki, n'inaTi n'izal pazakiya aTiyuRai;kaTumAn mARa! maRavAtImE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.pANTiyan ilavan'tikaip paLLit tujciya n'anmARanai vaTama vaNNakkan pEri cAttanAr pATiyatu.199kaTavuL Alattut taTavuc cinaip pal pazamn'erun'al uNTanam ennAtu, pinnumcelavu AnAvE, kali koL puLLinam;anaiyar vAziyO iravalar; avaraip5puravu etirkoLLum peruj cey ATavaruTaimai Akum, avar uTaimai;avar inmai Akum, avar inmaiyE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.perumpatumanAr pATTu.200pani varai n'ivan'ta pAcilaip palavinkani kavarn'tu uNTa karu viral kaTuvancem muka man'tiyoTu ciRan'tu, cEN viLagki,mazai micai aRiyA mAl varai aTukkattu,5kazai micait tujcum kallaka veRpa!n'iNam tinRu cerukkiya n'erupput talai n'eTu vEl,kaLam koNTu kanalum kaTugkaN yAnai,viLagku maNik koTum pUN, viccikkOvE!ivarE, pUt talai aRAap punai koTi mullai10n'At tazumpu iruppap pATAtuAyinum,'kaRagku maNi n'eTun' tEr koLka!' enak koTuttaparan'tu Ogku ciRappin pAri makaLir;yAnE, paricilan, mannum an'taNan; n'IyE,varicaiyil vaNakkum vAL mEmpaTun'an;15n'inakku yAn koTuppak koNmati cinap pOraTagkA mannarai aTakkummaTagkA viLaiyuL n'ATu kizavOyE!tiNai atu; tuRai paricil tuRai.pAri makaLirai viccik kOnuzaik koNTu cenRa kapilar pATiyatu.201'ivar yAr?' enkuvaiAyin, ivarE,UruTan iravalarkku aruLi, tEruTanmullaikku Itta cellA n'al icai,paTu maNi yAnai, paRampin kOmAn5n'eTu mAp pAri makaLir; yAnEtan'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,10uvarA Ikai, tuvarai ANTu,n'ARpattonpatu vazimuRai van'tavELiruL vELE! viRal pOr aNNal!tAr aNi yAnaic cETTu irug kOvE!AN kaTan uTaimaiyin, pAN kaTan ARRiya15oliyaR kaNNip pulikaTi mAal!yAn tara, ivaraik koNmati! vAn kavittuirug kaTal uTutta iv vaiyakattu, arun' tiRalpon paTu mAl varaik kizava! ven vEluTalun'ar uTkum tAnai,20keTal arugkuraiya n'ATu kizavOyE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.pAri makaLirai irugkOvELuzaik koNTu cenRa kapilar pATiyatu.202veTcik kAnattu vETTuvar ATTa,kaTci kANAk kaTamA n'al ERukaTaRu maNi kiLara, citaRu pon miLira,kaTiya katazum n'eTu varaip paTappai5venRi n'ilaiiya vizup pukaz onRi,iru pAl peyariya uru kezu mUtUr,kOTi pala aTukkiya poruL n'umakku utaviyan'ITu n'ilai araiyattuk kETum kEL, ini:n'un'tai tAyam n'iRaivuRa eytiya10oliyal kaNNip pulikaTi mAal!n'um pOl aRivin n'umaruL oruvanpukazn'ta ceyyuL kazAattalaiyaiikazn'tatan payanE; iyal tEr aNNal!evvi tol kuTip paTIiyar, maRRu, 'ivar15kai vaN pAri makaLir' enRa entERRAp puncol n'ORRicin; peruma!viTuttanen; velIiyar, n'in vElE! aTukkattu,arumpu aRa malarn'ta karug kAl vEgkaimAt takaTTu oL vI tAya tuRukal20irum puli varip puRam kaTukkumperug kal vaippin n'ATu kizavOyE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.irugkOvEL pArimakaLiraik koLLAnAka, kapilar pATiyatu.203'kazin'tatu pozin'tu' ena vAn kaNmARinum,'tollatu viLain'tu' ena n'ilam vaLam karappinum,ellA uyirkkum illAl, vAzkkai;'innum tam' ena emmanOr irappin,5'munnum koNTir' ena, n'ummanOr maRuttalinnAtu amma; iyal tEr aNNal!illatu n'irappal ARRAtOrinum,uLLi varun'ar n'acai izappOrE;anaiyaiyum allai, n'IyE; onnAr10Ar eyil avarkaTTAkavum, 'n'umatu' enappAN kaTan iRukkum vaLLiyOy!pUN kaTan, en'tai! n'I iravalarp puravE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.cEramAn pAmuLUr eRin'ta n'eytalagkAnal iLaj cETcenniyai Un poti pacugkuTaiyAr pATiyatu.204'I' ena irattal izin'tanRu; atan etir,'IyEn' enRal ataninum izin'tanRu;'koL' enak koTuttal uyarn'tanRu; atan etir,'koLLEn' enRal ataninum uyarn'tanRu;5teN n'Irp parappin imiz tiraip perug kaTaluNNAr Akupa, n'Ir vETTOrE;Avum mAvum cenRu uNa, kalagki,cERRoTu paTTa ciRumaittuAyinum,uNn'Ir marugkin atar pala Akum;10puLLum pozutum pazittal allatai,uLLic cenROrp paziyalar; atanAlpulavEn vAziyar, Ori! vicumpilkaruvi vAnam pOlavaraiyAtu curakkum vaLLiyOy! n'innE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.valvil Oriyaik kazaitinyAnaiyAr pATiyatu.205muRRiya tiruvin mUvar Ayinum,peTpinRu Ital yAm vENTalamE;viRal cinam taNin'ta virai parip puraviuRuvar cel cArvu Aki, ceRuvar5tAL uLam taputta vAL miku tAnai,veL vI vElik kOTaip porun'a!ciRiyavum periyavum puzai keTa vilagkiyamAn kaNam tolaicciya kaTu vicaik kata n'Ay,n'On cilai, vETTuva! n'Oy ilaiyAkuka!10Ar kali yANart tarIiya, kAl vIzttu,kaTalvayin kuzIiya aNNal am koNmUn'Ir inRu peyarAvAgku, tEroTuoLiRu maruppu En'tiya cemmalkaLiRu inRu peyarala, paricilar