kAn'taL

 

15. venRic ciRappum tan n'ATu kAttal ciRappum


yANTu talaippeyara, vENTu pulattu iRuttu,
munai eri parappiya tun aruj cIRRamoTu
mazai tavazpu talaiiya matil maram murukki,
n'irai kaLiRu ozukiya n'iraiya veLLam
paran'tu ATu kazagku azi man marugku aRuppa   5
koTi viTu kurUup pukai picira, kAl pora,
azal kavar marugkin uru aRak keTuttu,
tol kavin azin'ta kaN akan vaippin,
veN pU vELaiyoTu paij curai kalittu,
pIr ivarpu paran'ta n'Ir aRu n'iRaimutal,     10
civan'ta kAn'taL mutal citai, mUtil,
pulavu vil uzavin pullAL vazagkum
pul ilai vaippin, pulam citai arampin,
aRiyAmaiyAn maRan'tu, tuppu etirn'ta n'in
pakaivar n'ATum kaNTu van'ticinE:      15
kaTalavum, kallavum, yARRavum, piRavum,
vaLam pala n'ikaztaru n'anan' talai n'al n'ATTu,
vizavu aRupu aRiyA muzavu imiz mUtUr,
koTi n'ilaR paTTa ponnuTai n'iyamattu,
cIr peRu kali makiz iyampum muracin     20
vayavar vEn'tE! paricilar veRukkai!
tAr aNin'tu eziliya, toTi citai maruppin,
pOr val yAnaic cEralAta!
'n'I vAziyar, iv ulakattOrkku' ena,
uNTu urai mARiya, mazalai n'Avin,    25
men cola kalappaiyar tirun'tu toTai vAztta,
veytuRavu aRiyAtu n'an'tiya vAzkkai,
ceyta mEval amarn'ta cuRRamOTu,
onRumozin'tu aTagkiya koLkai, enRum
pati pizaippu aRiyAtu, tuyttal eyti,    30
n'iraiyam orIiya vETkaip puraiyOr
mEyinar uRaiyum, palar pukaz paNpin,
n'I puRan'tarutalin n'Oy ikan'tu orIiya
yANar n'al n'ATum kaNTu, mati maruNTanen
maNNuTai jAlattu man uyirkku ejcAtu  35
Ittuk kai taNTAk kai kaTun' tuppin,
puraivayin puraivayin periya n'alki,
Emam Akiya, cIr kezu vizavin,
n'eTiyOn anna n'al icai,
oTiyA main'ta! n'in paNpu pala n'ayan'tE.    40

tuRai: cen'tuRaip pATAN pATTu
vaNNam: ozuku vaNNam
tUkku: cen'tUkku
peyar: n'iraiya veLLam (5)

 

21.n'ATu kAttaR ciRappuk kURi, mannanai vAzttutala


col, peyar, n'ATTam, kELvi, n'ejcam, enRu

ain'tuTan pORRi avai tuNaiyAka,

evvam cUzAtu viLagkiya koLkai,

kAlai anna cIr cAl vAymozi,

uru kezu marapin kaTavuL pENiyar, 

5

koNTa tIyin cuTar ezutORum

virumpu mey paran'ta peru peyar Avuti;

varun'ar varaiyAr vAra vENTi,

virun'tu kaNmARAtu uNIiya, pAcavar

Unattu azitta vAl n'iNak kozug kuRai   

10

kuy iTutORum AnAtu Arppa,

kaTal oli koNTu, cezu n'akar varaippin

n'aTuvaN ezun'ta aTu n'ey Avuti;

iraNTuTan kamazum n'ARRamoTu, vAnattu

n'ilaipeRu kaTavuLum vizaitakap pENi,   

15

Ar vaLam pazuniya aiyam tIr ciRappin,

mAriam kaLLin, pOr val yAnai,

pOrppu uRu muracam kaRagka, Arppuc ciRan'tu,

n'an kalam tarUum maN paTu mArpa!

