koLLai valcik

19.  aracanatu venRic ciRappum kulamakaLOTu n'ikazn'ta inpac ciRappum


koLLai valcik kavar kA
la kULiyar
kalluTai n'eTu n'eRi pOzn'tu, curan aRuppa,
oN poRik kazala kAl mARA vayavar
tiN piNi eHkam puli uRai kazippa,
cegkaLa viruppoTu kUlam muRRiya    5
uruvac cen' tinai kurutiyoTu tUuy,
maNNuRu muracam kaN peyarttu, iyavar,
kaTippuTai valattar, toTit tOL Occa,
vampu kaLaivu aRiyAc cuRRamOTu ampu terin'tu,
av vinai mEvalai: Akalin,     10
ellu n'ani irun'tu, ellip peRRa
aritu peRu pAyala ciRu makizAnum
kanavinuL uRaiyum, peruj cAlpu, oTugkiya
n'ANu mali yAkkai, vAL n'utal arivaikku
yAr kol? aLiyai        15
inam tOTu akala, UruTan ezun'tu;
n'ilam kaN vATa, n'Ajcil kaTin'tu; n'I
vAztal IyA vaLan aRu paitiram
anna Ayina; pazanam tORum
azal mali tAmarai AmpaloTu malarn'tu,    20
n'ellin ceRuvil n'eytal pUppa,
arin'ar koyvAL maTagka, aRain'ar
tIm pizi en'tiram pattal varun'ta,
'inRO anRO; tonRu Or kAlai
n'allaman aLiyatAm!' enac colli,    25
kANun'ar kai puTaittu iragka,
mANA mATciya mANTana palavE!

tuRai: pariciltuRaip pATAN pATTu
vaNNam: ozuku vaNNamum coRcIr vaNNamum
tUkku: cen'tUkku
peyar: vaLan aRu paitiram (9)