kaTumpE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.kaTiya n'eTuvETTuvan paricil n'ITTittAnaip perun'talaic cAttanAr pATiyatu.206vAyilOyE! vAyilOyE!vaLLiyOr cevimutal vayagkumozi vitti, tAmuLLiyatu muTikkum uranuTai uLLattuvaricaikku varun'tum ip paricil vAzkkaip5paricilarkku aTaiyA vAyilOyE!kaTumAn tOnRal n'eTumAn ajcitan aRiyalankol? en aRiyalankol?aRivum pukazum uTaiyOr mAyn'tena,vaRun' talai ulakamum anRE; atanAl,10kAvinem kalanE; curukkinem kalappai;maram kol taccan kai val ciRAarmazuvuTaik kATTakattu aRREet ticaic celinum, at ticaic cORE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.atiyamAn n'eTumAn ajci paricil n'ITTittAnai auvaiyAr pATiyatu.207ezu ini, n'ejcam! celkam; yArO,paruku anna vETkai ilvazi,arukil kaNTum aRiyAr pOla,akam n'aka vArA mukan azi paricil5tAL ilALar vELAr allar?'varuka' ena vENTum varicaiyOrkkEperitE ulakam; pENun'ar palarE;mILi munpin ALi pOla,uLLam uL avin'tu aTagkAtu, veLLena10n'OvAtOnvayin tiragki,vAyA van kanikku ulamaruvOrE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.veLimAn tujciya pin, avan tampi iLa veLimAnai, 'paricil koTu' ena, avan ciRitu koTuppak koLLAtu, perujcittiranAr pATiyatu.208'kunRum malaiyum pala pin oziya,van'tanen, paricil koNTanen celaRku' enan'inRa en n'ayan'tu aruLi, 'Itu koNTu,Igkanam celka, tAn' ena, ennai5yAgku aRin'tananO, tAgku arug kAvalan?kANAtu Itta ip poruTku yAn OrvANikap paricilan allen; pENi,tinai anaittuAyinum, initu avartuNai aLavu aRin'tu, n'alkinar viTinE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.atiyamAn n'eTumAn ajciyuzaic cenRa perujcittiranAraik kANAtu,'itu koNTu celka!' enRu avan paricil koTuppak koLLAtu, avar colliyatu.209poykai n'Arai pOrvil cEkkumn'eytal am kazani, n'el ari tozuvarkUmpu viTu meN piNi avizn'ta Ampalakal aTai ariyal mAn'ti, teN kaTal5paTu tirai in cIrp pANi tUgkummen 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,10peRAtu peyarum puLLinam pOla, n'inn'acai tara van'tu, n'in icai n'uval paricilenvaRuviyEn peyarkO? vAL mEmpaTun'a!IyAy Ayinum, iragkuven allEn;n'Oy ilai Akumati; peruma! n'ammuL15kuRu n'aNi kANkuvatAka n'ALum,n'aRum pal olivarum katuppin, tE mozi,teriizai makaLir pANi pArkkumperu varai anna mArpin,ceru vej cEey! n'in makiz irukkaiyE!tiNai atu; tuRai paricil kaTA n'ilai.mUvan paricil n'ITTittAnaip perun'talaic cAttanAr pATiyatu.210manpatai kAkkum n'in puraimai n'OkkAtu,anpu kaN mARiya aRan il kATciyoTu,n'ummanOrum maRRu inaiyar Ayin,emmanOr ivaN piRavalar mAtO;5ceyir tIr koLkai em veg kAtaliuyir ciRitu uTaiyaL Ayin, emvayinuLLAtu iruttalO aritE; atanAl,'aRan il kURRam tiRan inRu tuNiyappiRan Ayinankol? iRIiyar, en uyir!' ena10n'uvalvuRu ciRumaiyaL pala pulan'tu uRaiyumiTukkaN manaiyOL tIriya, in' n'ilaiviTuttEn; vAziyar, kurucil! utuk kAN:avala n'ejcamoTu celval n'iR kaRuttOrarug kaTi munai araN pOlap15perug kaiyaRRa en pulampu mun'tuRuttE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.cEramAn kuTakkOc cEral irumpoRai paricil n'ITTittAnaip perug kunRUr kizAr pATiyatu.211ajcuvaru marapin vej cinap puyalERuaNagkuTai aravin arun' talai tumiya,n'inRu kANpanna n'IL malai miLira,kunRu tUva eRiyum aravam pOla,5muracu ezun'tu iragkum tAnaiyoTu talaiccenRu,araicu paTak kaTakkum uraicAl tOnRal! n'inuLLi van'ta Ogku n'ilaip paricilen,'vaLLiyai Atalin vaNagkuvan ivan' ena,koLLA mAn'tar koTumai kURa, n'in10uLLiyatu muTittOy manRa; mun n'ALkai uLLatu pOl kATTi, vazi n'ALpoyyoTu n'inRa puRan'ilai varuttamn'ANAy Ayinum, n'ANak kURi, enn'uNagku cen' n'A aNagka Etti,15pATap pATap pATupukaz koNTa n'inATu koL viyan mArpu tozutanen pazicciccelval attai, yAnE vaikalum,valci inmaiyin vayinvayin mARi,il eli maTin'ta tol cuvar varaippin,20pAal inmaiyin pal pATu cuvaittu,mulaikkOL maRan'ta putalvanoTu,manait tolain'tirun'ta en vALn'utal paTarn'tE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai avar pATiyatu.212'n'um kO yAr?' ena vinavin, em kOkkaLamarkku aritta viLaiyal veg kaLyAmaip puzukkin kAmam vITa ArA,Aral kozuj cUTu am kavuL aTAa,5vaiku tozil maTiyum maTiyA vizavinyANar n'al n'ATTuLLum, pANarpaital cuRRattup pacip pakai Aki,kOziyOnE, kOpperujcOzanpottu il n'aNpin pottiyoTu kezIi,10vAy Ar peru n'akai vaikalum n'akkE.tiNai atu; tuRai iyanmozi.kOpperujcOzanaip picirAn'taiyAr pATiyatu.215kavaik katir varakin avaippuRu vAkkaltAtu eru maRukin pOtoTu potuLiyavELai veN pU veN tayirk koLIi,AymakaL aTTa am puLi mitavai5avarai koyyun'ar