145.kaNTOr kURRum talaivi kURRum

	'tunaiyun'ar vizai takka ciRappuppOl, kaNTArkku
	n'anavinuL utavAtu n'aLLiruL vERAkum
	kanavin n'ilaiyinRAl, kAmam; orutti
	uyirkkum; ucAam; ulamvarum; OvAL,
5	kayal purai uNkaN arippa ari vAra,
	peyal cEr mati pOla, vAL mukam tOnRa,
	pala oli kUn'talAL, paNpu ellAm tuyttut
	tuRan'tAnai uLLi, azUum; avanai
	maRan'tALpOl Ali n'akUum; maruLum;
10	ciRan'ta tan n'ANum n'alanum n'inaiyAtu,
	kAmam munaiiyAL, alan'tAL' enRu, enaik kANa,
	n'akAnmin; kURuvEn, mAkkAL! mikAatu,
	makaLir tOL cErn'ta mAn'tar tuyar kUra n'Ittalum,
	n'IL curam pOkiyAr vallai van'tu aLittalum,
15	Uz ceytu, iravum pakalumpOl, vERAki,
	vIzvArkaN tOnRum; taTumARRam jAlattuL
	vAzvArkaTku ellAm varum
	tAzpu, tuRan'tu, toTi n'ekizttAn pOkiya kAnam
	iRan'tu eri n'aiyAmal, pAay muzagki
20	vaRan'tu ennai ceytiyO,vAnam? ciRan'ta en
	kaNNIrk kaTalAl, kanai tuLi vIcAyO,
	koNmUk kuzIi mukan'tu?
	n'umakku evan pOlumO? UrIr! emakkum em
	kaNpAyal koNTu, uLLAk kAtalavan ceyta
25	paNpu tara van'ta en toTar n'Oy vEtu
	koLvatu pOlum, kaTum pakal? jAyiRE!
	ellAk katirum parappi, pakaloTu
	cellAtu n'inRIyal vENTuval; n'I cellin,
	pullen maruL mAlaip pOztu inRu van'tu ennaik
30	kollAtu pOtal aritAl; atanoTu yAn
	cellAtu n'iRRal ilEn
	ollai em kAtalark koNTu, kaTal Urn'tu, kAlain'AL,
	pOtarin kANkuvEnmannO paniyoTu
	mAlaip pakai tAgki, yAn?
35	iniyan enRu OmpaTuppal, jAyiRu! ini
	oL vaLai OTat tuRan'tu, tuyar ceyta
	kaLvanpAl paTTanRu, oLittu ennai, uLLi
	perug kaTal pullena, kAnal pulampa,
	irug kazi n'eytal itaz potin'tu tOnRa,
40	virin'tu ilagku veN n'ilA vIcum pozutinAn,
	yAn vENTu oruvan, en allal uRIiyAn;
	tAn vENTupavarOTu tujcumkol, tujcAtu?
	vAnum, n'ilanum, ticaiyum, tuzAvum en
	AnAp paTar mikka n'ejcu
45	Uravarkku ellAm peru n'akai Aki, en
	Ar uyir ejcumman; agku n'I cenRI
	n'ilavu umiz vAn tigkAL! Ay toTi koTpa,
	aLi puRam mARi, aruLAn tuRan'ta ak
	kAtalan ceyta kalakkuRu n'Oykku EtilAr
50	ellArum tERRar, marun'tu
	vinaik koNTu en kAma n'Oy n'Ikkiya UrIr!
	enaittAnum eLLinum, eLLalan, kELvan;
	n'inaippinum, kaNNuLLE tOnRum; anaittaRkE
	EmarAtu, EmarA ARu
55	kanai iruL vAnam! kaTal mukan'tu, enmEl
	uRaiyoTu n'inRIyal vENTum, orugkE
	n'iRai vaLai koTpittAn ceyta tuyarAl
	iRai iRai pottiRRut tI
	enap pATi,
60	n'OyuTai n'ejcattu eRiyA, inaipu Egki,
	'yAvirum em kELvaR kANIrO?' enpavaTku,
	ArvuRRa pUcaRku aRampOla, Eytan'tAr;
	pAyal koNTu uLLAtavarai varak kaNTu,
	mAyavan mArpil tiruppOl avaL cEra,
65	jAyiRRu munnar iruLpOla mAyn'tatu en
	Ayizai uRRa tuyar