kALai (erutu)

 

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)

 

27.  venRic ciRappu


citain'tatu manRa, n'I civan'tanai n'Okkalin

toTarn'ta kuvaLait tU n'eRi aTaicci,

alarn'ta Ampal aka maTivaiyar,

curiyal am cennip pUj cey kaNNi

ariyal Arkaiyar, initu kUTu iyavar,   

5

tuRai n'aNi marutam ERi, teRumAr,

el vaLai makaLir teL viLi icaippin,

pazanak kAvil pacu mayil Alum;

poykai vAyil punal poru putavin,

n'eytal marapin, n'irai kaL, ceRuvin   

10

val vAy uruLi katumena maNTa,

aLLal paTTu, tuLLupu turappa,

n'al erutu muyalum aLaRu pOku vizumattuc

cAkATTALar kampalai allatu,

pUcal aRiyA n'al n'ATTu    

15

yANar aRAak kAmaru kavinE!


tuRai: cen'tuRaip pATAN pATTu

vaNNam: ozuku vaNNam

tUkku: cen'tUkku

peyar: toTarn'ta kuvaLai    (7)