Ara mAn'tumtennam poruppan n'al n'ATTuLLumpicirOn enpa, en uyir Ompun'anE;celvak kAlai n'iRpinum,allaR kAlai n'illalanmannE.tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai iyanmozi.kOpperujcOzan, 'picirAn'taiyAr vArAr' enRa cAnROrkku, 'avar varuvAr' enRu colliyatu.216'kETTal mAttirai allatu, yAvatumkANTal illAtu yANTu pala kaziya,vazu inRu pazakiya kizamaiyar Ayinum,aritE, tOnRal! ataRpaTa ozukal' enRu,5aiyam koLLanmin, Ar aRivALIr!ikazvilan; iniyan; yAtta n'aNpinan;pukaz keTa varUum poy vENTalanE;tan peyar kiLakkumkAlai, 'en peyarpEtaic cOzan' ennum, ciRan'ta10kAtaR kizamaiyum uTaiyan; atantalai,innatu Or kAlai n'illalan;innE varukuvan; ozikka, avaRku iTamE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avan vaTakkirun'tAn, 'picirAn'taiyArkku iTan ozikka!' enRatu.266payam kezu mA mazai peyyAtu mARi,kayam kaLi muLiyum kOTaiAyinum,puzalkAl Ampal akal aTai n'Izal,katirk kOTTu n'an'tin curi muka ERRai5n'Aku iLa vaLaiyoTu pakal maNam pukUumn'Ir tikaz kazani n'ATu kezu peru viRal!vAn tOy n'IL kuTai, vaya mAn cenni!cAnROr irun'ta avaiyattu uRROn,'Acu Aku' ennum pUcal pOla,10vallE kaLaimatiattai uLLiyavirun'tu kaNTu oLikkum tirun'tA vAzkkai,poRip puNar uTampil tOnRi enaRivu keTa n'inRa n'alkUrmaiyE!tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai paricil kaTAn'ilai.cOzan uruvap pal tEr iLaj cETcenniyaip perugkunRUr kizAr pATiyatu.367n'Akattu anna pAku Ar maNTilamtamavEAyinum tammoTu cellA;vERROr Ayinum n'ORROrkku oziyum;ERRa pArppArkku Irg kai n'iRaiyap5pUvum ponnum punal paTac corin'tu,pAcizai makaLir polag kalattu En'tiyan'Ar ari tERal mAn'ti, makiz ciRan'tu,iravalarkku arug kalam arukAtu vIci,vAztal vENTum, ivaN varain'ta vaikal;10vAzac ceyta n'alvinai allatuAzug kAlaip puNai piRitu illai;onRu purin'tu aTagkiya irupiRappALarmuttIp puraiyak kANtaka irun'takoRRa veN kuTaik koTit tEr vEn'tir!15yAn aRi aLavaiyO ituvE: vAnattuvayagkit tOnRum mIninum, immenapparan'tu iyagku mA mazai uRaiyinum,uyarn'tu mEn' tOnRip polika, n'um n'ALE!tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai vAzttiyal.cEramAn mAriveNkOvum, pANTiyan kAnappEr tan'ta ukkirap peruvazutiyum, cOzan irAcacUyam vETTa perun'aRkiLLiyum, orugku irun'tArai auvaiyAr pATiyatu.374kAnal mEyn'tu viyan pulattu alkumpulvAy iralai n'eRRi anna,polam ilagku cenniya pARu mayir aviyattaN pani uRaikkum pularA jAgkar,5manRap palavin mAl varai porun'ti, enteN kaN mAk kiNai teLirppa oRRi,irug kalai Orppa icaii, kANvara,karug kOl kuRijci aTukkam pATa,pulip pal tAlip pun talaic ciRAar10mAn kaN makaLir, kAn tEr akanRu uvAcilaippAR paTTa muLavumAn kozug kuRai,viTar mukai aTukkattuc cinai mutir cAn'tam,pukar muka vEzattu maruppoTu, mUnRum,irug kEz vayap puli vari ataL kuvaii,15virun'tu iRai n'alkum n'ATan, em kOn,kazal toTi Aay aNTiran pOla,vaNmaiyum uTaiyaiyO? jAyiRu!kon viLagkutiyAl vicumpinAnE!tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai pUvai n'ilai.Ay aNTiranai uRaiyUr ENiccEri muTamOciyAr pATiyatu.375alagku katir cuman'ta kalagkaR cUzi,n'ilaitaLarvu tolain'ta olku n'ilaip pal kARpotiyil oru ciRai paLLi Aka,muzAaraip pOn'tai ara vAy mA maTal5n'Arum pOzum kiNaiyoTu curukki,Erin vAzn'ar kuTimuRai pukAa,'Uz iran'tu uNNum uyaval vAzvaippuravu etirn'tu koLLum cAnROr yAr?' enappiracam tUgkum aRAa yANar,10varai aNi paTappai, n'al n'ATTup porun'a!poyyA Ikaik kazal toTi Aay!yAvarum inmaiyin kiNaippa, tAvatu,peru mazai kaTal paran'tAagku, yAnumoru n'in uLLi van'tanen; atanAl15pulavar pukkil Aki, n'ilavarain'ilIiyar attai, n'IyE! onREn'in inRu vaRuvitu Akiya ulakattu,n'ilavanmArO, puravalar! tunni,periya Otinum ciRiya uNarAp20pITu inRu perukiya tiruvin,pATu il, mannaraip pATanmAr, emarE!tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai vAzttiyal.avanai avar pATiyatu.376vicumpu n'Ittam iRan'ta jAyiRRuppacug katir mazukiya civan'tu vAgku an'ticiRu n'ani piRan'ta pinRai, ceRi piNiccitAar vaLpin en teTAri tazIi,5pANar Arum aLavai, yAn tanyANar n'al manaik kUTTumutal n'inRanen;imaittOr vizitta mAttirai, jerErena,kuNakku ezu tigkaL kanai iruL akaRRa,paNTu aRivArA uruvOTu, en arait10tonRu paTu tuLaiyoTu paru izai pOki,n'ain'tu karai paRain'ta en uTaiyum, n'Okki,'virun'tinan aLiyan, ivan' ena, perun'takain'inRa muraRkai n'Ikki, n'anRumaravu vekuNTanna tERaloTu, cUTu tarupu,15n'irayattu anna en vaRan kaLain'tu, anRE,iravinAnE, IttOn en'tai;anRai jAnRinoTu inRin Ugkum,irappac cin'tiyEn, n'irappu aTu