391

	taN tuLi pala pozin'tu ezili icaikkum
	viNTu anaiya viN tOy piRagkal
	mukaTuRa uyarn'ta n'ellin makiz varap
	pakaTu taru peru vaLam vAztti, peRRa
5	tirun'tA mUri paran'tu paTak keNTi,
	ariyal Arkaiyar uNTu initu uvakkum
	vEgkaTa varaippin vaTa pulam pacittena,
	Igku van'tu iRutta en irum pEr okkal
	tIrkai viTukkum paNpu ila mutukuTi
10	n'ana...............................................vinavalin,
	'munnum van'tOn marugkilan, innum
	aLiyan Akalin, porun'an ivan' ena,
	n'in uNarn'tu aRiyun'ar en uNarn'tu kURa,
	kANku van'ticin, peruma!...........................
15	..........perug kazi n'uzaimIn arun'tum
	tutain'ta tUvi am putAam cEkkum
	tatain'ta punal n'in cezu n'akar varaippin,
	n'ejcu amar kAtal n'in veyyOLoTu,
	in tuyi........................... jcAl
20	tuLi patan aRin'tu poziya,
	vEli Ayiram viLaika, n'in vayalE!

392

	mati Er veN kuTai atiyar kOmAn,
	koTum pUN ezini, n'eTug kaTai n'inRu, yAn
	pacalai n'ilavin pani paTu viTiyal,
	poru kaLiRRu aTi vazi anna, en kai
5	oru kaN mAk kiNai oRRupu koTAa,
	'uru kezu mannar Ar eyil kaTan'tu,
	n'iNam paTu kurutip perum pATTu Irattu
	aNagkuTai marapin irug kaLan'tORum,
	veL vAyk kazutaip pul inam pUTTi,
10	veLLai varakum koLLum vittum
	vaikal uzava! vAziya peritu!' enac
	cenRu yAn n'inRanenAka, anRE,
	Ur uN kENip pakaTTu ilaip pAci
	vEr purai citAar n'Ikki, n'Er karai
15	n'uN n'Ul kaligkam uTIi, 'uN' enat
	tEL kaTuppu anna n'ATpaTu tERal
	kOLmIn anna polag kalattu aLaii,
	UN muRai Ittal anRiyum, kOL muRai
	virun'tu iRai n'alkiyOnE an'tarattu
20	arum peRal amiztam anna
	karumpu ivaN tan'tOn perum piRagkaTaiyE.

393

	patimutal pazakAp pazagkaN vAzkkaik
	kuRu n'eTun' tuNaiyoTu kUmai vItalin,
	kuTi muRai pATi, oyyena varun'ti,
	aTal n'acai maRan'ta em kuzici malarkkum
5	kaTan aRiyALar piRa n'ATTu inmaiyin,
	'vaLLanmaiyin em varaivOr yAr?' ena,
	uLLiya uLLamoTu ulai n'acai tuNaiyA,
	.................... kavakam ellAm orupAl paTTena,
	malar tAr aNNal n'in n'al icai uLLi,
10	Irgkai maRan'ta en irum pEr okkal
	kUrn'ta evvam viTa, kozu n'iNam kizippa,
	kOTaip parutti vITu n'iRai peyta
	mUTaip paNTam miTai n'iRain'tanna,
	veN n'iNa mUri aruLa, n'AL uRa
15	InRa aravin n'A uruk kaTukkum en
	tonRu paTu citAar tuvara n'Ikki,
	pOtu viri pakanRaip putu malar anna,
	akanRu maTi kaligkam uTIi, celvamum,
	kETu inRu n'alkumati, peruma! mAcu il
20	mati purai mAk kiNai teLirppa oRRi,
	ATumakaL alkul oppa vATi,
	'kOTai Ayinum, kOTi...............................
	kAviri purakkum n'al n'ATTup porun'a!
	vAy vAL vaLavan! vAzka! enap
25	pITu kezu n'On tAL pATukam palavE.

394

	cilai ulAy n'imirn'ta cAn'tu paTu mArpin,
	oli katirk kazani veNkuTaik kizavOn,
	vali tujcu taTak kai vAy vAL kuTTuvan,
	vaLLiyan Atal vaiyakam pukazinum,
5	uLLal Ompumin, uyar mozip pulavIr!
	yAnum iruL n'ilAk kazin'ta pakal cey vaikaRai,
	oru kaN mAk kiNai teLirppa oRRi,
	pATu imiz muracin iyal tErt tan'tai
	vATA vajci pATinEnAka,
10	akam mali uvakaiyoTu aNukal vENTi,
	konRu cinam taNiyAp pulavu n'ARu maruppin
	vej cina vEzam n'alkinan; ajci
	yAn atu peyarttanenAka, tAn atu
	ciRitu ena uNarn'tamai n'ANi, piRitum Or
15	perug kaLiRu n'alkiyOnE; ataRkoNTu,
	irum pEr okkal perum pulampuRinum,
	'tun arum paricil tarum' ena,
	enRum cellEn, avan kunRu kezu n'ATTE.
	tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.

