102.talaivan ERu tazuvinamai kaNTa cuRRattAr kURRu

	talaivan
	kaN akan iru vicumpil kataz peyal kalan'tu, ERRa
	taN n'aRum piTavamum, tavaz koTit taLavamum,
	vaNNa vaN tOnRiyum, vayagku iNark konRaiyum,
	annavai piRavum, pal malar tutaiya,
5	tazaiyum kOtaiyum izaiyum enRu ivai
	taiiyinar, makizn'tu, tiLaii viLaiyATum
	maTa mozi AyattavaruL ivaL yAr uTampOTu
	en uyir pukkavaL, inRu?
	pAgkan
	Oo! ivaL, 'poru pukal n'al ERu koLpavar allAl,
10	tiru mA mey tINTalar' enRu, karumamA,
	ellArum kETpa, aRain'tu aRain'tu, eppozutum
	collAl tarappaTTavaL
	cuRRattArkkut talaivan ceyti colli anuppa, avar, 'ERu tazuvum vizAviRkup paRai aRaika!' enal
	'colluka!' 'pANiyEm' enRAr; 'aRaika' enRAr, pArittAr,
	mANizai ARAkac cARu
	kaNTa cuRRattAr kURRu
15	cARRuL peTai annAr kaN pUttu, n'Okkum vAy! ellAm
	miTai peRin, n'ErAt takaittu
	takai vakai micaimicaip pAyiyar, Arttu uTan
	etir etir cenRAr palar
	kolai mali cilai ceRi ceyir ayar cinam ciRan'tu,
20	uruttu ezun'tu OTinRu mEl
	ezun'tatu tukaL;
	ERRanar mArpu;
	kavizn'tana maruppu;
	kalagkinar palar
25	avaruL, malar mali pukal eza, alar mali maNi purai n'imir tOL piNaii
	eruttOTu imiliTait tOnRinan; tOnRi,
	varuttinAnmanRa, av ERu
	ERu evvam kANA ezun'tAr evankolO
	ERu uTai n'allAr: pakai?
30	maTavarE, n'al Ayar makkaL n'erun'ai,
	aTal ERReruttu iRuttArk kaNTum, maRRu inRum,
	uTal ERu kOL cARRuvAr!
	Agku, ini
	taNNumaip pANi taLarAtu ezUuka
35	paN amai in cIrk kuravaiyuL, teN kaNNi,
	tiN tOL, tiRal oLi, mAyap pOr, mA mEni,
	am tuvar ATaip potuvanOTu, Ayn'ta
	muRuvalAL men tOL pArATTi, ciRukuTi
	manRam paran'tatu, urai!