vElamaram(ulavai)

89. pAlai
teRu katir jAyiRu n'aTu n'inRu kAytalin,
uRu peyal vaRan'ta OTu tEr n'anan' talai,
uruttu ezu kurala kuTijaic cEval,
pul cAy viTarakam pulampa, varaiya
5
kal eRi icaiyin iraTTum AgkaN,
ciLvITu kaRagkum ciRiilai vElattu
UzuRu viLain'eRRu utira, kAziyar
kavvaip parappin vev uvarppu oziya,
kaLari paran'ta kal n'eTu marugkin,
10
viLar Un tinRa vIgkucilai maRavar
mai paTu tiN tOL malira vATTi,
poRai mali kazutai n'eTu n'irai tazIiya
tirun'tu vAL vayavar arun' talai tumitta
paTu pulAk kamazum jATpil, tuTi ikuttu,
15
arug kalam teRutta perum pukal valattar,
vil kezu kuRumpil kOL muRai pakukkum
kollai irum punam n'eTiya ennAtu,
mellen cEvaTi meliya Eka
vallun'aLkollO tAnE tEm peytu
20
aLavuRu tIm pAl alaippavum uNNAL,
iTu maNaR pan'taruL iyalum,
n'eTu men paNait tOL, mAayOLE?

makaTpOkkiya cevilittAy colliyatu. - maturaikkAjcip pulavar

293. pAlai
ilai ozittu ulaRiya pun talai ulavai
valai valan'tanaiya Aka, pala uTan
cilampi cUzn'ta pulam keTu vaippin,
tukil Ay ceykaip pA virin'tanna
5
veyil avirpu n'uTagkum vev veg kaLari,
kuyiR kaN anna kurUuk kAy muRRi,
maNik kAcu anna mAl n'iRa irug kani,
ukAay men cinai utirvana kaziyum
vEnil vej curam tamiyar tAmE,
10
celpa enpa tOzi! yAmE,
paNpu il kOvalar tAy pirittu yAtta
n'ejcu amar kuzavi pOla, n'on'tu n'on'tu,
innA mozitum enpa;
en mayagkinarkol, n'am kAtalOrE?

poruLvayiR piriyak karutiya talaimakan kuRippu aRin'tu, talaimakaL tOzikkuc colliyatu; talaimakanAl pirivu uNarttappaTTa tOzi talaimakaTkuc colliyatUumAm. - kAvanmullaip pUtanAr