9. cevvEL

	murukavELai vAzttutal
	iru n'ilam tuLagkAmai vaTavayin n'ivan'tu Ogki,
	aru n'ilai uyar teyvattu aNagkucAl talai kAkkum,
	urumuc cUz cEN cimai uyarn'tavar uTampaTa
	eri malart tAmarai iRai vIztta peru vAri
5	viri caTaip poRai Uzttu, vizu n'ikar malar Eyppa,
	taNivuRat tAgkiya tani n'ilaic calatAri
	maNi miTaRRu aNNaRku, mati Aral piRan'tOy! n'I.
	mai iru n'URRu imai uNkaN mAn maRitOL maNan'ta jAnRu
	ai irun'URRu meyn' n'ayanattavan makaL malar uNkaN,
10	maNi mazai talaiiyena, mA vEnil kAr ERRu,
	taNi mazai talaiyinRu, taN paragkunRu.
	tamizatu ciRappiRkuk kAraNam
	n'AnmaRai virittu, n'al icai viLakkum
	vAymozip pulavIr! kENmin, ciRan'tatu:
	kAtaR kAmam, kAmattuc ciRan'tatu;
15	viruppOr ottu meyyuRu puNarcci:
	pulattalin ciRan'tatu, kaRpE; atu tAn
	irattalum Italum ivai uLLITAp
	parattai uLLatuvE: paNpuRu kazaRal,
	tOL putitu uNTa parattai il civappuRa
20	n'AL aNin'tu, uvakkum cuNagkaRaiyatuvE;
	kEL aNagkuRa manaik kiLan'tuLa, cuNagkaRai;
	cuNagkaRaip payanum UTal uLLatuvE.
	atanAl, akaRal aRiyA aNi izai n'allAr
	ikal talaikkoNTu tunikkum tavaRu ilar; it
25	taLLAp poruL iyalpin taN tamiz Ayvan'tilAr
	koLLAr, ik kunRu payan.
	vaLLiyum murukanum ciRan'tavARu
	Uz Arattu Oy karai n'Ukki, punal tan'ta
	kAz Arattu am pukai cuRRiya tAr mArpin,
	kEz Aram poRpa varuvAnait tozAa,
30	'vAziya, mAyA! n'in tavaRu ilai; em pOlum
	kEz ilAr mAN n'alam uNkO, tiru uTaiyAr
	men tOLmEl alki n'alkalum inRu?
	vai eyiRRu eyyA makaLir tiRam inip
	peyya uzakkum, mazaik kA; maRRu aiya!'
35	karaiyA ven' n'OkkattAn kai cuTTi, peNTin
	ikalin ikan'tALai, av vEL talaik kaNNi
	tirun'tu aTi tOyat tiRai koTuppAnai,
	'varun'tal' ena, avaRku mArpu aLippALai,
	'kuRukal' enRu oLLizai kOtai kOlAka
40	iRukiRuka yAttup puTaippa;
	oruvar mayil oruvar oN mayilOTu Ela,
	iruvar vAn kiLi ERpil mazalai,
	ceRi koNTaimEl vaNTu cenRu pAyn'tanRE,
	veRi koNTAn kunRattu vaNTu.
	vaLLiyin pAgkiyarum tEvacEnaiyin pAgkiyarum ikalutal
45	tAr tAr piNakkuvAr; kaNNi Occit taTumARuvAr;
	mArpu aNi kogkai vAr mattikaiyAp puTaippAr;
	kOtai varip pan'tu koNTu eRivAr
	pEtai maTa n'Okkam piRitAka, Uta
	n'uTagku n'oci n'ucuppAr n'Uzil talaikkoLLa:
50	kayampaTu kamaz cennik kaLiRRu iyal kaimmARuvAr;
	vayampaTu parip puravi mArkkam varuvAr;
	tEr aNi maNi kayiRu teripu varuvAr;
	vari cilai vaLaiya mArpu uRa vAgkuvAr;
	vALi vALikaL n'ilaipeRa maRaluvAr;
55	tOL vaLai Azi cuzaRRuvAr
	men cIr mayil iyalavar.
	vAL miku vaya moympin
	varai akalattavanai vAnavan makaL
	mAN ezil malar uNkaN
60	maTa moziyavar uTan cuRRi,
	kaTi cunaiyuL kuLittu ATun'arum,
	aRai aNin'ta aruj cunaiyAn
	n'aRavu uN vaNTAy n'arampu uLarn'arum,
	cikai mayilAyt tOkai virittu ATun'arum;
65	kOkulamAyk kUvun'arum,
	Akulam Akun'arum
	kuRijcik kunRavar maRam kezu vaLLi tamar
	vittakat tumpai viLaittalAn, ven vElARku
	ottanRu, taN paragkunRu.
	vAztti vENTal
70	kaTuj cUr mA mutal taTin'tu aRutta vEl
	aTum pOrALa! n'in kunRinmicai
	ATal n'avinROr avar pOr ceRuppavum,
	pATal payinROraip pANar ceRuppavum,
	vallArai vallAr ceRuppavum,
75	allArai allAr ceRuppavum, Or collAy,
	cemmaip putup punal
	taTAkam ERRa taN cunaip pAgkar,
	paTAkai n'inRanRu;
	mEe eHkinavai;
80	venRu uyartta koTi viRal cAnRavai;
	kaRpu iNai n'eRiyUTu aRpu iNaik kizamai
	n'ayat taku marapin viyat taku kumara!
	vAzttinEm, paravutum, tAzttut talai, n'inai yAm
	n'ayattalin ciRan'ta em aTiyuRai,
85	payattalin ciRakka, n'ALtoRum polin'tE.