puNaiyin;uLattin aLakkum miLirn'ta takaiyEn;20n'iRaik kuLap putavin makizn'tanen Aki,oru n'AL, iravalar varaiyA vaLLiyOr kaTaittalai,jAgkar n'eTumozi payiRRi,tOnRal cellAtu, en ciRu kiNaik kuralE.tiNai atu; tuRai iyanmozi.oymAn n'alliyAtanaip puRattiNai n'annAkanAr pATiyatu.377pani pazun'iya pal yAmattuppARu talai mayir n'anaiya,initu tujcum tiru n'akar varaippin,inaiyal akaRRa, en kiNai toTAk kuRuki,5'avi uNavinOr puRagkAppa,aRa n'ejcattOn vAza, n'AL' enRu,ataR koNTu varal Etti,'''karavu illAk kavi vaN kaiyAn,vAzka!'' enap peyar peRROr10piRarkku uvamam tAn allatu,tanakku uvamam piRar il' ena,atu n'inain'tu, mati mazuki,Agku n'inRa eR kANUuc'cEy n'ATTuc cel kiNaijanai!15n'I puravalai, emakku' enna,malai payan'ta maNiyum, kaTaRu payan'ta ponnum,kaTal payan'ta katir muttamum,vERu paTTa uTaiyum, cERupaTTa tacumpum,kanavil kaNTAgku, varun'tAtu n'iRpa,20n'anavin n'alkiyOn, n'acaicAl tOnRal;n'ATu ena mozivOr, 'avan n'ATu' ena mozivOr;vEn'tu ena mozivOr, 'avan vEn'tu' ena mozivOr;.........................poR kOTTu yAnaiyar,kavar parik kaccai n'al mAn,25vaTi maNi, vAgku uruLa,.....................,..........n'al tErk kuzuvinar,kataz icai vankaNinar,vALin vAzn'ar, ArvamoTu INTi,kaTal oli koNTa tAnai30aTal veg kurucil! manniya n'eTitE!tiNai atu; tuRai vAzttiyal.cOzan irAcacUyam vETTa peru n'aRkiLLiyai ulOccanAr pATiyatu.378ten paratavar miTal cAya,vaTa vaTukar vAL OTTiya,toTai amai kaNNi, tirun'tu vEl taTak kai,kaTu mA kaTaiiya viTu pari vaTimpin,5n'al tAr, kaLLin, cOzan kOyil,putup piRai anna cutai cEy mATattu,panik kayattu anna n'IL n'akar n'inRu, enarik kUTu mAk kiNai iriya oRRi,ejcA marapin vajci pATa,10emakku ena vakutta alla, mikap pala,mEmpaTu ciRappin arug kala veRukkaitAgkAtu pozitan'tOnE; atu kaNTu,ilampATu uzan'ta en irum pEr okkal,viral ceRi marapina cevit toTakkun'arum,15cevit toTar marapina viral ceRikkun'arum,araikku amai marapina miTaRRu yAkkun'arum,miTaRRu amai marapina araikku yAkkun'arum,kaTun' teRal irAmanuTan puNar cItaiyaivalittakai arakkan vauviya jAnRai,20n'ilam cEr matar aNi kaNTa kuragkincem mukap perug kiLai izaip polin'tAagku,aRAa aru n'akai initu peRRikumEirug kiLait talaimai eyti,arumpaTar evvam uzan'tatantalaiyE.tiNai atu; tuRai iyanmozi.cOzan ceruppAzi eRin'ta iLajcET cenniyai Unpoti pacug kuTaiyAr pATiyatu.379yAnE 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,5aLLal yAmaik kUn puRattu urijcumn'el amal puravin ilagkai kizavOnvilliyAtan kiNaiyEm; peruma!'kuRun' tAL ERRaik kozug kaN av viLarn'aRu n'ey urukki, n'AT cORu IyA,10vallan, en'tai, paci tIrttal' ena,kon varal vAzkkai n'in kiNaivan kURa,kETTataRkoNTum vETkai taNTAtu,viN tOy talaiya kunRam pinpaTa,......................................ra van'tanen, yAnE15tAy il tUvAk kuzavi pOla, Agku attiruvuTait tiru manai, aitu tOnRu kamaz pukaivaru mazai magkulin maRukuTan maRaikkumkuRumpu aTu kuNTu akaz n'IL matil UrE.tiNai atu; tuRai paricil tuRai.OymAn villiyAtanaip puRattiNai n'annAkanAr pATiyatu.380ten pavvattu muttup pUNTu,vaTa kunRattuc cAn'tam urIi,........................................g kaTal tAnai,in icaiya viRal venRi,5tennavar vaya maRavan;micaip peyta n'Ir kaTal paran'tu muttu Akun'tu,n'ARu itazk kuLaviyoTu kUtaLam kuzaiya,vERupe.....................................................................ttun'tu,tIm cuLaip palavin n'Ajcil porun'an;10tuppu etirn'tOrkkE uLLAc cEymaiyan;n'aTpu etirn'tOrkkE agkai n'aNmaiyan;val vEl kan'tan n'al icai alla,.....................ttArp piLLai am ciRAar;annan AkanmARE, in' n'ilam15ilampaTu kAlai Ayinum,pulampal pOyinRu, pUtta en kaTumpE.tiNai atu; tuRai iyanmozi.n'Ajcil vaLLuvanaik karuvUrk katappiLLai pATiyatu.381Unum UNum munaiyin, initu ena,pAlin peytavum, pAkin koNTavum,aLavupu kalan'tu, mellitu paruki,virun'tuRuttu, ARRi irun'tanemAka,5'cenmO, peruma! em vizavuTai n'ATTu?' ena,yAm tan aRiyun'amAka, tAn perituanpu uTaimaiyin, em pirivu ajci,tuNariyatu koLAavAki, pazam Uzttu,payam pakarvu aRiyA mayagku aril mutu pAz,10peyal peytanna, celvattu AgkaN,IyA mannar puRagkaTait tOnRi,citAar vaLpin citarp puRat taTAriUn cukir valan'ta teN kaN oRRi,viral vicai tavirkkum aralai il pANiyin,15ilampATu akaRRal yAvatu? pulampoTuterumaral uyakkamum tIrkkuvem; atanAl,iru n'ilam kUlam pARa, kOTaivaru mazai muzakku icaikku OTiya pinRai,cEyaiAyinum, ivaNaiAyinum,20itaRkoNTu aRin'ai; vAziyO, kiNaiva!ciRu n'ani, oru vazip paTarka enROnE en'tai,oli veL aruvi