81.talaivan kURRu

	putalvanai n'Okkit talaivi kURutal
	mai aRa viLagkiya maNi maruL av vAy tan
	mey peRA mazalaiyin viLagku pUN n'anaittara,
	polam piRaiyuL tAzn'ta punai vinai uruL kalan,
	n'alam peRu kamaz cenni, n'akaiyoTu tuyalvara,
5	uru ejcAtu iTai kATTum uTai kazal am tukil
	ari poli kiNkiNi Arppu OvA aTi taTpa,
	pAlOTu alarn'ta mulai maRan'tu, muRRattuk
	kAl val tEr kaiyin iyakki, n'aTai payiRRA,
	Al amar celvan aNi cAl peru viRal
10	pOla, varum en uyir!
	peruma! virun'toTu kaitUvA emmaiyum uLLAy,
	perun' teruvil koNTATi jAyar payiRRa,
	tirun'tupu n'I kaRRa coRkaL yAm kETpa,
	marun'tu OvA n'ejciRku amiztam ayinRaRRA,
15	perun'takAy! kURu, cila
	tOziyai n'Okkit talaivi kURiya ceyti
	ellizAy! cEy n'inRu n'Am koNarn'ta pANan citain'tu, AgkE
	vAy OTi, 'EnAtippATiyam' enRaRRA,
	'n'Oy n'Am taNikkum marun'tu' enap pArATTa,
	OvAtu aTuttu aTuttu, 'attattA!' enpAn mANa
20	vEy men tOL vEyttiRam cErttalum, maRRu, ivan
	vAyuLLin pOkAn arO
	talaivan kETpa, tOziyai n'Okkit talaivi uraittal
	uLLi uzaiyE orugku paTai viTak
	kaLLar paTartan'tatu pOla, tAm emmai
	eLLumAr van'tArE, Igku
	talaivan
25	EtappATu eNNi, puricai viyal uLLOr
	kaLvaraik kANAtu, 'kaNTEm' enpAr pOla,
	cEy n'inRu, ceyyAta collic cinaval; n'in
	ANai kaTakkiRpAr yAr?
	talaivi
	atirvu il paTiRu erukki, van'tu en makanmEl,
30	mutir pUN mulai poruta EtilAL mucci
	utir tukaL ukka n'in ATai olippa
	etir vaLi n'inRAy; n'I cel
	talaivan
	ini, 'ellA! yAm tItilEm' enRu teLippavum, kain'n'Ivi
	yAtonRum emkaN maRuttaravu illAyin,
35	mEtakka en'tai peyaranai yAm koLvEm,
	tAvA viruppoTu kanRu yAttuzic cellum
	A pOl paTar taka, n'Am