16. vaiyai

	vaiyaiyil n'Ir varavu
	karaiyE kai vaN tOnRal Ikai pOnm ena,
	mai paTu cilampin kaRiyoTum, cAn'toTum,
	n'ey kuTai tayirin n'uraiyoTum, piRavoTum,
	ev vayinAnum mItumItu aziyum.
5	tuRaiyE muttu n'Erpu puNar kAz, mattaka n'ittilam,
	polam punai avir izai, kalagkal am punal maNi
	valam cuzi un'tiya, tiNai piri putalvar
	kayan' talai mucciya mujcamoTu tazIi,
	tamtam tuNaiyOTu orugku uTan ATum
10	tattu arik kaNNAr talaitalai varumE.
	ceRuvE viTu malar cuman'tu, pU n'Ir n'iRaitalin,
	paTu kaN imiz koLai payinRanar ATum,
	kaLi n'AL aragkin aNi n'alam puraiyum.
	kAvE curumpu imir tAtoTu talaittalai mikUum
15	n'aran'ta n'aRu malar n'anku aLikkummE
	karaipu ozuku tIm punaRku etir virun'tu ayarva pOl.
	kAn al am kAvum, kayamum, turuttiyum, tEn
	tEn uNTu pATat ticaiticaip pU n'alam
	pUttanRu vaiyai varavu.
	talaivan kAtaR parattaiyuTan kUTi makiza, vaiyaiyin varavu vAyttal
20	curugkaiyin AyattAr cuRRum eRin'tu,
	kurumpai mulaip paTTa pU n'Ir tuTaiyAL,
	perun' takai mILi varuvAnaik kaNTE,
	irun' tukil tAnaiyin oRRi, 'porun'talai;
	pUttanaL; n'Igku' enap poy ARRAl, tOziyar
25	tORRam Or otta malar kamaz taN cAn'tin
	n'ARRattin pORRi, n'akaiyoTum pOttan'tu,
	irug kaTaRku Ugku ivarum yARu enat tagkAn,
	makiza, kaLip paTTa tEn tERal mARRi,
	kuruti tuTaiyAk kuRuki, maru(va), iniyar,
30	'pUttanaL n'agkai; polika!' ena n'ANutal
	vAyttanRAl vaiyai varavu.
	vaiyai vAnak kagkaiyai ottu viLagkutal
	malaiyin izi aruvi malku iNarc cArc cArk
	karai maram cErn'tu kavini; maTavAr
	n'anai cEr katuppinuL taN pOtu, main'tar
35	malar mArpin cOrn'ta malar itaz, tAay;
	mIn Aram pUtta viyan kagkai n'an'tiya
	vAnam peyarn'ta marugku ottal, ejjAnRum,
	tEn imir vaiyaikku iyalpu.
	vaiyaikku uriya iyalpu
	kaLLE punalE pulavi im mUnRinum,
40	oL oLi cEytA oLi kiLar uN kaN keNTai,
	pal vari vaNTinam vAy cUz kavinoTum,
	cel n'Ir vIvayin tEn cOra, pal n'Ir
	aTuttuaTuttu ATuvArp pulla, kuzain'tu
	vaTup paTu mAnmatac cAn'tu Ar akalattAn,
45	eTutta vEy ekki n'Ukku uyarpu tAkkat
	toTutta tEn cOrum varai pOlum, tORRam
	koTit tErAn vaiyaikku iyalpu.
	tOzi vaiyaiyai n'Okkik kURuvALAy vAyil maRuttal
	varai Arkkum puyal; karai
	tirai Arkkum, it tIm punal;
50	kaNNiyar tArar, kamaz n'aRug kOtaiyar,
	paNNiya Ikaip payan koLvAn, ATalAl
	n'AL n'AL, uRaiyum, n'aRuj cAn'tum, kOtaiyum,
	pUtta pukaiyum, aviyum pularAmai
	maRAaRka, vAnam; malitan'tu n'Ittam
55	vaRAaRka, vaiyai! n'inakku.