van'tanen, peruma! kaNTanen celaRkE-

kaLiRu kalimAn tEroTu curan'tu,

n'ankalan Iyum n'akaicAl irukkai,

mAri ennAy pani ena maTiyAy

pakai vemmaiyin acaiyA Ukkalai   

vERu pulattu iRutta viRal ven' tAnaiyoTu

mARA main'tar mARu n'ilai tEya,

main'tu mali Ukkatta kan'tu kAl kIzn'tu,

kaTAa yAnai muzagkum,

iTAa ENi n'in pAcaRaiyAnE.   

[puRattiraTTu, pAcaRai. 8]