239. pAlai

	aLitOtAnE; evan Avatukol?
	manRum tOnRAtu; maranum mAyum
	'puli ena ulampum ceg kaN ATavar,
	jeliyoTu piTitta vAr kOl ampinar,
5	el Ur eRin'tu, pal At tazIiya
	viLi paTu pUcal vej curattu iraTTum
	vERu pal tEettu ARu pala n'In'ti,
	puLLit toyyil, poRi paTu cuNagkin,
	oL izai makaLir uyar piRai tozUum
10	pullen mAlai, yAm ivaN oziya,
	ITTu arugkuraiya poruLvayiR celinE,
	n'ITTuvir allirO, n'eTun'takaiyIr?' ena,
	kuRu n'eTum pulavi kURi, n'ammoTu
	n'erun'alum tIm pala mozin'ta
15	ciRu n'al orutti peru n'al UrE!