murukku

 

23.  venRic ciRappu


alan'talai unnattu am kavaTu porun'tic
citaTi karaiya, peru vaRam kUrn'tu,
n'ilam paitu aRRa pulam keTu kAlaiyum,
vAgkupu takaitta kalappaiyar AgkaN
manRam pOn'tu, maRuku ciRai pATum    5
vayiriya mAkkaL kaTum paci n'Igka,
pon cey punaiizai olippa, peritu uvan'tu,
n'ejcu mali uvakaiyar uNTu malin'tu ATa,
ciRu makizAnum perug kalam vIcum,
pOr aTu tAnaip polan'tArk kuTTuva!    10
n'in n'ayan'tu varuvEm kaNTanam: pul mikku,
vazagkun'ar aRRena, marugku keTat tUrn'tu,
perug kavin azin'ta ARRa, ERu puNarn'tu
aNNal maraiyA amarn'tu initu uRaiyum
viN uyar vaippina kATu Ayina  n'in    15
main'tu mali perum pukaz aRiyAr malain'ta
pOr etir vEn'tar tAr azin'tu orAlin
marutu imizn'tu Ogkiya n'aLi irum parappin
maNal mali perun' tuRait tatain'ta kAjciyoTu
murukkut tAzpu eziliya n'eruppu uRaz aTaikarai,    20
n'an'tu n'AraiyoTu cev vari ukaLum
kazani vAyiR pazanap paTappai,
azal maruL pUvin tAmarai, vaLai makaL
kuRAatu malarn'ta Ampal,
aRAa yANar avar akantalai n'ATE.    25

tuRai: vajcittuRaip pATAN pATTu
vaNNam: ozuku vaNNam
tUkku: cen'tUkku
peyar: tatain'ta kAjci     (3)