187. pAlai

	tOL pulampu akalat tujci, n'ammoTu
	n'AL pala n'ITiya karan'tu uRai puNarcci
	n'AN uTaimaiyin n'Igki, cEy n'ATTu
	arum poruL valitta n'ejcamoTu Eki,
5	n'am uyarvu uLLinar kAtalar kaRuttOr
	tem munai citaitta, kaTum parip puravi,
	vAr kazaR polin'ta vankaN mazavar
	pUn' toTai vizavin talai n'AL anna,
	taru maNal jemiriya tiru n'akar muRRam
10	pulampuRumkollO tOzi! cEN Ogku
	alan'talai jemaiyattu AL il AgkaN,
	kal cErpu irun'ta cil kuTip pAkkattu,
	el virun'tu ayara, Emattu alki,
	manai uRai kOzi aNal tAzpu anna
15	kavai oN taLira karugkAl yAattu
	vEnil veRpin kAnam kAya,
	munai ezun'tu OTiya keTu n'ATTu Ar iTai,
	panai veLiRu arun'tu paig kaN yAnai
	oN cuTar mutirA iLag katir amaiyattu,
20	kaNpaTu pAyal kai oTugku acai n'ilai
	vAL vAyc cuRavin panit tuRai n'In'ti,
	n'AL vETTu ezun'ta n'ayan il paratavar
	vaiku kaTal ampiyin tOnRum
	mai paTu mA malai vilagkiya curanE?