25.tOzi kURRu

	vayakkuRu maNTilam vaTamozip peyar peRRa
	mukattavan makkaLuL mutiyavan puNarppinAl,
	aivar enRu ulaku Ettum aracarkaL akattarA,
	kai punai arakku illaik kataz eri cUzn'tAgku,
5	kaLi tikaz kaTAatta kaTug kaLiRu akattavA,
	muLi kazai uyar malai muRRiya muzagku azal,
	oL uru arakku illai vaLimakan uTaittut tan
	uLLattuk kiLaikaLOTu uyap pOkuvAn pOla,
	ezu uRaz taTak kaiyin inam kAkkum ezil vEzam,
10	azuvam cUz, pukai azal atarpaTa mitittut tam
	kuzuvoTu puNarn'tu pOm, kunRu azal vej curam
	iRattirAl, aiya! maRRu ivaL n'ilaimai kETTImin:
	maNakkugkAl malar anna takaiyavAy, ciRitu n'Ir
	taNakkugkAl, kaluzpu AnAk kaN enavum uLa anRO
15	ciRappuc ceytu uzaiyarAp pukazpu Etti, maRRu avar
	puRakkoTaiyE pazi tURRum pulliyAr toTarpu pOl?
	Igku n'Ir aLikkugkAl iRai ciRan'tu, oru n'AL n'Ir
	n'IgkugkAl, n'ekizpu OTum vaLai enavum uLa anRO
	celvattuL cErn'tavar vaLan uNTu, maRRu avar
20	olkattu n'alkilA uNarvilAr toTarpu pOl?
	oru n'AL n'Ir aLikkugkAl oLi ciRan'tu, oru n'AL n'Ir
	pArATTAkkAl, pacakkum n'utal enavum uLa anRO
	porun'tiya kENmaiyin maRai uNarn'tu, am maRai
	pirin'takkAl piRarkku uraikkum pITilAr toTarpu pOl?
25	ena Agku,
	yAm n'iR kURuvatu evan uNTu? emminum
	n'I n'aRku aRin'tanai; n'eTun' takai! vAnam
	tuLi mARu pozutin, iv ulakam pOlum n'in
	aLi mARu pozutin, iv Ayizai kavinE