57.talaivan kURRu

	vEy enat tiraNTa tOL, veRi kamaz vaNar aimpAl,
	mA venRa maTa n'Okkin, mayil iyal, taLarpu olki
	Ay cilampu ari Arppa, avir oLi izai imaippa,
	koTi ena, min ena, aNagku ena, yAtu onRum
5	terikallA iTaiyinkaN kaN kavarpu orugku OTa,
	vaLamai cAl uyar ciRappin n'un'tai tol viyal n'akar
	iLamaiyAn eRi pan'toTu ikattan'tAy! kEL, ini:
	pUn' taN tAr, pular cAn'tin, tennavan uyar kUTal,
	tEm pAya aviz n'Ilattu alar venRa amar uNkaN,
10	En'tu kOTTu ezil yAnai onnAtArkku avan vElin,
	cEn'tu n'I inaiyaiyAl; ottatO? cinmozi!
	pozi peyal vaNmaiyAn acOkam taN kAvinuL,
	kazi kavin iLa mAvin taLir annAy! atan, talai,
	paNai amai pAy mAn tEr avan ceRRAr n'iRam pAyn'ta
15	kaNaiyinum, n'Oy ceytal kaTappu anRO? kanagkuzAy!
	vakai amai taN tArAn kOTu uyar poruppinmEl,
	takai iNar iLa vEgkai malar anna cuNagkinAy!
	mata vali miku kaTAattu avan yAnai maruppinum
	katavavAl takkatO? kAz koNTa iLa mulai
20	ena Agku,
	inaiyana kURa, iRaijcupu n'ilam n'Okki,
	n'inaiyupu n'eTitu onRu n'inaippAL pOl, maRRu AgkE
	tuNai amai tOziyarkku amartta kaNNaL,
	manai Agkup peyarn'tAL, en aRivu akappaTuttE