23. pAlai

	maNkaN kuLirppa, vIcit taN peyal,
	pATu ulan'tanRE, paRaik kural ezili;
	putalmicait taLavin ital muT cen' n'anai
	n'erugku kulaip piTavamoTu orugku piNi aviza,
5	kATE kammenRanRE; avala,
	kOTu uTain'tanna kOTaR paim payir,
	patavin pAvai, munaii, matavu n'aTai
	aNNal iralai amar piNai tazIi,
	taN aRal parukit tAzn'tupaTTanavE;
10	anaiyakol vAzi, tOzi! manaiya
	tAzvin n'occi, cUzvana malarum
	mauval, mAc cinai kATTi,
	av aLavu enRAr, ANTuc cey poruLE!

95. pAlai

	paipayap pacan'tanRu n'utalum; cAay,
	aitu AkinRu, en taLir purai mEniyum;
	palarum aRiyat tikaztarum, avalamum;
	uyir koTu kaziyin allatai, n'inaiyin
5	evanO? vAzi, tOzi! porikAl
	pokuTTu arai iruppaik kuvikulaik kazanRa
	Ali oppin tUmpuTait tiraL vI,
	ARu cel vampalar n'IL iTai azugka,
	Inal eNkin irug kiLai kavarum
10	curam pala kaTan'tOrkku iragkupa ennAr,
	kauvai mEvalar Aki, 'iv Ur
	n'iraiyap peNTir innA kURuva
	puraiyaalla, en makaTku' enap paraii,
	n'am uNarn'tu ARiya koLkai
15	annai munnar, yAm en, itaR paTalE?

191. pAlai

	attap pAtirit tuyt talaip putu vI
	eri itaz alariyoTu iTai paTa viraii,
	vaN tOTTut toTutta vaNTu paTu kaNNi,
	tOl putai ciraRRu aTi, kOluTai umaNar
5	Ur kaNTanna Aram vAgki,
	aruj curam ivarn'ta acaivu il n'On tAL
	tirun'tu pakaTTu iyampum koTu maNi, purin'tu avar
	maTi viTu vILaiyoTu, kaTitu etir OTi,
	Omai am perug kATTu varUum vampalarkku
10	Emam ceppum enRUz n'IL iTai,
	arum poruL n'acaii, pirin'tu uRai valli,
	cenRu, vinai eNNutiAyin, n'anRum,
	uraitticin vAzi en n'ejcE! 'n'irai mukai
	mullai arun'tum melliya Aki,
15	aRal ena virin'ta uRal in cAyal
	oli irug kUn'tal tERum' ena,
	valiya kURavum vallaiyO, maRRE?