1. kuRijci

	n'inRa collar; n'ITutOnRu iniyar;
	enRum en tOL piripu aRiyalarE'
	tAmarait taN tAtu Uti, mImicaic
	cAn'til toTutta tIm tEn pOla,
5	puraiya manRa, puraiyOr kENmai;
	n'Ir inRu amaiyA ulakam pOlat
	tam inRu amaiyA n'am n'ayan'taruLi,
	n'aRu n'utal pacattal ajcic
	ciRumai uRupavO? ceypu aRiyalarE!

2. pAlai

	azun'tupaTa vIzn'ta perun' taN kunRattu,
	oli val In'tin ulavaiam kATTu,
	ARu cel mAkkaL cenni eRin'ta
	cem maRut talaiya, n'eyttOr vAya,
5	valliyap perun' talaik kuruLai, mAlai,
	mAn n'Okku iNTu ivar Igkaiya curanE;
	vai eyiRRu aiyaL maTan'taimun uRRu
	elliTai n'Igkum iLaiyOn uLLam,
	kAloTu paTTa mAri
10	mAl varai miLirkkum uruminum koTitE!

3. pAlai

	In parun'tu uyavum vAn poru n'eTuj cinaip
	pori arai vEmpin puLLi n'Izal,
	kaTTaLai anna vaTTu aragku izaittu,
	kallAc ciRAar n'elli vaTTu ATum
5	vil Er uzavar vem munaic cIRUrc
	curanmutal van'ta uran mAy mAlai
	uLLinen allenO, yAnE-uLLiya
	vinai muTittanna iniyOL
	manai mAN cuTaroTu paTar pozutu enavE?

4. n'eytal

	kAnal am ciRukuTik kaTal mEm paratavar
	n'Il n'iRa punnaik kozu n'izal acaii,
	taN perum parappin oN patam n'Okki,
	am kaN aril valai uNakkum tuRaivanoTu,
5	'alarE annai aRiyin, ivaN uRai vAzkkai
	ariya Akum n'amakku' enak kURin,
	koNTum celvarkol-tOzi!-umaNar
	veN kal uppin koLLai cARRi,
	kaNa n'irai kiLarkkum n'eTu n'eRic cakaTam
10	maNal maTuttu uraRum Ocai kazanik
	karug kAl veN kuruku verUum
	irug kazic cErppin tam uRaivin UrkkE?

5. kuRijci

	n'ilam n'Ir Ara, kunRam kuzaippa,
	akal vAyp paij cunaip payir kAlyAppa,
	kuRavar konRa kuRaik koTi n'aRaip pavar
	n'aRug kAz Aram cuRRuvana akaippa,
5	perum peyal pozin'ta tozila ezili
	teRku Erpu iragkum aRcirak kAlaiyum,
	aritE, kAtalarp pirital-inRu cel
	iLaiyart tarUum vATaiyoTu
	mayagku itaz mazaik kaN payan'ta, tUtE.

6. kuRijci

	n'Ir vaLar AmpaR tUmpuTaittiraL kAl
	n'Ar urittanna matan il mAmai,
	kuvaLai anna En'tu ezil mazaik kaN,
	titalai alkul, perun' tOL, kuRumakaTku
5	eytac cenRu ceppun'arp peRinE,
	'ivar yAr?' enkuvaL allaL; munAatu,
	attak kumizin koTu mUkku viLai kani
	eRi maTa mARku valci Akum
	val vil Ori kAnam n'ARi,
10	irum pal olivarum kUn'tal
	perum pEtuRuvaL, yAm van'tanam enavE.

7. pAlai

	cUruTai n'anan' talaic cunai n'Ir malka,
	peru varai aTukkattu aruvi Arppa,
	kal alaittu izitarum kaTu varaR kAn yARRuk
	kazai mAy n'Ittam kATu alai Arppa,
5	tazagku kural ERoTu muzagki, vAnam
	innE peyya minnumAl-tOzi!
	veNNel arun'tiya vari n'utal yAnai
	taN n'aRuj cilampil tujcum
	ciRiyilaic can'tina vATu perug kATTE.

8. kuRijci

	alku paTar uzan'ta ari matar mazaikkaN,
	pal pUm pakait tazai n'uTagkum alkul,
	tiru maNi puraiyum mEni maTavOL
	yAr makaLkol? ivaL tan'tai vAziyar!
5	tuyaram uRIiyinaL emmE: akalvayal 5
	arivanar arin'tum taruvanarp peRRum
	taN cERu tAay, matanuTai n'On tAL
	kaN pOl n'eytal pOrvil pUkkum
	tiN tErp poRaiyan toNTi-
10	tan tiRam peRuka, ivaL InRa tAyE!

9. pAlai

	azivilar muyalum Arva mAkkaL
	vazipaTu teyvam kaN kaNTAagku,
	alamaral varuttam tIra, yAza n'in
	n'ala men paNait tOL eytinam; Akalin,
5	porip pUm punkin azaR takai oN muRi
	cuNagku aNi vana mulai aNagku koLat timiri,
	n'izal kANtORum n'eTiya vaiki,
	maNal kANtORum vaNTal taii,
	varun'tAtu Ekumati-vAl eyiRROyE!
10	mA n'anai kozuti makiz kuyil Alum
	n'aRun' taN pozila, kAnam;
	kuRum pal Ura, yAm cellum ARE.

10. pAlai

	aNNAn'tu En'tiya vana mulai taLarinum,
	pon n'Er mEni maNiyin tAzn'ta
	n'al n'eTug kUn'tal n'araiyoTu muTippinum,
	n'Ittal Ompumati-pUk kEz Ura!
5	in kaTug kaLLin izai aNi n'eTun' tErk
	koRRac cOzar kogkarp paNIiyar,
	veN kOTTu yAnaip pOor kizavOn
	pazaiyan vEl vAyttanna n'in
	pizaiyA n'al mozi tERiya ivaTkE.