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?