395

	men pulattu vayal uzavar
	van pulattup pakaTu viTTu,
	kuRu muyalin kuzaic cUTToTu
	n'eTu vALaip pal uviyal,
5	pazaj cORRup pukavu arun'ti,
	putal taLavin pUc cUTi,
	................................................................
	...........................ariyalArun'tu;
	manaik kOzip paim payirinnE,
10	kAnak kOzik kavar kuraloTu
	n'Irk kOzik kUyp peyarkkun'tu;
	vEy anna men tOLAl,
	mayil anna men cAyalAr,
	kiLi kaTiyinnE,
15	akal aLLal puL irIiyun'tu;
	Agku ap pala n'alla pulan aNiyum
	cIr cAnRa vizuc ciRappin,
	ciRu kaN yAnaip peRal arun' tittan
	cellA n'al icai uRan'taik kuNAtu,
20	n'eTug kai vENmAn arug kaTip piTavUr
	aRap peyarc cAttan kiLaiyEm, peruma!
	mun n'AL n'aNpakal curan uzan'tu varun'ti,
	katir n'ani ce ...................................... mAlai,
	tan kaTait tOnRi, en uRavu icaittalin,
25	tIm kural......... kin arik kural taTAriyoTu,
	Agku n'inRa eRkaNTu,
	ciRitum n'illAn, peritum kURAn,
	arug kalam varavE aruLinan vENTi,
	...........yena uraittanRi n'alki, tan manaip
30	pon pOl maTan'taiyaik kATTi, 'ivanai
	en pOl pORRu' enROnE; ataRkoNTu,
	avan maRavalEnE; piRar uLLalEnE;
	akan jAlam peritu vempinum,
	mika vAnuL eri tOnRinum,
35	kuLa mInoTum tAL pukaiyinum,
	peruj cey n'ellin kokku ukir n'imiral
	pacug kaN karunaic cUTToTu mAn'ti,
	'viLaivu onRO veLLam koLka!' ena,
	uLLatum illatum aRiyAtu,
40	Agku amain'tanRAl; vAzka, avan tALE!

396

	kIz n'IrAn mIn vazagkun'tu;
	mI n'IrAn, kaN anna, malar pUkkun'tu;
	kazi cuRRiya viLai kazani,
	arip paRaiyAn puL Oppun'tu;
5	n'eTun'Ir kUum maNal taN kAn
	men paRaiyAn puL iriyun'tu;
	n'anaik kaLLin manaik kOcar
	tIm tERal n'aRavu makizn'tu,
	tIm kuravaik koLait tAgkun'tu;
10	uL ilOrkku vali Akuvan,
	kEL ilOrkkuk kEL Akuvan,
	kazumiya ven vEl vELE,
	vaLa n'Ir vATTARRu eziniyAtan;
	kiNaiyEm, peruma!
15	kozun' taTiya cUTu enkO?
	vaLa n'anaiyin maTTu enkO?
	kuRu muyalin n'iNam peytan'ta
	n'aRu n'eyya cORu enkO?
	tiRan'tu maRan'ta kUTTumutal
20	mukan'tu koLLum uNavu enkO?
	annavai pala pala
	...................................................run'ataya
	irum pEr okkal arun'tu ejciya
	aLittu uvappa, IttOn en'tai;
25	emmOr Akkak kagkuNTE;
	mAri vAnattu mIn n'AppaN,
	viri katira veN tigkaLin,
	viLagkit tOnRuka, avan kalagkA n'al icai!
	yAmum piRarum vAztta, n'ALum
30	n'iraicAl n'an kalan n'alki,
	urai celac ciRakka, avan pATalcAl vaLanE!

397

	veLLiyum iru vicumpu Ertarum; puLLum
	uyar cinaik kuTampaik kural tORRinavE;
	poykaiyum pOtu kaN vizittana; paipayac
	cuTarum curugkinRu, oLiyE; pATu ezun'tu
5	iragkural muracamoTu valampuri Arppa,
	iravup puRagkaNTa kAlait tOnRi,
	eHku iruL akaRRum Emap pAcaRai,
	vaikaRai aravam kELiyar! 'pala kOL
	cey tAr mArpa! ezumati tuyil' ena,
10	teN kaN mAk kiNai teLirppa oRRi,
	n'eTug kaTait tOnRiyEnE; atu n'ayan'tu,
	'uLLi van'ta paricilan ivan' ena,
	n'eyyuRap poritta kuyyuTai n'eTuj cUTu,
	maNik kalan n'iRain'ta maNam n'ARu tERal,
15	pAmpu urittanna vAn pUg kaligkamoTu,
	mAri anna vaNmaiyin corin'tu,
	vEnil anna en veppu n'Igka,
	arug kalam n'alkiyOnE; enRum,
	ceRuvil pUtta cEyitazt tAmarai,
20	aRu tozil an'taNar aRam purin'tu eTutta
	tIyoTu viLagkum n'ATan, vAy vAL
	valam paTu tIvin polam pUN vaLavan;
	eRi tiraip perug kaTal iRutikkaN celinum,
	teRu katirk kanali ten ticait tOnRinum,
25	'en?' enRu ajcalam, yAmE; ven vEl
	aruj camam kaTakkum ARRal avan
	tirun'tu kazal n'On tAL taN n'izalEmE.