mullaik kaNNip pal An kOvalar   

20

pulluTai viyan pulam pal A parappi,

kal uyar kaTattiTaik katir maNi peRUum,

miti al ceruppin pUziyar kOvE!

kuviyal kaNNi mazavar meymmaRai!

pal payam tazIiya, payam kezu n'eTug kOTTu,  

25

n'Ir aRal marugku vazippaTA, pAkuTip

pArval kokkin parivETpu ajcA,

cIruTait tEetta munaikeTa vilagkiya,

n'Er uyar n'eTu varai ayiraip porun'a!

yANTu pizaippu aRiyAtu, paya mazai curan'tu   

30

n'Oy il mAn'tarkku Uzi Aka!

maNNA vAyin maNam kamaz koNTu,

kAr malar kamazum tAz irug kUn'tal,

orIiyina pOla iravu malar n'inRu

tirumukattu alamarum peru matar mazaikkaN,   

35

alagkiya kAn'taL ilagku n'Ir azuvattu

vEy uRaz paNait tOL, ivaLOTu

Ayiram veLLam vAziya palavE!


tuRai: cen'tuRaip pATAN pATTu

vaNNam: ozuku vaNNam

tUkku: cen'tUkku

peyar: aTu n'ey Avuti   (1)

 

30. venRic ciRappu


iNar tatai jAzal karai kezu perun' tuRai,

maNikkalattanna mA itaz n'eytal

pAcaTaip panik kazi tuzaii, punnai

vAl iNarp paTu cinaik kuruku iRai koLLum

alkuRu kAnal, Ogku maNal aTaikarai,   

5

tAz aTumpu malain'ta puNari vaLai jarala,

ilagku n'Ir muttamoTu vAr tukir eTukkum

taN kaTaR paTappai menpAlanavum;

kAn'taL_am kaNNi, kolai vil, vETTuvar

ceg kOTTu AmAn UnoTu, kATTa   

10

matanuTai vEzattu veN kOTu koNTu,

ponnuTai n'iyamattup pizi n'oTai koTukkum

kunRu talaimaNan'ta pun pula vaippum;

kAlam anRiyum karumpu aRuttu oziyAtu,

ari kAl avittu, pala pU vizavin    

15

tEm pAy marutam mutal paTak konRu,

veN talaic cem punal paran'tu vAy mikukkum

pala cUz patappar pariya, veLLattuc

ciRai koL pUcalin pukanRa Ayam

muzavu imiz mUtUr vizavuk kANUup peyarum   

20

cezum pal vaippin pazanap pAlum;

Enal uzavar varakumItu iTTa

kAn miku kuLaviya vanpu cEr irukkai,

men tinai n'uvaNai muRaimuRai pakukkum

punpulam tazIiya, puRavu aNi vaippum;    

25

pal pUj cemmaR kATu payam mARi,

arakkattanna n'uN maNaR kOTu koNTu,

oN n'utal makaLir kazaloTu maRukum

viN uyarn'tu Ogkiya kaTaRRavum; piRavum;

paNai kezu vEn'tarum vELirum, onRu mozin'tu,   

30

kaTalavum kATTavum araN valiyAr n'aTugka,

muraN miku kaTug kural vicumpu aTaipu atira,

kaTuj cinam kaTAay, muzagkum man'tirattu

arun' tiRal marapin kaTavuL pENiyar,

uyarn'tOn En'tiya arum peRal piNTam   

35

karug kaN pEymakaL kai puTaiyUu n'aTugka,

n'eyttOr tUuya n'iRai makiz irum pali,

eRumpum mUcA iRumpUtu marapin,

karug kaN kAkkaiyoTu parun'tu irun'tu Ara;

OTAp pUTkai, oN poRik kazal kAl,   

40

peruj camam tatain'ta, cerup pukal, maRavar

urumu n'ilan atirkkum kuraloTu, koLai puNarn'tu,

peruj cORu ukuttaRku, eRiyum

kaTuj cina vEn'tE! n'in tazagku kural muracE.


tuRai: perujcORRu n'ilai
vaNNamum tUkkum: atu
peyar: pukanRa Ayam   (10)