vEgkaTa n'ATan,uRuvarum ciRuvarum Uz mARu uykkumaRattuRai ampiyin mAna, maRappu inRu,25irug kOL IrAp pUTkai,karumpanUran kAtal makanE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.karumpanUr kizAnai n'annAkanAr pATiyatu.382kaTalpaTai aTal koNTi,maNTuRRa malir n'On tAL,taN cOza n'ATTup porun'an,alagku uLai aNi ivuLi5n'alagkiLLi n'acaip porun'arEm;piRarp pATip peRal vENTEm;avaR pATutum, 'avan tAL vAziya!' ena;n'ey kuyya Un n'avinRapal cORRAn, in cuvaiya10n'alkuravin pacit tunpin n'inmunnan'AL viTTa mUtu aRi ciRAarum,yAnum, Ez maNi, am kEz, aNi utti,kaN kELvi, kavai n'Avin,n'iRan uRRa, arAap pOlum15vaRan orIi vazagku vAyppa,viTumati attai, kaTu mAn tOnRal!n'inatE, mun'n'Ir uTutta iv viyan ulaku, aRiya;enatE, kiTaik kAz anna teN kaN mAk kiNaikaN akattu yAtta n'uN aric ciRu kOl20ERitoRum n'uTagkiyAgku, n'in pakaijarkETToRum n'aTugka, Ettuven,venRa tEr, piRar vEttavaiyAnE.tiNai atu; tuRai kaTain'ilai.cOzan n'alagkiLLiyaik kOvUr kizAr pATiyatu.383oNpoRic cEval eTuppa, ERRezun'tu,taN pani uRaikkum pularA jAgkar,n'uN kOl ciRu kiNai cilampa oRRi,n'eTug kaTai n'inRu, pakaTu pala vAztti,5tan pukaz EttinenAka, Un pulan'tu,arug kaTi viyal n'akark kuRukal vENTi,kUmpu viTu men piNi aviztta AmpaltEm pAy uLLa tam kamaz maTar uLa,pAmpu uri anna vaTivina, kAmpin10kazai paTu coliyin izai aNi vArA,oN pUg kaligkam uTIi, n'uN pUNvacin'tu vAgku n'ucuppin, av vAgku un'ti,kaRpuTai maTan'tai tan puRam pulla,eR peyarn'ta n'Okki.....................................15.................................................kal koNTu,azittup piRan'tanenAki, av vazi,piRar, pATu pukaz pATip paTarpu aRiyEnE;kuRu mulaikku alamarum pAl Ar veN maRi,n'arai muka UkamoTu, ukaLum, cena................20.......................kanRu pala kezIiyakAn kezu n'ATan, kaTun' tEr aviyan, enaoruvanai uTaiyEnmannE, yAnE;aRAn; evan parikO, veLLiyatu n'ilaiyE?tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai............................mAROkkattu n'appacalaiyAr (aviyanaip) pATiyatu.384menpAlAn uTan aNaii,vajcik kOTTu uRagku n'AraiaRaik karumpin pU arun'tum;vanpAlAn karug kAl varakin5......................................................................................am kaN kuRu muyala veruva, ayalakarug kOTTu iruppaip pU uRaikkun'tu;vizavu inRAyinum, uzavar maNTaiirug keTiRRu micaiyoTu pUg kaL vaikun'tu;10................................................kiNaiyEm, peruma!n'el ennA, pon ennA,kanaRRak koNTa n'aRavu ennA,.....................manai ennA, avai palavumyAn taNTavum, tAn taNTAn,15n'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;....... vaRaTku20yANTu n'iRka veLLi, mANTauNTa n'an kalam peytu n'uTakkavum,tinRa n'aN pal Un tONTavum,van'ta vaikal allatu,cenRa ellaic celavu aRiyEnE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.karumpanUr kizAnaip puRattiNai n'annAkanAr pATiyatu.385veLLi tOnRa, puLLuk kural iyampa,pulari viTiyal pakaTu pala vAztti,tan kaTait tOnRinum ilanE; piRan kaTai,akankaN taTArip pATu kETTaruLi,5vaRan yAn n'Igkal vENTi, en arain'Il n'iRac citAar kaLain'tu,veLiyatu uTIi, en paci kaLain'tOnE;kAviri aNaiyum tAz n'Irp paTappain'el viLai kazani ampar kizavOn,10n'al aruvan'tai, vAziyar! pulliyavEgkaTa viRal varaip paTTaOgkal vAnattu uRaiyinum palavE!tiNai atu; tuRai vAzttiyal.ampar kizAn aruvan'taiyaik kallATanAr pATiyatu.386n'eTu n'Ira n'iRai kayattuppaTu mArit tuLi pOla,n'ey tuLLiya vaRai mukakkavum,cUTu kizittu vATuUn micaiyavum,5Un koNTa veN maNTaiAn payattAn muRRu azippavum,veytu uNTa viyarppu allatu,cey tozilAn viyarppu aRiyAmaiIttOn, en'tai, icai tanatu Aka;10vayalE, n'ellin vEli n'ITiya karumpinpAttip pan malarp pUt tatumpina;puRavE, pul arun'tu pal AyattAn,vil irun'ta veg kuRumpinRu;kaTalE, kAl tan'ta kalan eNNuvOr15kAnal 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;20kuNa 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; yAm25vENTiyatu uNarn'tOn tAL vAziyavE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.cOzan kuLamuRRattut tujciya kiLLivaLavanaik kOvUr kizAr pATiyatu.387vaL ukira vayal AmaiveL akaTu kaNTanna,vIgku vicip putup pOrvaitteN kaN mAk kiNai iyakki, 'enRum5mARu koNTOr matil iTaRi,n'IRu ATiya n'aRug kavuLa,pUm poRip paNai eruttina,vERu vERu paran'tu iyagki,vEn'tuTai miLai ayal parakkum10En'tu kOTTu irum piNart taTak kai,tirun'tu tozil pala pakaTupakaip pula mannar paNitiRai tan'tu, n'inn'akaip pulavANar n'alkuravu akaRRi,mikap poliyar, tan