7. vaiyai

	vaiyaip punalin varukai
	tirai irum panip pauvam cevvitA aRa mukan'tu,
	ura urum uTanRu Arppa, Ur poRai koLLAtu,
	karai uTai kuLamenak kazanRu, vAn vayiRu azipu,
	varaivarai toTutta vayagku veL aruvi
5	iravu iruL pakalAka, iTam aritu celavu ennAtu,
	valan iragku muracin tennavar uLLiya
	n'ilan uRa n'imir tAnai n'eTu n'irai n'ivappu anna
	peyalAR polin'tu, perum punal pala n'an'ta,
	n'alan n'an'ta, n'ATu aNi n'an'ta, pulan n'an'ta,
10	van'tanRu, vaiyaip punal.
	punalin ceyal
	n'aLi iruj cOlai n'aran'tam tAay,
	oLir cinai vEgkai virin'ta iNar utiraloTu,
	tuLiyin uzan'ta tOyvu aruj cimaitoRum
	vaLi vAgku cinaiya mA maram vEr kINTu,
15	uyarn'tuzi uLLana payampiTaip parappi;
	uzavar kaLi tUgka, muzavu paNai murala,
	ATal aRiyA arivai pOlavum,
	UTal aRiyA uvakaiyaL pOlavum,
	vENTu vazi n'aTan'tu, tAgku taTai porutu;
20	viti ARRAn Akkiya meyk kalavai pOlap
	potu n'ARRam uL uL karan'tu, putu n'ARRam
	ceykinRE, cem pUm punal.
	veLLap perukkaik kaNTa makkaLin ceyal
	'kavizn'ta punalin kayam taN kazun'Ir
	avizn'ta malar mItuRRena', orucAr;
25	mAtar maTan'allAr, maNalin ezutiya
	pAvai citaittatu' ena aza, orucAr;
	'akavayal iLa n'el arikAl cUTu
	toku punal paran'te'nat tuTi paTa, orucAr;
	'Otam cuRRiyatu Ur' ena, orucAr;
30	'kAr tUmpu aRRatu vAn' ena, orucAr;
	'pATuvAr pAkkam koNTena,
	ATuvAr cEri aTain'tena,
	kazani van'tu kAl kOttena,
	pazana vALai pALai uNTena,
35	vittu iTu pulam mETu AyiRRena',
	uNartta uNarA oL izai mAtaraip
	puNarttiya iccattup perukkattin tunain'tu,
	cinai vaLar vALaiyin kiLaiyoTu kezIi,
	pazana uzavar, pAy punal parattan'tu.
	vaiyaip punalin vanappu
40	iRu varai puraiyumARu iru karai Emattu,
	varai purai uruvin n'urai pala cuman'tu,
	pU vEyn'tu, pozil paran'tu;
	tunain'tu ATuvAr Ay kOtaiyar,
	alar taN tAravar, kAtil
45	taLir cerIi, kaNNi paRittu;
	kai vaLai, Azi, toyyakam, punai tukil,
	mEkalai, kAjci, vAkuvalayam,
	ellAm kavarum iyalpiRRAy: tennavan
	onnAr uTai pulam pukkaRRAl mARu aTTa
50	tAnaiyAn vaiyai vanappu.
	tOzi punalaNi inpam kURutal
	purin'ta takaiyinAn yARu ATuvAruL
	turan'tu punal tUva, tU malark kaNkaL
	amain'tana; AgkaN, avaruL orutti,
	kai putaiiya vaLai
55	Ekkazuttu n'ANAn karumpin aNai men tOLa
	pOkkic ciRaippiTittAL; Or pon am kompu
	parin'tu avaLaik kaip piNai n'IkkuvAn pAyvAL;
	irumpu Ir vaTi ottu mai viLagkum kaN oLiyAl
	cemmaip putup punal cenRu iruLAyiRRE;
60	vaiyaip perukku vaTivu.
	tOzi talaimakan kAtanmai kURutal
	virumpiya IraNi mey Iram tIra,
	curumpu Arkkum cUr n'aRA En'tinAL kaN n'eytal;
	pEr makiz ceyyum peru n'aRAp pENiyavE,
	kUr n'aRA Arn'tavaL kaN.
65	kaN iyal kaNTu Etti, kArikai n'Ir n'Okkinaipa
	pAN Atarittup pala pATa; ap pATTup
	pENAtu orutti pEtuRa; AyiTai,
	'ennai varuvatu enakku?' enRu, inaiyA,
	n'an jemar mArpan n'aTukkuRa, n'aNNi;
70	cikai kiTan'ta UTalin ceg kaN cEppu Ura,
	vakai toTarn'ta ATaluL n'allavartammuL
	pakai toTarn'tu, kOtai pariyUu, n'ani vekuNTu,
	yARu ATu mEni aNi kaNTa tan anpan
	cERu ATu mEni tirun'ilattu uyppa, ciram mitittu,
75	tIrvilatAkac ceruvuRRAL cem punal
	UruTan ATugkaTai.
	tOzi vaiyaiyin n'IraNiyinpam kuRittuk kURutal
	puri n'arampu in koLaip pukal pAlai Ezum
	ezUup puNar yAzum, icaiyum, kUTa;
	kuzal aLan'tu n'iRpa; muzavu ezun'tu Arppa;
80	man makaLir, cenniyar, ATal toTagka;
	porutu izi vAr punal poRpu aHtu
	urum iTi cErn'ta muzakkam puraiyum
	tirumarutamuntuRai cEr punaRkaN tuyppAr
	tAmam talai punai pEem n'Ir vaiyai!
85	n'in payam pATi viTivuRRu EmAkka
	n'in paTin'tu n'IgkAmai inRu puNarn'tenavE.