1. pAlai

	'vaNTu paTat tatain'ta kaNNi, oN kazal,
	uruvak kutirai mazavar OTTiya
	murukan n'aR pOr n'eTu vEL Avi,
	aRukOTTu yAnaip potini AgkaN,
5	ciRu kArOTan payinoTu cErttiya
	kal pOl piriyalam' enRa coltAm
	maRan'tanarkollO tOzi! ciRan'ta
	vEy maruL paNait tOL n'ekiza, cEy n'ATTup
	polagkala veRukkai tarumAr n'ilam paka,
10	azal pOl vegkatir paitu aRat teRutalin,
	n'izal tEyn'tu ulaRiya maratta; aRai kAypu,
	aRun'Irp paij cunai Am aRap pulartalin,
	uku n'el poriyum vemmaiya; yAvarum
	vazagkun'ar inmaiyin, vauvun'ar maTiya,
15	curam pullenRa ARRa; alagku cinai
	n'Ar il murugkai n'aviral vAn pUc
	cUral am kaTu vaLi eTuppa, AruRRu,
	uTai tiraip pitirvin pogki, mun
	kaTal pOl tOnRala kATu iRan'tOrE?

53. pAlai

	aRiyAy, vAzi tOzi! iruL aRa
	vicumpuTan viLagkum virai celal tikirik
	kaTug katir eRitta viTuvAy n'iRaiya,
	n'eTug kAl murugkai veN pUt tAay,
5	n'Ir aRa vaRan'ta n'irampA n'IL iTai,
	vaL eyiRRuc cen'n'Ay varun'tu pacip piNavoTu
	kaLLiam kATTa kaTattiTai uzijcil
	uLUn vATiya curimUkku n'oLLai
	pori arai putaitta pulampu koL iyavin,
10	vizut toTai maRavar vil iTa vIzn'tOr
	ezuttuTai n'aTukal in n'izal vatiyum
	aruj curak kavalai n'In'ti, enRum,
	'illOrkku il' enRu iyaivatu karattal
	vallA n'ejcam valippa, n'amminum
15	poruLE kAtalar kAtal;
	'aruLE kAtalar' enRi, n'IyE.

101. pAlai

	amma vAzi, tOzi! 'immai
	n'anRu cey marugkil tItu il' ennum
	tonRupaTu pazamozi inRu poyttanRukol?
	takar maruppu Eyppac cuRRupu, curin'ta
5	cuval mAy pittai, ceg kaN, mazavar
	vAyp pakai kaTiyum maNNoTu kaTun' tiRal
	tIp paTu ciRu kOl villoTu paRRi,
	n'urai teri mattam koLIi, n'iraip puRattu
	aTi putai toTutOl paRaiya Eki,
10	kaTi pulam kavarn'ta kanRuTaik koLLaiyar,
	inam talaipeyarkkum n'anan'talaip perug kATTu,
	akal iru vicumpiRku OTam pOla,
	pakaliTai n'inRa pal katir jAyiRRu
	uruppu avirpu uLariya cuzanRu varu kOTai,
15	pun kAl murugkai Uz kazi pal malar,
	taN kAr Aliyin, tAvana utirum
	pani paTu pal malai iRan'tOrkku
	munitaku paNpu yAm ceytanROilamE!

167. pAlai

	vayagku maNi poruta vakaiamai vanappin
	pacug kAz alkul mAayOLoTu
	vinai vanappu eytiya punai pUj cEkkai,
	viN poru n'eTu n'akart tagki, inRE
5	initu uTan kazin'tanRumannE; n'ALaip
	porun'tAk kaNNEm pulampu van'tu uRutarac
	cEkkuvamkollO, n'ejcE! cAttu eRin'tu
	atar kUTTuNNum aNagkuTaip pakazik
	koTu vil ATavar paTu pakai verIi,
10	Ur ezun'tu ulaRiya pIr ezu mutu pAz,
	murugkai mEyn'ta perug kai yAnai
	verin' Ogku ciRu puRam urija, olki
	iTTikai n'eTuj cuvar viTTam vIzn'tena,
	maNip puRAt tuRan'ta maram cOr mATattu
15	ezutu aNi kaTavuL pOkalin, pullenRu
	ozukupali maRan'ta mezukAp pun tiNaip
	pAl n'Ay tuLLiya paRaikkaT ciRRil,
	kuyil kAz citaiya maNTi, ayil vAyk
	kUr mukac citalai vEyn'ta
20	pOr maTi n'al iRaip potiyilAnE?