221-230

221. mullai
maNi kaNTanna mA n'iRak karuviLai
oN pUn' tOnRiyoTu taN putal aNiya,
pon toTarn'tanna takaiya n'an malark
konRai oL iNar kOTutoRum tUgka,
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vampu virittanna cem pulap puRavil,
n'Ir aNip peru vazi n'IL iTaip pOza,
celka-pAka!-n'in ceyvinai n'eTun' tEr:
virun'tu viruppuRUum perun' tOT kuRumakaL,
min oLir avir izai n'al n'akar viLagka,
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n'aTai n'AT ceyta n'avilAc cIRaTip
pUg kaT putalvan uRagkuvayin olki,
'van'tIka, en'tai!' ennum
am tIm kiLavi kETkam n'AmE.

vinai muRRi maRuttarAn'inRa talaimakan pAkaRkuc colliyatu.-iTaikkATanAr

222. kuRijci
karug kAl vEgkaic cev vIvAgku cinai
vaTuk koLap piNitta viTupuri muraRcik
kai punai ciRu n'eRi vAgki, paiyena,
vicumpu ATu Ay mayil kaTuppa, yAn inRu,
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pacug kAz alkul paRRuvanan Ukkic
celavuTan viTukO-tOzi!-palavuTan
vAzai Ogkiya vazai amai cilampil,
tujcu piTi marugkin majcu paTa, kANAtu,
perug kaLiRu piLiRum cOlai avar
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cEN n'eTug kunRam kANiya n'IyE?

tOzi, talaimakan varavu uNarn'tu, ciRaippuRamAkac ceRippu aRivuRIi varaivu kaTAyatu.-kapilar

223. n'eytal
ivaLtan, kAmam perumaiyin, kAlai ennAL; n'in
anpu peritu uTaimaiyin, aLittal vENTi,
pakalum varuti, pal pUg kAnal;
innIr AkalO initAl enin, ivaL
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alarin arug kaTip paTukuvaL; atanAl
elli vammO!-mellam pulampa!
cuRavinam kalitta n'iRai irum parappin
tuRaiyinum tujcAk kaNNar
peNTirum uTaittu, iv ampal UrE.

pakaRkuRi van'tu mILvAnait tOzi iravukkuRi n'ErvAL pOnRu, atuvum maRuttu, varaivu kaTAyatu.-ulOccanAr

224. pAlai
anpinar, mannum periyar; atantalai,
'pinpani amaiyam varum' ena, munpanik
kozun'tu mun'tuRIik kuravu arumpinavE;
'puNarn'tIr puNarminO' enna, iNarmicaic
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ceg kaN irug kuyil etir kural payiRRum
inpa vEnilum van'tanRu; n'amvayin
'piriyalam' enRu, teLittOr tEettu,
ini evan mozikO, yAnE-kayan aRak
kaN azin'tu ulaRiya pal mara n'eTu n'eRi
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vil mUcu kavalai vilagkiya
vem munai aruj curam munniyOrkkE?

tOziyAl pirivu uNarttappaTTa talaimakaL peyarttum col kaTAvappaTTu,'aRivilAtEm ennai colliyum, piriyAr AkArO?' enRu colliyatu.-pAlai pATiya perugkaTugkO

225. kuRijci
muruku uRaz munpoTu kaTuj cinam cerukkip
poruta yAnai veN kOTu kaTuppa,
vAzai InRa vai En'tu kozu mukai,
mel iyal makaLir Oti anna
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pUvoTu, tuyal varum mAl varai n'ATanai
iran'tOr uLarkol-tOzi!-tirun'tu izait
toyyil vana mulai vari vanappu izappap
payan'tu ezu paruvaral tIra,
n'ayan'tOrkku utavA n'Ar il mArpE?

vanpuRai etir azin'tatu; parattai talaimakaTkup pAgkAyina vAyil kETpac colliyatUum Am.-kapilar

226. pAlai
maram cA marun'tum koLLAr, mAn'tar;
uram cAc ceyyAr, uyartavam; vaLam keTap
ponnum koLLAr, mannar-n'annutal!-
n'Am tam uNmaiyin uLamE; atanAl
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tAm ceyporuL aLavu aRiyAr; tAm kacin'tu,
enRUz n'iRuppa, n'IL iTai oziya,
cenROrmanRa n'am kAtalar; enRum
inna n'ilaimaittu enpa;
ennOrum aRipa, iv ulakattAnE.

piriviTai melin'ta talaimakaL vanpuRai etirmozin'tatu.-kaNi punkunRanAr

227. n'eytal
aRin'tOr 'aRan ilar' enRalin, ciRan'ta
in uyir kaziyinum n'ani innAtE;
punnaiam kAnal puNar kuRi vAytta
pin Ir Oti en tOzikku, annO!
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paTu maNi yAnaip pacumpUT cOzar
koTi n'uTagku maRukin ArkkATTu AgkaN,
kaLLuTait taTavil puL olittu OvAt
tEr vazagku teruvin anna,
kauvai AkinRatu-aiya!-n'in aruLE.

varaiyAtu n'eTugkAlam van'tu ozuka, tOzi talaimakanai varaivu muTukac colliyatu.-tEvanAr

228. kuRijci
en enappaTumO-tOzi!-minnu vacipu
atir kural ezili, mutir kaTan tIra,
kaN tUrpu virin'ta kanai iruL n'aTu n'AL,
paNpu il Ar iTai varUum n'am tiRattu
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aruLAnkollO tAnE-kAnavan
ciRu puRam kaTukkum perug kai vEzam,
veRi koL cApattu eRi kaNai verIi,
azun'tupaTa viTarakattu iyampum
ezun'tu vIz aruviya malai kizavOnE?

tOzi, ciRaippuRamAkat talaimakaTkuc colluvALAy,talaimakan kETpac colliyatu.-muTattirumARanAr

229. pAlai
'cERum, cERum' enRalin, pala pulan'tu,
'cenmin' enRal yAn ajcuvalE;
'cellAtIm' enac ceppin, pallOr
n'iRattu eRi pun colintiRattu ajcuvalE;
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atanAl, cenmin; cenRu vinai muTimin; cenRAgku,
avaN n'ITAtal Ompumin; yAmattu,
izai aNi Akam vaTuk koLa muyagki,
uzaiyIrAkavum panippOL tamiyE
kuzaivAn, kaNNiTattu INTit taNNena,
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ATiya iLa mazaip pinRai,
vATaiyum kaNTirO, van'tu n'inRatuvE?

talaimakanAl pirivu uNarttappaTTa tOzi, talaimakaLai ARRuvittuc cella uTanpaTTatu; celavu azugkuvittatUum Am.

230. marutam
muyap piTic ceviyin anna pAcaTai,
kayak kaNak kokkin anna kUmpu mukai,
kaNaik kAl, Ampal amiztu n'ARu taN pOtu,
kuNakkut tOnRu veLLiyin, iruL keTa viriyum
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kayaRkaNam kalitta poykai Ura!
munivu il parattaiyai eR tuRan'tu aruLAy;
n'ani pulampu alaitta ellai n'Igka,
putuvaRamkUrn'ta ceRuvil taNNena
mali punal parattan'tAagku,
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initE teyya, n'in kANugkAlE.

tOzi vAyil maRuttatu.-AlagkuTi vagkanAr