cEvaTi attai!' enRu,15yAn 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,20en ciRumaiyin, izittu n'OkkAn,tan perumaiyin takavu n'Okki,kunRu uRazn'ta kaLiRu enkO?koy uLaiya mA enkO?manRu n'iRaiyum n'irai enkO?25manaik kaLamaroTu kaLam enkO?Agku avai, kanavu ena maruLa, vallE, n'anavinn'alkiyOnE, n'acaicAl tOnRal,Uzi vAzi, pUziyar peru makan!piNar maruppu yAnaic ceru miku n'On tAL30celvak kaTugkO vAziyAtanonnAt tevvar uyarkuTai paNittu, ivaNviTuvar mAtO n'eTitE n'ipul ilai vajcip puRa matil alaikkumkallen porun'ai maNalinum, AgkaN35pal Ur cuRRiya kazaniellAm viLaiyum n'ellinum palavE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.cEramAn cikkaRpaLLit tujciya celvakkaTugkO vAziyAtanaik kuNTukaT pAliyAtan pATiyatu.388veLLi ten pulattu uRaiya, viLai vayal,paLLam, vATiya payan il kAlai,irum paRaik kiNaimakan cenRavan, perum peyar................................................................................porun'ti,5tan n'ilai aRiyun'anAka, an' n'ilai,iTukkaN iriyal pOka, uTaiyakoTuttOn en'tai, koTai mEn' tOnRal,.......................................................................nAmaruppAka,vellum vAymozip pulluTai vi10peyarkkum paNNaR kETTirO, makakirena,vinaip pakaTu ERRa mEzi kiNait toTA,n'ALtoRum pATEn Ayin, AnAmaNi kiLar munRil tennavan marukan,piNi muracu iragkum pITu kezu tAnai15aNNal yAnai vazuti,kaNmARiliyar en perug kiLaip puravE!tiNai atu; tuRai iyanmozi.ciRukuTi kizAn paNNanai maturai aLakkar jAzAr makanAr maLLanAr pATiyatu.389'n'Ir n'ugkin kaN valippa,kAna vEmpin kAy tiragka,kayam kaLiyum kOTai Ayinum,ElA veNpon pOruRu kAlai,5emmum 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,10kunRaka n'al Ur manRattup piNikkumkal izi aruvi vEgkaTam kizavOn,celvuzi ezAa n'al Er mutiyan!Atanugkan pOla, n'Iyumpacitta okkal pazagkaN vITa,15vIRucAl n'an kalam n'alkumati, peruma!aitu akal alkul makaLirn'eytal kELanmAr, n'eTug kaTaiyAnE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.Atanugkanaik kaLLil AttiraiyanAr pATiyatu.390aRavai n'ejcattu Ayar, vaLarummaRavai n'ejcattu AyivALar,arumpu alar cerun'ti n'eTug kAl malar kamaz,.........................................................manna muRRattu,5Arvalar kuRukin allatu, kAvalarkanavinum kuRukAk kaTiyuTai viyal n'akar,malaik kaNattu anna mATam cilampa, enarik kural taTAri iriya oRRippATi n'inRa pal n'AL anRiyum,10cenRa jAnRaic cenRu paTar iravinvan'tataR koNTu, 'n'eTug kaTai n'inRapun talaip porun'an aLiyantAn' ena,tannuzaik kuRukal vENTi, en araimutu n'Irp pAci anna uTai kaLain'tu,15tiru malar anna putu maTik koLIi,makiz taral marapin maTTE anRiyum,amiztu ana marapin Un tuvai aTicilveLLi veN kalattu UTTal anRi,mun Urp potiyil cErn'ta men n'aTai20irum pEr okkal perum pulampu akaRRa,akaTu n'anai vEgkai vI kaNTannapakaTu taru cen'n'el pOroTu n'alki,'koNTi peRuka!' enROnE uN tuRaimalai alar aNiyum talai n'Ir n'ATan;25kaNTAR koNTum avan tirun'tu aTi vAztti,.............................................................................................................................vAn aRiyala en pATu paci pOkkal;aNNal yAnai vEn'taruNmaiyO, aRiyal? kANpu aRiyalarE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.atiyamAn n'eTumAn ajciyai auvaiyAr pATiyatu.391taN tuLi pala pozin'tu ezili icaikkumviNTu anaiya viN tOy piRagkalmukaTuRa uyarn'ta n'ellin makiz varappakaTu taru peru vaLam vAztti, peRRa5tirun'tA mUri paran'tu paTak keNTi,ariyal Arkaiyar uNTu initu uvakkumvEgkaTa varaippin vaTa pulam pacittena,Igku van'tu iRutta en irum pEr okkaltIrkai viTukkum paNpu ila mutukuTi10n'ana...............................................vinavalin,'munnum van'tOn marugkilan, innumaLiyan 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'tumtutain'ta tUvi am putAam cEkkumtatain'ta punal n'in cezu n'akar varaippin,n'ejcu amar kAtal n'in veyyOLoTu,in tuyi........................... jcAl20tuLi patan aRin'tu poziya,vEli Ayiram viLaika, n'in vayalE!tiNai atu; tuRai kaTain'ilai.poRaiyARRu kizAnaik kallATanAr pATiyatu.392mati Er veN kuTai atiyar kOmAn,koTum pUN ezini, n'eTug kaTai n'inRu, yAnpacalai n'ilavin pani paTu viTiyal,poru kaLiRRu aTi vazi anna, en kai5oru kaN mAk kiNai oRRupu koTAa,'uru kezu mannar Ar eyil kaTan'tu,n'iNam paTu kurutip perum pATTu IrattuaNagkuTai marapin irug kaLan'tORum,veL vAyk kazutaip pul inam pUTTi,10veLLai varakum koLLum vittumvaikal uzava! vAziya peritu!' enaccenRu yAn n'inRanenAka, anRE,Ur