118.talaivi kURRu

	vel pukaz mannavan, viLagkiya ozukkattAl,
	n'al ARRin uyir kAttu, n'aTukku aRa, tAn ceyta
	tol vinaip payan tuyppa, tuRakkam vETTu ezun'tARpOl
	pal katir jAyiRu pakal ARRi malai cEra,
5	AnAtu kaluz koNTa ulakattu, maRRu avan
	EnaiyAn aLippAn pOl, ikal iruL mati cIppa,
	kuTai n'izal ANTARkum ALiya varuvARkum
	iTai n'inRa kAlam pOl, iRuttan'ta maruL mAlai!
	mAlai n'I tU aRat tuRan'tArai n'inaittalin, kayam pUtta
10	pOtu pOl kuvin'ta en ezil n'alam eLLuvAy;
	Ay ciRai vaNTu Arppa, cinaip pUp pOl taLai viTTa
	kAtalarp puNarn'tavar kArikai kaTikallAy
	mAlai n'I taiyenak kOvalar tanik kuzal icai kETTu
	paiyenRa n'ejcattEm pakkam pArATTuvAy;
15	cevvazi yAz n'arampu anna kiLaviyAr pArATTum,
	poy tIrn'ta puNarcciyuL putu n'alam kaTikallAy
	mAlai n'I takai mikka tAz cinaip pati cErn'tu puL Arppa,
	pakai mikka n'ejcattEm punmai pArATTuvAy;
	takai mikka puNarcciyAr, tAz koTi n'aRu mullai
20	mukai mukam tiRan'tanna, muRuvalum kaTikallAy
	ena Agku
	mAlaiyum alarum n'OnAtu, emvayin
	n'ejcamum ejcumman tilla ejci,
	uLLAtu amain'tOr, uLLum,
25	uL il uLLam, uL uL uvan'tE