201

	'ivar yAr?' enkuvaiAyin, ivarE,
	UruTan iravalarkku aruLi, tEruTan
	mullaikku Itta cellA n'al icai,
	paTu maNi yAnai, paRampin kOmAn
5	n'eTu mAp pAri makaLir; yAnE
	tan'tai tOzan; ivar en makaLir;
	an'taNan, pulavan, koNTu van'tananE.
	n'IyE, vaTapAl munivan taTavinuL tOnRi,
	cempu punain'tu iyaRRiya cEN n'eTum puricai,
10	uvarA Ikai, tuvarai ANTu,
	n'ARpattonpatu vazimuRai van'ta
	vELiruL vELE! viRal pOr aNNal!
	tAr aNi yAnaic cETTu irug kOvE!
	AN kaTan uTaimaiyin, pAN kaTan ARRiya
15	oliyaR kaNNip pulikaTi mAal!
	yAn tara, ivaraik koNmati! vAn kavittu
	irug kaTal uTutta iv vaiyakattu, arun' tiRal
	pon paTu mAl varaik kizava! ven vEl
	uTalun'ar uTkum tAnai,
20	keTal arugkuraiya n'ATu kizavOyE!

202

	veTcik kAnattu vETTuvar ATTa,
	kaTci kANAk kaTamA n'al ERu
	kaTaRu maNi kiLara, citaRu pon miLira,
	kaTiya katazum n'eTu varaip paTappai
5	venRi n'ilaiiya vizup pukaz onRi,
	iru pAl peyariya uru kezu mUtUr,
	kOTi pala aTukkiya poruL n'umakku utaviya
	n'ITu n'ilai araiyattuk kETum kEL, ini:
	n'un'tai tAyam n'iRaivuRa eytiya
10	oliyal kaNNip pulikaTi mAal!
	n'um pOl aRivin n'umaruL oruvan
	pukazn'ta ceyyuL kazAattalaiyai
	ikazn'tatan payanE; iyal tEr aNNal!
	evvi tol kuTip paTIiyar, maRRu, 'ivar
15	kai vaN pAri makaLir' enRa en
	tERRAp puncol n'ORRicin; peruma!
	viTuttanen; velIiyar, n'in vElE! aTukkattu,
	arumpu aRa malarn'ta karug kAl vEgkai
	mAt takaTTu oL vI tAya tuRukal
20	irum puli varip puRam kaTukkum
	perug kal vaippin n'ATu kizavOyE!

203

	'kazin'tatu pozin'tu' ena vAn kaNmARinum,
	'tollatu viLain'tu' ena n'ilam vaLam karappinum,
	ellA uyirkkum illAl, vAzkkai;
	'innum tam' ena emmanOr irappin,
5	'munnum koNTir' ena, n'ummanOr maRuttal
	innAtu amma; iyal tEr aNNal!
	illatu n'irappal ARRAtOrinum,
	uLLi varun'ar n'acai izappOrE;
	anaiyaiyum allai, n'IyE; onnAr
10	Ar eyil avarkaTTAkavum, 'n'umatu' enap
	pAN kaTan iRukkum vaLLiyOy!
	pUN kaTan, en'tai! n'I iravalarp puravE.

204

	'I' ena irattal izin'tanRu; atan etir,
	'IyEn' enRal ataninum izin'tanRu;
	'koL' enak koTuttal uyarn'tanRu; atan etir,
	'koLLEn' enRal ataninum uyarn'tanRu;
5	teN n'Irp parappin imiz tiraip perug kaTal
	uNNAr Akupa, n'Ir vETTOrE;
	Avum mAvum cenRu uNa, kalagki,
	cERRoTu paTTa ciRumaittuAyinum,
	uNn'Ir marugkin atar pala Akum;
10	puLLum pozutum pazittal allatai,
	uLLic cenROrp paziyalar; atanAl
	pulavEn vAziyar, Ori! vicumpil
	karuvi vAnam pOla
	varaiyAtu curakkum vaLLiyOy! n'innE.

