75. pAlai

	"aruL anRu Aka, ALvinai, ATavar
	poruL" ena valitta poruL al kATciyin
	main'tu mali uLLamoTu tujcal cellAtu,
	eri cinam tavazn'ta irug kaTaRRu aTaimutal
5	kari kutir maratta kAna vAzkkai,
	aTu puli munpin, toTu kazal maRavar
	tonRu iyal ciRukuTi manRu n'izaR paTukkum
	aNNal n'eTu varai, Am aRap pularn'ta
	kal n'eRip paTarkuvar Ayin n'al n'utal,
10	ceyir tIr koLkai, cil mozi, tuvar vAy,
	avir toTi munkai, Ay izai, makaLir
	Aram tAgkiya alar mulai Akattu,
	ArAk kAtaloTu tAriTaik kuzaiyAtu
	cenRu paTu viRaR kavin uLLi, enRum
15	iragkun'ar allatu, peyartan'tu, yAvarum
	tarun'arum uLarO, iv ulakattAn?' ena-
	mAri Igkai mAt taLir anna
	am mA mEni, aitu amai n'ucuppin;
	pal kAcu n'iraitta, kOTu En'tu, alkul;
20	mel iyal kuRumakaL! pulan'tu pala kURi
	AnA n'Oyai Aka, yAnE
	piriyac cUztalum uNTO,
	aritu peRu ciRappin n'invayinAnE?'