5. cevvEL

	aRumukap perumAnin veRRic ceyalkaL
	pAy irum panik kaTal pAr tukaL paTap pukku,
	cEy uyar piNimukam Urn'tu, amar uzakki,
	tI azal tuvaippat tiriya viTTeRin'tu,
	n'OyuTai n'uTagku cUr mA mutal taTin'tu,
5	venRiyin makkaLuL orumaiyoTu peyariya
	konRu uNal ajcAk koTu vinaik kol takai
	mAya avuNar marugku aRat taputta vEl,
	n'Aval am taN pozil vaTa pozil AyiTai,
	kurukoTu peyar peRRa mAl varai uTaittu,
10	malai ARRup paTutta mU iru kayan'talai!
	vElanatu veRippATTu
	'mU iru kayan'talai, mun' n'Anku muzavut tOL,
	jAyiRRu Er n'iRat takai! n'aLinattup piRaviyai!
	kAay kaTavuT cEey! cevvEL!
	cAlva! talaiva!' enap pEe vizavinuL,
15	vElan Ettum veRiyum uLavE:
	avai vAyum alla, poyyum alla,
	n'IyE varampiRRu iv ulakam Atalin:
	ciRappOy ciRappu inRip peyarkuvai;
	ciRappinuL uyarvu Akalum,
20	piRappinuL izipu Akalum,
	EnOr n'in valattinatE:
	murukap pirAnin piRappu
	Ati an'taNan aRin'tu pari koLuva,
	vEta mA pUN vaiyat tEr Urn'tu,
	n'Akam n'ANA, malai villAka,
25	mUvakai Ar eyil Or azal ampin muLiya,
	mAtiram azala, eytu amarar vELvip
	pAkam uNTa paig kaT pArppAn
	umaiyoTu puNarn'tu, kAma vatuvaiyuL,
	amaiyAp puNarcci amaiya, n'eRRi
30	imaiyA n'ATTattu oru varam koNTu,
	'vilagku' ena, viNNOr vELvi mutalvan
	viri katir maNip pUNavaRkut tAn Ittatu
	aritu ena mARRAn, vAymaiyan Atalin,
	eri kananRu AnAk kuTAri koNTu avan uruvu
35	tirittiTTOn, iv ulaku Ezum maruLa:
	karup peRRuk koNTOr, kazin'ta cEy yAkkai
	n'ocippin, Ez uRu munivar, n'ani uNarn'tu,
	vacittataik kaNTam Aka mAtavar,
	'manaiviyar, n'iRaivayin, vaci taTi camaippin,
40	cAlAr; tAnE tarikka' ena, avar avi
	uTan peytOrE, azal vETTu: av avit
	taTavu n'imir mut tIp pENiya man eccil,
	vaTavayin, viLagku Al, uRai ezu makaLiruL
	kaTavuL oru mIn cAlini oziya,
45	aRuvar maRRaiyOrum an' n'ilai ayinRanar:
	maRu aRu kaRpin mAtavar manaiviyar
	n'iRaivayin vazAatu n'iR cUlinarE;
	n'ivan'tu Ogku imayattu n'Ilap paij cunaip
	payan'tOr enpa, patumattu pAyal:
50	perum peyar muruka! n'iR payan'ta jAnRE,
	aritu amar ciRappin amararcelvan,
	eri umiz vacciram koNTu, ikan'tu van'tu, eRin'tena,
	aRu vERu tuNiyum aRuvar Aki,
	oruvanai; vAzi, Ogku viRal cEey!
	tEvar cEnaikkut talaivanAtal
55	ArA uTampin n'I amarn'tu viLaiyATiya
	pOrAl vaRug kaikkup puran'taran uTaiya,
	allal il analan tan meyyin pirittu,
	celva vAraNam koTuttOn; vAnattu
	vaLam kezu celvan tan meyyin pirittu,
60	tikaz poRip pIli aNi mayil koTuttOn;
	tirun'tu kOl jaman tan meyyin pirivittu,
	irug kaN veL yATTu ezil maRi koTuttOn;
	Aagku avarum piRarum amarn'tu paTai aLitta
	maRiyum, majjaiyum, vAraNac cEvalum,
65	poRi varic cApamum, maranum, vALum,
	ceRi ilai ITTiyum, kuTAriyum, kaNicciyum,
	teRu katirk kanaliyum, mAlaiyum, maNiyum,
	vERu vERu uruvin iv ARu iru kaik koNTu,
	maRu il tuRakkattu amararcelvantan
70	poRi varik koTTaiyoTu pukaz varampu ikan'tOy.
	murukan tiruvaTi aTaivOrum aTaiyAtOrum
	n'in kuNam etirkoNTOr aRam koNTOr allatai,
	man kuNam uTaiyOr mAtavar vaNagkiyOr allatai
	ceRu tI n'ejcattuc cinam n'ITinOrum,
	cErA aRattuc cIr ilOrum,
75	azi tavap paTivattu ayariyOrum,
	maRu piRappu il enum maTavOrum, cErAr
	n'in n'izal:
	murukap perumAniTam vENTutal
	annOr allatu innOr
	cErvAr Atalin, yAam irappavai
80	poruLum ponnum pOkamum alla; n'inpAl
	aruLum, anpum, aRanum, mUnRum
	uruL iNark kaTampin oli tArOyE!