'pozutu talai vaitta kaiyaRu kAlai, iRan'ta pOlak kiLakkum kiLavi, maTanE varuttam maruTkai mikutiyoTu, avai n'AR poruTkaN n'ikazum enpa.' iccUttiram,' pinnar n'Ankum perun'tiNai peRumE' enRa ciRappuTaip perun'tiNai anRi, perun'tiNaik kuRippAkak kan'taruvattuTpaTTu vazuvi varum 'ERiya maTal tiRam' mutaliya n'AnkanuL onRAy,munnar n'ikazn'ta kan'taruvam pinnar vazuvi van'ta 'tERutal ozin'ta kAmattu miku tiRam' Akiya perun'tiNai vazuvamaikkinRatu. Otalum tUtum ozin'ta pakaivayiR pirivAkiya vALAN etirum pirivum, muTiyuTai vEn'tarkkum avar Evalin piriyum aracarkkum inRiyamaiyAmaiyin,ap pirivil pirikinRAn, 'vanpuRai kuRittal tavircciyAkum' enpatAl, kaRpup pOla n'I ivvARu ozuki, yAn varun'tuNaiyum ARRi iru' ena ARRuvittup pirital ilakkaNam anmaiyin, vALA piriyum anRE? agganam pirin'tuzi, avan kURiya kURRinaiyE koNTu ARRuvikkum tOzikkum ARRuvittal arituAkalin, avaTku anpu inRi n'IgkinAn enRu, ARRAmai mikku ANTup perun'tiNaip pakuti n'ikazum enRu uNarka. (itan poruL): pozutu an'tik kAlattE: kaiyaRu kAlai ' puRam ceyac citaittal' ennum cUttirattil, 'atanin Ugku inRu' enak kURiya kaiyaRavu uraittal ennum meyppATu eytiya kAlattE; talai vaitta an'ta ARAm aRutiyin ikan'tanavAka muTivilE vaikkappaTTa meyppATukaL; mikutiyoTu maTanE varuttam maruTkai n'AR poruTkaN n'ikazum tan vanappu mikutiyuTanE maTappamum ARRAmaiyum viyappum Akiya n'Anku poruTkaNNE n'aTakkum; avai iRan'ta pOlak kiLakkum kiLavienpa agganam avai n'aTakkinRa n'Anku poruLum kURRu n'ikazugkAl, tannaika kaikaTan'tana pOlak kURum kURRAy n'ikazum enRu kURuvar pulavar enRavARu. talai vaitta meyppATu Avana: 'ARAm aRutiyinum oppat tOnRutaRku uriya meyppATukaLAy manRattu irun'ta cAnROr aRiya, tan tuNaivan peyarum, peRRiyum,avanoTu puNarn'tamaiyum, tOnRak kURiyum, azutum, araRRiyum, pozutoTu pulampiyum, jAyiRu mutaliyavaRROTu kURattakAtana kURutalum, piRavum Am' ennum viti paRRi varaiviTaip pirin'tu n'ITTittuzi, talaivi pirivu ARRakillAtu n'ANu varai iRan'tu kalagki mozin'tu aRivu azin'tuzi, avan van'tu cArat teLin'tamai kaNTAr kURiRRu enRu kURiyatu. (25)

	purivuNTa puNarcciyuL pul ArA mAttirai,
	arukuvittu oruvarai akaRRalin, terivArkaN,
	ceya n'inRa paNNinuL cevi cuvai koLLAtu,
	n'ayam n'inRa poruL keTap puri aRu n'arampinum
5	payan inRu manRamma, kAmam ivaL mannum
	oL n'utal AyattAr OrAgkut tiLaippinum,
	muL n'unai tOnRAmai muRuval koNTu aTakki, tan
	kaNNinum mukattinum n'akupavaL; peN inRi
	yAvarum taN kural kETpa, n'irai veN pal
10	mI uyar tOnRa, n'akAa, n'akkAgkE,
	pU uyirttanna pukaz cAl ezil uNkaN
	Ay itaz malka azum
	Oo! azitakap pArAtE, allal kuRukinam;
	kANpAm kanagkuzai paNpu
15	enRu, ellIrum en ceytIr? ennai n'akutirO?
	n'alla n'akAalir maRkolO yAn uRRa
	allal uRIiyAn mAya malar mArpu
	pullip puNarap peRin
	'ellA! n'I uRRatu evanO maRRu?' enRIrEl, 'eR citai
20	ceytAn ivan' ena, 'uRRatu itu' ena,
	eyta uraikkum uran akattu uNTAyin,
	paitala Akip pacakkuvamannO en
	n'eytal malar anna kaN?
	kOTu vAy kUTAp piRaiyai, piRitu onRu
25	n'ATuvEn, kaNTanen; ciRRiluL kaNTu, AgkE,
	ATaiyAn mUuy akappaTuppEn; cUTiya,
	kANAn tiritarumkollO maNi miTaRRu
	mAN malark konRaiyavan?
	'teLLiyEm' enRu uraittu, tErAtu, oru n'ilaiyE,
30	'vaLLiyai Aka!' ena n'ejcai valiyuRIi,
	uLLi varukuvarkollO? vaLain'tu yAn
	eLLi irukkuvEn maRkolO? n'aLLiruL
	mAn'tar kaTi koNTa kagkul, kanavinAl,
	tOnRinanAka, toTuttEnman, yAn; tannaip
35	paiyenak kANku vizippa, yAn paRRiya
	kaiyuLE, mAyn'tAn, karan'tu
	katir pakA jAyiRE! kal cErtiAyin,
	avarai n'inaittu, n'iRuttu en kai n'ITTit
	tarukuvaiAyin, tavirum en n'ejcattu
40	uyir tiriyA mATTiya tI
	mai il cuTarE! malai cErti n'I Ayin,
	pauva n'Irt tOnRip pakal ceyyum mAttirai,
	kaiviLakkAkak katir cila tArAy! en
	toyyil citaittAnait tErku
45	citaittAnaic ceyvatu evankolO? emmai
	n'ayan'tu, n'alam citaittAn
	manRap panaimEl malai mAn' taLirE! n'I
	tonRu iv ulakattuk kETTum aRitiyO?
	men tOL jekizttAn takai allAl, yAn kANEn
50	n'anRu tItu enRu piRa
	n'Oy eriyAkac cuTinum, cuzaRRi, en
	Ay itaz uLLE karappan karan'tAgkE
	n'Oy uRu ven' n'Ir: teLippin, talaik koNTu
	vEvatu, aLittu iv ulaku
55	meliyap poRuttEn; kaLain'tImin cAnRIr!
	n'alitarum kAmamum kauvaiyum enRu, iv
	valitin uyir kAvAt tUgki, Agku, ennai
	n'aliyum vizumam iraNTu
	enap pATi,
60	inain'tu n'on'tu azutanaL; n'inain'tu n'ITu uyirttanaL;
	ellaiyum iravum kazin'tana enRu eNNi, ellirA
	n'alkiya kELvan ivan manRa, mella
	maNiyuL paran'ta n'Ir pOlat tuNivAm
	kalam citai illattuk kAz koNTu tERRak
65	kalagkiya n'IrpOl teLin'tu, n'alam peRRAL,
	n'al ezil mArpanaic cArn'tu