398

	mati n'ilAk karappa, veLLi Ertara,
	vakai mAN n'al il........................
	poRi mayir vAraNam pozutu aRin'tu iyampa,
	poykaip pU mukai malara, pANar
5	kai val cIRiyAz kaTan aRin'tu iyakka,
	iravup puRam peRRa Ema vaikaRai,
	paricilar vicaiye
	varicaiyin iRutta vAymozi vajcan,
	n'akaivar kuRukin allatu, pakaivarkkup
10	puliyinam maTin'ta kal aLai pOla,
	tunnal pOkiya perum peyar mUtUr,
	matiyattu anna en arik kural taTAri,
	iravurai n'eTuvAr arippa vaTTittu,
	uLLi varun'ar koLkalam n'iRaippOy!
15	'taLLA n'ilaiyai Akiyar emakku' ena
	en varavu aRIi,
	ciRitiRkup peritu uvan'tu,
	virumpiya mukattan Aki, en arait
	turumpu paTu citAar n'Ikki, tan araip
20	pukai virin'tanna pogku tukil uTIi,
	azal kAnRanna arum peRal maNTai,
	n'izal kAN tERal n'iRaiya vAkki,
	yAn uNa aruLal anRiyum, tAn uN
	maNTaiya kaNTa mAn vaRaik karunai,
25	kokku ukir n'imiral okkal Ara,
	varai uRaz mArpin, vaiyakam viLakkum,
	viravu maNi oLirvarum, aravu uRaz AramoTu,
	puraiyOn mEnip pUttacala.......................
	muraicela aruLiyOnE
30	........................yaruvip pAyal kOvE.

399

	aTu makaL mukan'ta aLavA veNNel
	toTi mAN ulakkaip parUuk kuRRu arici
	kATi veL ulaik koLIi, n'Izal
	Ogku cinai mAvin tIm kani n'aRum puLi,
5	mOTTu iru varAal kOTTu mIn kozug kuRai,
	ceRuvin vaLLai, ciRu koTip pAkal,
	pAtiri Uz mukai aviz viTuttanna
	mey kaLain'tu, inanoTu viraii,
	mUzppap peyta muzu avizp puzukkal,
10	azikaLin paTun'ar kaLi aTa vaikin,
	pazajcORu ayilum muzagku n'Irp paTappaik
	kAvirik kizavan, mAyA n'al icaik
	kiLLivaLavan uLLi, avaR paTartum;
	cellEn cellEn, piRar mukam n'OkkEn;
15	n'eTug kazait tUNTil viTu mIn n'oTuttu,
	kiNaimakaL aTTa pAval puLigkUz
	pozutu maRuttu uNNum uNTiyEn, azivu koNTu,
	oru ciRai irun'tEn; ennE! 'iniyE,
	aRavar aRavan, maRavar maRavan,
20	maLLar maLLan, tollOr marukan,
	icaiyin koNTAn, n'acai amutu uNka' ena,
	mIp paTarn'tu iRan'tu, van kOl maNNi,
	vaL parin'tu kiTan'ta.......................maNakka
	vicippuRuttu amain'ta putuk kAzp pOrvai,
25	alakin mAlai Arppa vaTTittu,
	kaTiyum uNavu ennak kaTavuTkum toTEn,
	'kaTun' tEr aLLaRku acAvA n'On cuval
	pakaTE attai yAn vENTi van'tatu' ena,
	onRu yAn peTTAaLavai, anRE
30	AnRu viTTanan attai, vicumpin
	mIn pUttanna uruvap pal n'irai
	UrtiyoTu n'alkiyOnE; cIr koLa
	izumena izitarum aruvi,
	vAn tOy uyar cimait tOnRik kOvE.

400

	mAka vicumpin veN tigkaL
	mU ain'tAn muRai muRRa,
	kaTal n'aTuvaN kaNTanna en
	iyam icaiyA, marapu Etti,
5	kaTait tOnRiya kaTaik kagkulAn
	palar tujcavum tAn tujcAn,
	ulaku kAkkum uyar .........k
	kETTOn, en'tai, en teN kiNaik kuralE;
	kETTataRkoNTum, vETkai taNTAtu,
10	tonRu paTu citAar marugku n'Ikki,
	mikap peruj ciRappin vIRu.......
	...........................................................lavAna
	kaligkam aLittiTTu en arai n'Okki,
	n'Ar ari n'aRavin n'AL makiz tUgkun'tu;
15	pOtu aRiyEn, patip pazakavum,
	tan pakai kaTital anRiyum, cErn'tOr
	pacip pakai kaTitalum vallan mAtO;
	maRavar malin'ta ta.............................................
	kELvi malin'ta vELvit tUNattu,
20	irug kazi izitaru........ kali vagkam
	tERu n'Irp parappin yARu cIttu uyttu,
	tuRaitoRum piNikkum n'al Ur,
	uRaivu in yANar,........ kizavOnE!
	tiNai atu; tuRai iyanmozi.