19. pAlai

	anRu avaN ozin'tanRum ilaiyE; van'tu n'ani
	varun'tinai vAzi, en n'ejcE! parun'tu irun'tu
	uyA viLi payiRRum, yA uyar, n'anan'talai,
	uruL tuTi makuLiyin poruL terin'tu icaikkum
5	kaTug kuraR kuTijaiya n'eTum perug kunRam,
	emmoTu iRattalumcellAy; pin n'inRu,
	oziyac cUzn'tanaiAyin, tavirAtu,
	cel ini; ciRakka, n'in uLLam! vallE
	maRaval Ompumati, emmE n'aRavin
10	cEyitaz anaiya Aki, kuvaLai
	mA itaz puraiyum malir koL Ir imai,
	uLLakam kanala uLLutoRu ulaRi,
	pazagkaN koNTa, kalizn'tu vIz, avir aRal
	veyya ukutara, verIi, paiyena,
15	cil vaLai corin'ta mel iRai munkai
	pU vI koTiyin pullenap pOki,
	aTarcey Ay akal cuTar tuNai Aka,
	iyagkAtu vatin'ta n'am kAtali
	uyagku cAy ciRupuRam muyagkiya pinnE!