9. pAlai

	kol vinaip polin'ta, kUrg kuRum puzukin,
	villOr tUNi vIgkap peyta
	appu n'unai Eyppa arumpiya iruppai,
	ceppu aTar anna ceg kuzai akamtORu,
5	izutin anna tIm puzal tuyvAy
	uzutu kAN tuLaiya Aki, Ar kazalpu,
	Ali vAnin kAloTu pARi,
	tuppin anna ceg kOTTu iyavin,
	n'eyttOr mImicai n'iNattin parikkum
10	attam n'aNNiya am kuTic cIRUr
	koTu n'uN Oti makaLir Okkiya
	toTi mAN ulakkait tUNTu ural pANi,
	n'eTu mAl varaiya kuTijaiyOTu iraTTum
	kunRu pin oziyap pOki, uram turan'tu,
15	jAyiRu paTinum, 'Ur cEyttu' enAtu,
	tunai pari turakkum tujcAc celavin
	emminum, virain'tu val eyti, pal mAN
	Ogkiya n'al il oru ciRai n'ilaii,
	pAgkarp palli paTutoRum paravi,
20	kanRu puku mAlai n'inROL eyti,
	kai kaviyAc cenRu, kaN putaiyAk kuRuki,
	piTik kai anna pinnakam tINTi,
	toTik kai taivarat tOyn'tanRukollO
	n'ANoTu miTain'ta kaRpin, vAL n'utal,
25	am tIm kiLavik kuRumakaL
	men tOL peRa n'acaiic cenRa en n'ejcE?