 

67. koTaic ciRappu


koTumaNam paTTa n'eTumozi okkaloTu
pan'tarp peyariya pEr icai mUtUr,
kaTan aRi marapin kai val pANa!
ten kaTal muttamoTu n'an kalam peRukuvai
kol paTai teriya, vel koTi n'uTagka,    5
vayagku katir vayiroTu valampuri Arppa,
pal kaLiRRu ina n'irai pulam peyarn'tu iyalvara,
amarkkaN amain'ta avir n'iNap parappin
kuzUuc ciRai eruvai kuruti Ara,
talai tumin'tu ejciya AN mali yUpamoTu    10
uru il pEy makaL kavalai kavaRRa,
n'ATuTan n'aTugka, pal ceruk konRu;
n'ARu iNark konRai veN pOzk kaNNiyar,
vAL mukam poRitta mAN vari yAkkaiyar,
n'eRi paTu maruppin irug kaN mUriyoTu    15
vaLai talai mAtta tAz karum pAcavar
eHku ATu Unam kaTuppa, mey citain'tu;
cAn'tu ezil maRaitta cAnROr perumakan
malarn'ta kAn'taL mARAtu Utiya
kaTum paRait tumpi cUr n'acait tAay,    20
paRai paN aziyum pATu cAl n'eTu varaik
kal uyar n'Erip porun'an,
celvak kOmAn pATinai celinE.

tuRai: pANARRuppaTai
vaNNamum tUkkum: atu
peyar: veN pOzk kaNNi    (7)

 

81.kAma vETkaiyil cellAta mannavan venRi vETkaic ciRappuk kURutal


ulakam purakkum uru kezu ciRappin,

vaNNak karuviya, vaLam kezu, kamaj cUl

akal iru vicumpin atir cinam ciRan'tu,

kaTuj cilai kazaRi, vicumpu aTaiyU n'ivan'tu,

kAlai icaikkum pozutoTu pulampu koLa,   

5

kaLiRu pAyn'tu iyala, kaTu mA tAgka,

oLiRu koTi n'uTagkat tEr tirin'tu koTpa,

aracu puRattu iRuppinum atirvilar tirin'tu,

vAyil koLLA main'tinar vayavar,

mA irug kagkulum, vizut toTi cuTar varat   

10

tOL piNi mIkaiyar, pukal ciRan'tu, n'ALum

muTital vETkaiyar, n'eTiya moziyUu,

keTAa n'al icait tam kuTi n'iRumAr,

iTAa ENi viyal aRaik koTpa,

n'ATu aTippaTuttalin, koLLai mARRi;   

15

azal vinai amain'ta n'izal viTu kaTTi,

kaTTaLai valippa, n'in tAnai utavi,

vERu pulattu iRutta velpOr aNNal!

muzavin amain'ta perum pazam micain'tu,

cARu ayarn'tanna, kAr aNi yANart   

20

tUmpu akam pazuniya tIm pizi mAn'ti,

kAn'taL_am kaNNic cezug kuTic celvar,

kali makiz mEvalar, iravalarkku Iyum,

curumpu Ar cOlaip perum peyal kollip

peru vAy malaroTu pacumpiTi makizn'tu,   

25

min umizn'tanna cuTa&

tan n'iRam karan'ta vaNTu paTu katuppin

oTugku Ir Oti oNNutal aNi koLa,

koTug kuzaikku amartta n'Okkin, n'ayavarap

perun' takaikku amarn'ta men col tirumukattu   

30

mAN izai arivai kANiya, oru n'AL,

pUNka mALa, n'in puravi n'eTun' tEr!

munai kaiviTTu munnilaic cellAtu,

tU etirn'tu peRAat tA il maLLaroTu

tol marugku aRuttal ajci, araN koNTu,   

35

tujcA vEn'tarum tujcuka!

virun'tum Aka, n'in perun' tOTkE!


tuRai: mullai

vaNNam: ozuku vaNNam

tUkku: cen'tUkku

peyar: n'izal viTu kaTTi   (1)