205

	muRRiya tiruvin mUvar Ayinum,
	peTpinRu Ital yAm vENTalamE;
	viRal cinam taNin'ta virai parip puravi
	uRuvar cel cArvu Aki, ceRuvar
5	tAL uLam taputta vAL miku tAnai,
	veL vI vElik kOTaip porun'a!
	ciRiyavum periyavum puzai keTa vilagkiya
	mAn kaNam tolaicciya kaTu vicaik kata n'Ay,
	n'On cilai, vETTuva! n'Oy ilaiyAkuka!
10	Ar kali yANart tarIiya, kAl vIzttu,
	kaTalvayin kuzIiya aNNal am koNmU
	n'Ir inRu peyarAvAgku, tEroTu
	oLiRu maruppu En'tiya cemmal
	kaLiRu inRu peyarala, paricilar kaTumpE.

206

	vAyilOyE! vAyilOyE!
	vaLLiyOr cevimutal vayagkumozi vitti, tAm
	uLLiyatu muTikkum uranuTai uLLattu
	varicaikku varun'tum ip paricil vAzkkaip
5	paricilarkku aTaiyA vAyilOyE!
	kaTumAn tOnRal n'eTumAn ajci
	tan aRiyalankol? en aRiyalankol?
	aRivum pukazum uTaiyOr mAyn'tena,
	vaRun' talai ulakamum anRE; atanAl,
10	kAvinem kalanE; curukkinem kalappai;
	maram kol taccan kai val ciRAar
	mazuvuTaik kATTakattu aRRE
	et ticaic celinum, at ticaic cORE.

207

	ezu ini, n'ejcam! celkam; yArO,
	paruku anna vETkai ilvazi,
	arukil kaNTum aRiyAr pOla,
	akam n'aka vArA mukan azi paricil
5	tAL ilALar vELAr allar?
	'varuka' ena vENTum varicaiyOrkkE
	peritE ulakam; pENun'ar palarE;
	mILi munpin ALi pOla,
	uLLam uL avin'tu aTagkAtu, veLLena
10	n'OvAtOnvayin tiragki,
	vAyA van kanikku ulamaruvOrE.

208

	'kunRum malaiyum pala pin oziya,
	van'tanen, paricil koNTanen celaRku' ena
	n'inRa en n'ayan'tu aruLi, 'Itu koNTu,
	Igkanam celka, tAn' ena, ennai
5	yAgku aRin'tananO, tAgku arug kAvalan?
	kANAtu Itta ip poruTku yAn Or
	vANikap paricilan allen; pENi,
	tinai anaittuAyinum, initu avar
	tuNai aLavu aRin'tu, n'alkinar viTinE.

209

	poykai n'Arai pOrvil cEkkum
	n'eytal am kazani, n'el ari tozuvar
	kUmpu viTu meN piNi avizn'ta Ampal
	akal aTai ariyal mAn'ti, teN kaTal
5	paTu tirai in cIrp pANi tUgkum
	men pula vaippin n'al n'ATTup porun'a!
	pal kani n'acaii, alku vicumpu ukan'tu,
	peru malai viTarakam cilampa munni,
	pazanuTaip peru maram tIrn'tena, kaiyaRRu,
10	peRAtu peyarum puLLinam pOla, n'in
	n'acai tara van'tu, n'in icai n'uval paricilen
	vaRuviyEn peyarkO? vAL mEmpaTun'a!
	IyAy Ayinum, iragkuven allEn;
	n'Oy ilai Akumati; peruma! n'ammuL
15	kuRu n'aNi kANkuvatAka n'ALum,
	n'aRum pal olivarum katuppin, tE mozi,
	teriizai makaLir pANi pArkkum
	peru varai anna mArpin,
	ceru vej cEey! n'in makiz irukkaiyE!

210

	manpatai kAkkum n'in puraimai n'OkkAtu,
	anpu kaN mARiya aRan il kATciyoTu,
	n'ummanOrum maRRu inaiyar Ayin,
	emmanOr ivaN piRavalar mAtO;
5	ceyir tIr koLkai em veg kAtali
	uyir ciRitu uTaiyaL Ayin, emvayin
	uLLAtu iruttalO aritE; atanAl,
	'aRan il kURRam tiRan inRu tuNiyap
	piRan Ayinankol? iRIiyar, en uyir!' ena
10	n'uvalvuRu ciRumaiyaL pala pulan'tu uRaiyum
	iTukkaN manaiyOL tIriya, in' n'ilai
	viTuttEn; vAziyar, kurucil! utuk kAN:
	avala n'ejcamoTu celval n'iR kaRuttOr
	arug kaTi munai araN pOlap
15	perug kaiyaRRa en pulampu mun'tuRuttE.