301

	pal cAnRIrE! pal cAnRIrE!
	kumari makaLir kUn'tal puraiya,
	amarin iTTa aru muL vElik
	kallen pAcaRaip pal cAnRIrE!
5	muracu muzagku tAnai n'um aracum Ompumin;
	oLiRu En'tu maruppin n'um kaLiRum pORRumin;
	enai n'AL tagkum n'um pOrE, anai n'AL
	eRiyAr eRital yAvaNatu? eRin'tOr
	etir cenRu eRitalumcellAn; atanAl
10	aRin'tOr yAr, avan kaNNiya poruLE?
	'palam' enRu ikaztal Ompumin; utuk kAN
	n'ilan aLappanna n'illAk kuRu n'eRi,
	vaN parip puravip paNpu pArATTi,
	elliTaip paTartan'tOnE; kallena
15	vEn'tu Ur yAnaikku allatu,
	En'tuvan pOlAn, tan ilagku ilai vElE.

302

	veTi vEy koLvatu pOla OTi,
	tAvupu ukaLum, mAvE; pUvE,
	viLagkuizai makaLir kUn'tal koNTa;
	n'aran'tap pal kAzk kOtai cuRRiya
5	aitu amai pANi vaNar kOTTuc cIRiyAzk
	kai vAr n'arampin pANarkku Okkiya,
	n'irampA iyalpin karampaic cIRUr;
	n'Okkinarc cekukkum kALai Ukki,
	vElin aTTa kaLiRu peyarttu eNNin,
10	viN ivar vicumpin mInum,
	taN peyal uRaiyum, uRai ARRAvE.

303

	n'ilam piRakkiTuvatu pOlak kuLampu kuTaiyUu,
	uLLam azikkum koTpin mAnmEl
	eLLun'arc cekukkum kALai kUrtta
	ven' tiRal eHkam n'ejcu vaTu viLaippa
5	ATTik kANiya varumE n'erun'ai,
	uraicAl ciRappin vEn'tar munnar,
	karai poru mun'n'Irt timilin pOzn'tu, avar
	kayan'talai maTap piTi pulampa,
	ilagku maruppu yAnai eRin'ta eRkE.

304

	koTug kuzai makaLir kOtai cUTTi,
	n'aTugku panik kaLaiiyar n'Ar ari paruki,
	vaLi tozil ozikkum vaN parip puravi
	paNNaRku viraiti, n'IyE; 'n'erun'ai,
5	emmun tappiyOn tampiyoTu, orAgku
	n'ALaic ceykuven amar' enak kURi,
	pun vayiRu aruttalum cellAn, van mAn
	kaTavum enpa, peritE; atu kETTu,
	valam paTu muracin vel pOr vEn'tan
10	ilagku irum pAcaRai n'aTugkinRu
	'iraNTu AkAtu avan kURiyatu' enavE.

305

	vayalaik koTiyin vATiya marugkul,
	uyaval Urti, payalaip pArppAn
	elli van'tu n'illAtu pukku,
	colliya collO cilavE; ataRkE
5	ENiyum cIppum mARRi,
	mAN vinai yAnaiyum maNi kaLain'tanavE.

306

	kaLiRu porak kalagku, kazal muL vEli,
	aritu uN kUval, am kuTic cIRUr
	oli men kUn'tal oL n'utal arivai
	n'aTukal kai tozutu paravum, oTiyAtu;
5	virun'tu etir peRukatil yAnE; ennaiyum
	o ... ... ... ... ... ... ...vEn'tanoTu
	n'ATutaru vizup pakai eytuka enavE.

307

	Acu Aku en'tai yANTu uLankollO?
	kunRattu anna kaLiRRoTu paTTOn;
	vampalan pOlat tOnRum; utukkAN;
	vEnal vari aNil vAlattu anna,
5	kAna Ukin kazanRu uku mutu vI
	ariyal vAn kuzal curiyal tagka,
	n'Irum pullum IyAtu, umaNar
	yArum il oru ciRai muTattoTu tuRan'ta
	vAzA vAn pakaTu Eyppa, teRuvar
10	pEr uyir koLLum mAtO; atu kaNTu,
	vej cina yAnai vEn'tanum, 'ik kaLattu,
	ejcalin ciRan'tatu piRitu onRu il' ena,
	paN koLaRku arumai n'Okki,
	n'ejcu aRa vIzn'ta puraimaiyOnE.

308

	pon vArn'tanna puri aTagku n'arampin,
	min n'Er paccai, mijiRRuk kural cIRiyAz
	n'anmai n'iRain'ta n'aya varu pANa!
	cIRUr mannan ciRiyilai eHkam
5	vEn'tu Ur yAnai En'tu mukattatuvE;
	vEn'tu uTanRu eRin'ta vElE, ennai
	cAn'tu Ar akalam uLam kazin'tanRE;
	uLam kazi cuTarp paTai En'ti, n'am peruviRal
	Occinan turan'ta kAlai, maRRavan
10	pun talai maTap piTi n'ANa,
	kujcaram ellAm puRakkoTuttanavE.

309

	irumpu mukam citaiya n'URi, onnAr
	iruj camam kaTattal EnOrkkum eLitE;
	n'al arA uRaiyum puRRam pOlavum,
	kol ERu tiritaru manRam pOlavum,
5	mARRu arun' tuppin mARROr, 'pAcaRai
	uLan' ena verUum Or oLi
	valan uyar n'eTu vEl ennaikaNNatuvE.

310

	pAl koNTu maTuppavum uNNAn Akalin,
	ceRAatu Occiya ciRu kOl ajciyoTu,
	uyavoTu varun'tum mannE! iniyE
	pukar n'iRam koNTa kaLiRu aTTu AnAn,
5	munn'AL vIzn'ta uravOr makanE,
	unnilan ennum, puN onRu ampu
	mAn uLai anna kuTumit
	tOl micaik kiTan'ta pul aNalOnE.