6. vaiyai

	vaiyaiyil peruveLLam
	n'iRai kaTal mukan'tu urAy, n'iRain'tu, n'Ir tuLumpum tam
	poRai tavirpu acaiviTap pozin'tanRu, vAnam;
	n'ilam maRaivatu pOl malir punal talait talaii,
	malaiya inam kalagka, malaiya mayil akava,
5	malai mAcu kaziyak katazum aruvi iziyum
	mali n'Ir atar pala kezuvu tAz varai,
	mAcu il panuvaR pulavar pukaz pula
	n'Avin punain'ta n'an kavitai mARAmai,
	mEvip paran'tu virain'tu, vinai n'an'tat
10	tAyiRRE taN am punal.
	putup punalATa muRpaTum makaLiratu ceyal
	pukai, pU, avi ArAtanai, azal, pala En'ti,
	n'akai amar kAtalarai n'ALaNik kUTTum
	vakaicAlum, vaiyai varavu.
	vaiyaiyin karai uTaitalum, UrAr kiLarn'tu ezutalum
	toTi tOL ceRippa, tOLvaLai iyagka,
15	koTi cErA, tiruk kOvai kAz koLa,
	toku katir muttut toTai kalizpu mazuka,
	ukirum koTiRum uNTa cem pajciyum,
	n'akil aNi aLaRu n'ani vaNTal maNTa,
	ilaiyum mayirum Irj cAn'tu n'izatta,
20	mulaiyum mArpum muyagku aNi mayagka,
	viruppu onRupaTTavar uLam n'iRai uTaittena,
	varaic ciRai uTaittatai vaiyai: 'vaiyait
	tiraic ciRai uTaittanRu karaicciRai; aRaika' enum
	uraic ciRaip paRai eza, Ur olittanRu.
	main'tarum makaLirum n'IrATac cellal
25	anRu, pOr aNi aNiyin pukarmukam ciRan'tena,
	n'Ir aNi aNiyin n'irain'irai piTi cela;
	Er aNi aNiyin iLaiyarum iniyarum
	IraNi aNiyin, ikal mika n'avinRu,
	taNi punal ATum takai miku pOrkkaN
30	tuNi punal Aka, tuRai vENTum main'tin
	aNiaNi Akiya tArar, karuviyar,
	aTu punalatu cela avaRRai izivar:
	kaimmAn eruttar, kali maTa mAvinar,
	n'eym mAN civiRiyar, n'Ir maNak kOTTinar,
35	veN kiTai mitavaiyar, n'an kiTait tErinar,
	cArikai maRuttut taNTA uNTikai
	Or iyavu uRuttara UrUrpu iTam tirIi,
	ARRinatu n'IrOTTam
	cEri iLaiyar cela aru n'ilaiyar,
	valiyar allOr tuRaituRai ayara,
40	meliyar allOr virun'tu punal ayara,
	cARum cERum n'eyyum malarum
	n'ARupu n'ikazum, yARu varalARu.
	an'taNarkaL koNTa kalakkam
	n'ARupu n'ikazum yARu kaNTu, azin'tu,
	vERupaTu punal ena, virai maNNuk kalizai,
45	pulam puri an'taNar kalagkinar, maruNTu.
	piRarum cERu kalan'ta punal kaNTu n'Igkutal
	mARu men malarum, tArum kOtaiyum,
	vErum tUrum, kAyum kizagkum,
	pUriya mAkkaL uNpatu maNTi
	n'Ar ari n'aRavam ukuppa, 'n'alan azin'tu,
50	vERAkinRu iv viri punal varavu' ena,
	cERu ATu punalatu celavu.
	varai azi vAl aruvi vAtAlATTa,
	karai azi vAl aruvi kAl pArATTa,
	'iravil puNarn'tOr iTaimulai alkal
55	puraivatu pUn' tArAn kunRu' enak kUTArkku
	uraiyOTu izin'tu urAy, UriTai OTi,
	calap paTaiyAn iravil tAkkiyatu ellAm
	pulappaTap pun am pulariyin n'ilappaTat
	tAn malarn'tanRE,
60	tamiz vaiyait taNNam punal.
	iRparattaiyuTan n'IrATiya talaimakan kAtaRparattaikku vaiyai n'Ir vizavu kURiyatu kAtaRparattaiyin vinAvum talaimakan maRumoziyum
	'viLiyA virun'tu vizuvArkkuk koytOy.'
	'taLir aRin'tAy, tAm ivai.'
	kaLavu veLippaTTatu enak kAtaRparattai uraittal
	'paNipu oci paNpa! paNTellAm n'ani uruvattu;
	ennO tuvaL kaNTI?
65	eytum kaLavu ini: n'in mArpin tAr vATak
	koytatum vAyALO? koy tazai kai paRRic
	ceytatum vAyALO? ceppu.'
	taLirin tuvaTcikku vaiyaip perukkuk kAraNam ena
	'punai puNai ERat tAzttatai; taLir ivai
	n'Irin tuvaNTa; cEey kunRam; kAmar
70	perukku anRO, vaiyai varavu?'
	talaivan uraiyai 'uNmai anRu' ena, avaL maRuttu uraittal
	'Am Am; atu okkum; kAtal am kAmam
	orukka orutanmai n'iRkumO? ollaic
	curukkamum Akkamum cUL uRal! vaiyaip
	perukku anRO? peRRAy pizai.
75	aruku patiyAka ampiyin tAzppikkum,
	kuruku irai tErak kiTakkum pozi kAril,
	in iLavEnil, itu anRO vaiyai? n'in
	vaiyai vayamAka vai.
	cel yARRut tIm punalil cel maram pOla,
80	vavvu vallAr puNai Akiya mArpinai;
	ennum paniyAy iravellAm vaikinai;
	vaiyai uTain'ta maTai aTaittakkaNNum
	pinnum malirum picir pOla, innum
	anaRRinai tunpu aviya, n'I aTain'takkaNNum,
85	panittup pani vArum kaNNavar n'ejcam
	kanaRRupu kAtti, varavu!'
	talaimakan mElum kURutal
	'n'allAL karai n'iRpa, n'An kuLitta pain' taTattu,
	n'illAL tirai mUzki n'Igki ezun'tu, enmEl
	allA vizun'tAnai eyti, ezun'tu ERRu yAn
90	koLLA aLavai, ezum tERRAL: kOtaiyin
	uL azuttiyAL evaLO? tOyn'tatu yAtu? ena
	kAtaR parattai kURRu
	tERit teriya uNar n'I: piRitum Or
	yARu uNTO? iv vaiyai yARu.
	talaimakan pinnum cULuRRu uraittamai
	'iv vaiyai yARu enRa mARu ennai? kaiyAl
95	talai toTTEn, taN paragkunRu!'
	viRalikkut talaimakaL kURutal
	'cinaval; n'in uNkaN civappu ajcuvARkut
	tuni n'Igki, ATal toTagku; tuni n'ani
	kanRiTin kAmam keTUum; makaL; ivan
	allA n'ejcam uRap pUTTak kAyn'tE
100	val iruL n'Iyal; atu pizaiyAkum' ena,
	illavar ATa, iran'tu paran'tu uzan'tu,
	vallavar UTal, uNarttara, n'allAy!
	kaLippar; kuLippar; kAmam koTi viTa,
	aLippa, tunippa, AgkAgku ATupa;
105	ATuvAr n'ejcattu alarn'tu amain'ta kAmam
	vATaRka, vaiyai! n'inakku.