271. pAlai

	poRi varip puRavin ceg kAR cEval
	ciRu pun peTaiyoTu cEN pulam pOki,
	ari maNal iyavil paral tErn'tu uNTu,
	vari maral vATiya vAn n'Igku n'anan'talaik
5	kuRumpoRai marugkin kOT curam n'In'ti,
	n'eTuj cEN van'ta n'Ir n'acai vampalar
	cel uyir n'iRutta cuvaik kAy n'ellip
	pal kAy am cinai akavum attam
	cenRu, n'Ir avaNir Aki, n'inRu taru
10	n'ilai arum poruT piNi n'inain'tanir eninE,
	valvatAka, n'um cey vinai! ivaTkE,
	kaLi mali kaLLin n'al tEr aviyan
	ATu iyal iLa mazai cUTit tOnRum
	pazam tUgku viTarakattu ezun'ta kAmpin
15	kaN iTai puraiyum n'eTu men paNait tOL,
	tirun'tu kOl Ay toTi jekizin,
	marun'tum uNTO, pirin'tu uRai n'ATTE?

272. kuRijci

	irum puli tolaitta perug kai vEzattup
	pulavu n'ARu pukar n'utal kazuva, kagkul
	aruvi tan'ta aNagkuTai n'eTug kOTTu
	ajcu varu viTar mukai Ar iruL akaRRi,
5	min oLir eHkam cel n'eRi viLakka,
	taniyan van'tu, pani alai muniyAn,
	n'Ir izi marugkin Ar iTattu amanRa
	kuLaviyoTu miTain'ta kUtaLag kaNNi
	acaiyA n'ARRam acai vaLi pakara,
10	tuRu kal n'aNNiya kaRi ivar paTappaik
	kuRi iRaik kurampai n'am manaivayin pukutarum,
	meym mali uvakaiyan; an' n'ilai kaNTu,
	'muruku' ena uNarn'tu, mukaman kURi,
	uruvac cen' tinai n'IroTu tUuy,
15	n'eTu vEL paravum, annai; annO!
	en Avatu koltAnE pon ena
	malarn'ta vEgkai alagku cinai poliya
	maNi n'iRa majjai akavum
	aNi malai n'ATanoTu amain'ta n'am toTarpE?

273. pAlai

	vicumpu vicaittu ezun'ta kUtaLag kOtaiyin,
	pacug kAl veN kuruku vAp paRai vaLaii,
	Arkali vaLavayin pOtoTu parappa,
	pulam puniRu tIrn'ta putu varal aRciram,
5	n'alam kavar pacalai n'aliyavum, n'am tuyar
	aRiyArkollO, tAmE? aRiyinum,
	n'am manattu anna menmai inmaiyin,
	n'ammuTai ulakam uLLArkollO?
	yAgku ena uNarkO, yAnE? vIgkupu
10	talai varampu aRiyAt takai varal vATaiyoTu
	mulaiyiTait tOnRiya n'Oy vaLar iLa muLai
	acaivuTai n'ejcattu uyavut tiraL n'ITi,
	UrOr eTutta ampal am cinai,
	ArAk kAtal avir taLir parappi,
15	pulavar pukazn'ta n'Ar il peru maram
	n'ila varai ellAm n'izaRRi,
	alar arumpu Uzppavum vArAtOrE.

274. mullai

	iru vicumpu atira muzagki, ara n'alin'tu,
	iku peyal azi tuLi talaii, vAnam
	paruvam ceyta pAnAT kagkul,
	ATu talait turuvin tOTu EmArppa,
5	kaTai kOl ciRu tI aTaiya mATTi,
	tiN kAl uRiyan, pAnaiyan, ataLan,
	n'uN pal tuvalai oru tiRam n'anaippa,
	taNTu kAl UnRiya tani n'ilai iTaiyan,
	maTi viTu vILai kaTitu cenRu icaippa,
10	teRi maRi pArkkum kuRu n'ari verIi,
	muLLuTaik kuRun' tURu iriyap pOkum
	taN n'aRu puRavinatuvE n'aRu malar
	mullai cAnRa kaRpin
	mel iyaR kuRumakaL uRaivu in UrE.

275. pAlai

	Ogku n'ilait tAzi malkac cArtti,
	kuTai aTai n'Irin maTaiyinaL eTutta
	pan'tar vayalai, pan'tu eRin'tu ATi,
	iLamait takaimaiyai vaLa manaik kizatti!
5	'pitirvai n'Irai veN n'IRu Aka' ena,
	yAm taR kazaRug kAlai, tAn tan
	mazalai in col, kazaRal inRi,
	in uyir kalappak kURi, n'annutal
	peruj cORRu illattu orugku ivaN irAaL,
10	EtilALan kAtal n'ampi,
	tiraL arai iruppait toLLai vAn pUk
	kuruLai eNkin irug kiLai kavarum
	vem malai aruj curam, n'am ivaN oziya,
	iru n'ilan uyirkkum innAk kAnam,
15	n'erun'aip pOkiya peru maTat takuvi
	aitu akal alkul tazai aNik kUTTum
	kUzai n'occik kIzatu, en makaL
	cem puTaic ciRu viral varitta
	vaNTalum kANTirO, kaN uTaiyIrE?

