tennai (tegku)

 

13.  venRic ciRappum tan n'ATu kAttal ciRappum


toRutta vayal Aral piRazn'avum,

ERu poruta ceRu uzAtu vittun'avum,

karumpin pAttip pUtta n'eytal

irug kaN erumai n'irai taTukkun'avum,

kali kezu tuNagkai ATiya marugkin   

5

vaLaitalai mUtA Ampal Arn'avum,

oli tegkin, imiz marutin,

punal vAyil, pUm poykai,

pATal cAnRa payam kezu vaippin,

n'ATu kavin aziya, n'Amam tORRi;    

10

kURRu aTUu n'inRa yAkkai pOla,

n'I civan'tu iRutta n'Irazi pAkkam

viri pUg karumpin kazani pullena,

tiri kAy viTattaroTu kAr uTai pOki,

kavait talaip pEy makaL kazutu Urn'tu iyagka,

15

Uriya n'erujci n'IRu ATu paRan'talai

tAtu eru maRutta kali azi manRattu

uLLam aziya, Ukkun'ar, miTal taputtu,

uLLun'ar panikkum pAz AyinavE.

kATE kaTavuL mEna; puRavE       

20

oL izai makaLiroTu maLLar mEna;

ARE av anaittu: anRiyum, jAlattuk

kUlam pakarn'ar kuTi puRan'tarAa,

kuTi puRan'tarun'ar pAram Ompi,

azal cenRa marugkin veLLi OTAtu   

25

mazai vENTu pulattu mAri n'iRpa,

n'OyoTu paci ikan'tu orIi,

pUttanRu   peruma! n'I kAtta n'ATE!


tuRai: cen'tuRaip pATAN pATTu
vaNNam: ozuku vaNNam
tUkku: cen'tUkkum vajcittUkkum
peyar: pUtta n'eytal (3)