uN kENip pakaTTu ilaip pAcivEr purai citAar n'Ikki, n'Er karai15n'uN n'Ul kaligkam uTIi, 'uN' enattEL kaTuppu anna n'ATpaTu tERalkOLmIn anna polag kalattu aLaii,UN muRai Ittal anRiyum, kOL muRaivirun'tu iRai n'alkiyOnE an'tarattu20arum peRal amiztam annakarumpu ivaN tan'tOn perum piRagkaTaiyE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.atiyamAn n'eTumAn ajci makan pokuTTeziniyai auvaiyAr pATiyatu.393patimutal pazakAp pazagkaN vAzkkaikkuRu n'eTun' tuNaiyoTu kUmai vItalin,kuTi muRai pATi, oyyena varun'ti,aTal n'acai maRan'ta em kuzici malarkkum5kaTan aRiyALar piRa n'ATTu inmaiyin,'vaLLanmaiyin em varaivOr yAr?' ena,uLLiya uLLamoTu ulai n'acai tuNaiyA,.................... kavakam ellAm orupAl paTTena,malar tAr aNNal n'in n'al icai uLLi,10Irgkai maRan'ta en irum pEr okkalkUrn'ta evvam viTa, kozu n'iNam kizippa,kOTaip parutti vITu n'iRai peytamUTaip paNTam miTai n'iRain'tanna,veN n'iNa mUri aruLa, n'AL uRa15InRa aravin n'A uruk kaTukkum entonRu paTu citAar tuvara n'Ikki,pOtu viri pakanRaip putu malar anna,akanRu maTi kaligkam uTIi, celvamum,kETu inRu n'alkumati, peruma! mAcu il20mati purai mAk kiNai teLirppa oRRi,ATumakaL alkul oppa vATi,'kOTai Ayinum, kOTi...............................kAviri purakkum n'al n'ATTup porun'a!vAy vAL vaLavan! vAzka! enap25pITu kezu n'On tAL pATukam palavE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.cOzan kuLamuRRattut tujciya kiLLivaLavanai n'alliRaiyanAr pATiyatu.394cilai ulAy n'imirn'ta cAn'tu paTu mArpin,oli katirk kazani veNkuTaik kizavOn,vali tujcu taTak kai vAy vAL kuTTuvan,vaLLiyan Atal vaiyakam pukazinum,5uLLal Ompumin, uyar mozip pulavIr!yAnum iruL n'ilAk kazin'ta pakal cey vaikaRai,oru kaN mAk kiNai teLirppa oRRi,pATu imiz muracin iyal tErt tan'taivATA vajci pATinEnAka,10akam mali uvakaiyoTu aNukal vENTi,konRu cinam taNiyAp pulavu n'ARu maruppinvej cina vEzam n'alkinan; ajciyAn atu peyarttanenAka, tAn atuciRitu ena uNarn'tamai n'ANi, piRitum Or15perug kaLiRu n'alkiyOnE; ataRkoNTu,irum pEr okkal perum pulampuRinum,'tun arum paricil tarum' ena,enRum cellEn, avan kunRu kezu n'ATTE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.kaTain'ilai Ayina ellAm pATAN tiNai.cOziya EnAti tirukkuTTuvanaik kOnATTu eRiccilUr mATalan maturaik kumaranAr pATiyatu.395men pulattu vayal uzavarvan pulattup pakaTu viTTu,kuRu muyalin kuzaic cUTToTun'eTu vALaip pal uviyal,5pazaj cORRup pukavu arun'ti,putal taLavin pUc cUTi,...........................................................................................ariyalArun'tu;manaik kOzip paim payirinnE,10kAnak kOzik kavar kuraloTun'Irk kOzik kUyp peyarkkun'tu;vEy anna men tOLAl,mayil anna men cAyalAr,kiLi kaTiyinnE,15akal aLLal puL irIiyun'tu;Agku ap pala n'alla pulan aNiyumcIr cAnRa vizuc ciRappin,ciRu kaN yAnaip peRal arun' tittancellA n'al icai uRan'taik kuNAtu,20n'eTug kai vENmAn arug kaTip piTavUraRap 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,25tIm kural......... kin arik kural taTAriyoTu,Agku n'inRa eRkaNTu,ciRitum n'illAn, peritum kURAn,arug kalam varavE aruLinan vENTi,...........yena uraittanRi n'alki, tan manaip30pon pOl maTan'taiyaik kATTi, 'ivanaien pOl pORRu' enROnE; ataRkoNTu,avan maRavalEnE; piRar uLLalEnE;akan jAlam peritu vempinum,mika vAnuL eri tOnRinum,35kuLa mInoTum tAL pukaiyinum,peruj cey n'ellin kokku ukir n'imiralpacug kaN karunaic cUTToTu mAn'ti,'viLaivu onRO veLLam koLka!' ena,uLLatum illatum aRiyAtu,40Agku amain'tanRAl; vAzka, avan tALE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.cOzan'ATTup piTavUr kizAr makan perujcAttanai maturai n'akkIrar pATiyatu.396kIz n'IrAn mIn vazagkun'tu;mI n'IrAn, kaN anna, malar pUkkun'tu;kazi cuRRiya viLai kazani,arip paRaiyAn puL Oppun'tu;5n'eTun'Ir kUum maNal taN kAnmen paRaiyAn puL iriyun'tu;n'anaik kaLLin manaik kOcartIm tERal n'aRavu makizn'tu,tIm kuravaik koLait tAgkun'tu;10uL ilOrkku vali Akuvan,kEL ilOrkkuk kEL Akuvan,kazumiya ven vEl vELE,vaLa n'Ir vATTARRu eziniyAtan;kiNaiyEm, peruma!15kozun' taTiya cUTu enkO?vaLa n'anaiyin maTTu enkO?kuRu muyalin n'iNam peytan'tan'aRu n'eyya cORu enkO?tiRan'tu maRan'ta kUTTumutal20mukan'tu koLLum uNavu enkO?annavai pala pala...................................................run'atayairum pEr okkal arun'tu ejciyaaLittu uvappa, IttOn en'tai;25emmOr Akkak kagkuNTE;mAri vAnattu mIn n'AppaN,viri katira veN tigkaLin,viLagkit tOnRuka, avan kalagkA n'al icai!yAmum piRarum vAztta, n'ALum30n'iraicAl n'an kalan n'alki,urai celac ciRakka, avan pATalcAl vaLanE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.vATTARRu eziniyAtanai mAgkuTi kizAr pATiyatu.397veLLiyum iru vicumpu Ertarum; puLLumuyar cinaik kuTampaik kural tORRinavE;poykaiyum pOtu kaN vizittana; paipayaccuTarum curugkinRu, oLiyE; pATu ezun'tu5iragkural muracamoTu valampuri Arppa,iravup puRagkaNTa kAlait tOnRi,eHku iruL akaRRum Emap pAcaRai,vaikaRai aravam kELiyar! 