276. marutam

	n'IL irum poykai irai vETTu ezun'ta
	vALai veN pOttu uNIiya, n'Arai tan
	aTi aRivuRutal ajci, paipayak
	kaTi ilam pukUum kaLvan pOla,
5	cAay otugkum tuRai kEz UranoTu
	Avatu Aka! ini n'AN uNTO?
	varukatil amma, em cEri cEra!
	ari vEy uNkaN avan peNTir kANa,
	tArum tAnaiyum paRRi, Ariyar
10	piTi payinRu tarUum perug kaLiRu pOla,
	tOL kan'tAkak kUn'talin piNittu, avan
	mArpu kaTi koLLEn Ayin, ArvuRRu
	iran'tOrkku IyAtu ITTiyOn poruLpOl,
	paran'tu veLippaTAtu Aki,
15	varun'tukatilla, yAy Ompiya n'alanE!

277. pAlai

	taN katir maNTilam avir, aRac cAayp
	pakal azi tORRam pOla, paiyena
	n'utal oLi karappavum, ALvinai tarumAr,
	taval il uLLamoTu eHku tuNai Aka,
5	kaTaiyal am kurala vAL vari uzuvai
	pEz vAyp piNavin vizup paci n'OnAtu,
	irum panaj ceRumpin anna parUu mayir,
	ciRu kaN, panRi varu tiRam pArkkum
	attam Ar azuvattu AgkaN n'anan'talai,
10	pottuTai maratta pukar paTu n'Izal,
	ARu cel vampalar acaiyun'ar irukkum,
	Iram il, vej curam iRan'tOr n'amvayin
	vArA aLavai Ayizai! kUr vAy
	azal akain'tanna kAmar tutai mayir
15	manai uRai kOzi maRanuTaic cEval
	pOr puri eruttam pOlak kajaliya
	pogku azal murukkin oN kural mAn'ti,
	citar citarn'tu ukutta cevvi vEnil
	van'tanRu amma, tAnE;
20	vArAr tOzi! n'am kAtalOrE.

278. kuRijci

	kuNa kaTal mukan'ta koLLai vAnam
	paNai kezu vEn'tar pal paTait tAnait
	tOl n'iraittanaiya Aki, valan Erpu,
	kOl n'imir koTiyin vaci paTa minni,
5	urum uraRu atir kural talaii, pAnAL,
	peru malai mImicai muRRinaAyin,
	vAL ilagku aruvi tAay, n'ALai,
	iru vetir am kazai ociyat tINTi
	varuvatumAtO, vaN pari un'ti,
10	n'ani perum parappin n'am Ur muntuRai;
	pani poru mazaik kaN civappa, pAnAL
	muni paTar akala mUzkuvamkollO
	maNi maruL mEni Ayn'alam tolaiya,
	taNivu arun' tuyaram ceytOn
15	aNi kiLar n'eTu varai ATiya n'IrE?

279. pAlai

	'n'aTTOr inmaiyum, kELir tunpamum,
	oTTAtu uRaiyun'ar perukkamum, kANUu,
	oru pati vAztal ARRupatilla
	pon avir cuNagkoTu ceRiya vIgkiya
5	men mulai muRRam kaTavAtOr' ena,
	n'aLLen kagkulum pakalum, iyain'tu iyain'tu
	uLLam pottiya uram cuTu kUr eri
	ALvinai mAriyin aviyA, n'ALum
	kaTaRu uzan'tu ivaNam Aka, paTar uzan'tu
10	yAgku AkuvaLkol tAnE tIm toTai
	viLari n'arampin n'ayavaru cIRiyAz
	mali pUm pogkar makiz kuraR kuyiloTu
	puNar tuyil eTuppum punal teLi kAlaiyum
	n'ammuTai matukaiyaL Aki, aNi n'aTai
15	anna mAN peTaiyin menmela iyali,
	kaiyaRu n'ejcinaL, aTaitarum
	mai Ir Oti mAayOLE?

280. n'eytal

	pon aTarn'tanna oL iNarc cerun'tip
	pal malar vEyn'ta n'alam peRu kOtaiyaL,
	tiNi maNal aTai karai alavan ATTi
	acaiyinaL irun'ta Ay toTik kuRumakaL,
5	n'alamcAl vizup poruL kalam n'iRai koTuppinum,
	peRal arugkuraiyaL Ayin, aRam terin'tu,
	n'Am uRai tEem marUup peyarn'tu, avanoTu
	iru n'Irc cErppin uppuTan uzutum,
	peru n'Irk kuTTam puNaiyoTu pukkum,
10	paTuttanam, paNin'tanam, aTuttanam, iruppin,
	tarukuvankollO tAnE viri tiraik
	kaN tiraL muttam koNTu, jAgkart
	tEn imir akan karaip pakukkum
	kAnal am perun' tuRaip paratavan emakkE?