242. kuRijci

	arumpu mutir vEgkai alagkal men cinaic
	curumpu vAy tiRan'ta pon purai n'uN tAtu
	maNi maruL kalavattu uRaippa, aNi mikku
	avir poRi majjai ATum cOlai,
5	pain' tAT cen' tinaik koTug kural viyan punam,
	cen' tAr kiLLai n'ammoTu kaTin'tOn
	paNpu tara van'tamai aRiyAL, 'n'uN kEz
	muRi purai ezil n'alattu en makaL tuyar marugku
	aRital vENTum' ena, pal pirappu irIi,
10	aRiyA vElaR tarIi, annai
	veRi ayar viyan kaLam poliya Etti,
	maRi uyir vazagkA aLavai, cenRu yAm,
	cela varat tuNin'ta, cEN viLagku, el vaLai
	n'ekizn'ta mun kai, n'Er iRaip paNait tOL,
15	n'al ezil azivin tol kavin peRIiya,
	mukizttu varal iLa mulai mUzka, pal Uz
	muyagkal iyaivatumannO tOzi!
	n'aRai kAlyAtta n'aLir mukaic cilampil
	peru malai viTarakam n'ITiya ciRiyilaic
20	cAn'ta men cinai tINTi, mElatu
	piracam tUgkum cEN cimai
	varaiyaka veRpan maNan'ta mArpE!