'pala kOLcey tAr mArpa! ezumati tuyil' ena,10teN 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,15pAmpu urittanna vAn pUg kaligkamoTu,mAri anna vaNmaiyin corin'tu,vEnil anna en veppu n'Igka,arug kalam n'alkiyOnE; enRum,ceRuvil pUtta cEyitazt tAmarai,20aRu tozil an'taNar aRam purin'tu eTuttatIyoTu viLagkum n'ATan, vAy vALvalam paTu tIvin polam pUN vaLavan;eRi tiraip perug kaTal iRutikkaN celinum,teRu katirk kanali ten ticait tOnRinum,25'en?' enRu ajcalam, yAmE; ven vElaruj camam kaTakkum ARRal avantirun'tu kazal n'On tAL taN n'izalEmE.tiNai atu; tuRai paricilviTai; kaTain'ilai viTaiyum Am.cOzan kuLamuRRattut tujciya kiLLivaLavanai erukkATTUrt tAyagkaNNanAr pATiyatu.398mati n'ilAk karappa, veLLi Ertara,vakai mAN n'al il........................poRi mayir vAraNam pozutu aRin'tu iyampa,poykaip pU mukai malara, pANar5kai val cIRiyAz kaTan aRin'tu iyakka,iravup puRam peRRa Ema vaikaRai,paricilar vicaiyevaricaiyin iRutta vAymozi vajcan,n'akaivar kuRukin allatu, pakaivarkkup10puliyinam maTin'ta kal aLai pOla,tunnal pOkiya perum peyar mUtUr,matiyattu anna en arik kural taTAri,iravurai n'eTuvAr arippa vaTTittu,uLLi varun'ar koLkalam n'iRaippOy!15'taLLA n'ilaiyai Akiyar emakku' enaen varavu aRIi,ciRitiRkup peritu uvan'tu,virumpiya mukattan Aki, en araitturumpu paTu citAar n'Ikki, tan araip20pukai virin'tanna pogku tukil uTIi,azal kAnRanna arum peRal maNTai,n'izal kAN tERal n'iRaiya vAkki,yAn uNa aruLal anRiyum, tAn uNmaNTaiya kaNTa mAn vaRaik karunai,25kokku ukir n'imiral okkal Ara,varai uRaz mArpin, vaiyakam viLakkum,viravu maNi oLirvarum, aravu uRaz AramoTu,puraiyOn mEnip pUttacala.......................muraicela aruLiyOnE30........................yaruvip pAyal kOvE.tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai kaTain'ilai.cEramAn vajcanait tiruttAmanAr pATiyatu.399aTu makaL mukan'ta aLavA veNNeltoTi mAN ulakkaip parUuk kuRRu aricikATi veL ulaik koLIi, n'IzalOgku cinai mAvin tIm kani n'aRum puLi,5mOTTu iru varAal kOTTu mIn kozug kuRai,ceRuvin vaLLai, ciRu koTip pAkal,pAtiri Uz mukai aviz viTuttannamey kaLain'tu, inanoTu viraii,mUzppap peyta muzu avizp puzukkal,10azikaLin paTun'ar kaLi aTa vaikin,pazajcORu ayilum muzagku n'Irp paTappaikkAvirik kizavan, mAyA n'al icaikkiLLivaLavan uLLi, avaR paTartum;cellEn cellEn, piRar mukam n'OkkEn;15n'eTug kazait tUNTil viTu mIn n'oTuttu,kiNaimakaL aTTa pAval puLigkUzpozutu maRuttu uNNum uNTiyEn, azivu koNTu,oru ciRai irun'tEn; ennE! 'iniyE,aRavar aRavan, maRavar maRavan,20maLLar maLLan, tollOr marukan,icaiyin koNTAn, n'acai amutu uNka' ena,mIp paTarn'tu iRan'tu, van kOl maNNi,vaL parin'tu kiTan'ta.......................maNakkavicippuRuttu amain'ta putuk kAzp pOrvai,25alakin mAlai Arppa vaTTittu,kaTiyum uNavu ennak kaTavuTkum toTEn,'kaTun' tEr aLLaRku acAvA n'On cuvalpakaTE attai yAn vENTi van'tatu' ena,onRu yAn peTTAaLavai, anRE30AnRu viTTanan attai, vicumpinmIn pUttanna uruvap pal n'iraiUrtiyoTu n'alkiyOnE; cIr koLaizumena izitarum aruvi,vAn tOy uyar cimait tOnRik kOvE.tiNai atu; tuRai paricil viTai.tAmAn tOnRik kOnai aiyUr muTavanAr pATiyatu.400mAka vicumpin veN tigkaLmU ain'tAn muRai muRRa,kaTal n'aTuvaN kaNTanna eniyam icaiyA, marapu Etti,5kaTait tOnRiya kaTaik kagkulAnpalar tujcavum tAn tujcAn,ulaku kAkkum uyar .........kkETTOn, en'tai, en teN kiNaik kuralE;kETTataRkoNTum, vETkai taNTAtu,10tonRu paTu citAar marugku n'Ikki,mikap peruj ciRappin vIRu..................................................................lavAnakaligkam aLittiTTu en arai n'Okki,n'Ar ari n'aRavin n'AL makiz tUgkun'tu;15pOtu aRiyEn, patip pazakavum,tan pakai kaTital anRiyum, cErn'tOrpacip pakai kaTitalum vallan mAtO;maRavar malin'ta ta.............................................kELvi malin'ta vELvit tUNattu,20irug kazi izitaru........ kali vagkamtERu n'Irp parappin yARu cIttu uyttu,tuRaitoRum piNikkum n'al Ur,uRaivu in yANar,........ kizavOnE!tiNai atu; tuRai iyanmozi.