tApata n'ilai

143

'malai vAn koLka!' ena, uyar pali tUuy,

'mAri AnRu, mazai mEkku uyarka!' enak

kaTavuL pENiya kuRavar mAkkaL,

peyal kaNmARiya uvakaiyar, cAral

5

punat tinai ayilum n'ATa! cinap pOrk

kai vaL Ikaik kaTu mAn pEka!

yArkol aLiyaLtAnE n'erun'al,

curan uzan'tu varun'tiya okkal pacittena,

kuNil pAy muracin iragkum aruvi

10

n'aLi iruj cilampin cIRUr AgkaN,

vAyil tOnRi, vAztti n'inRu,

n'innum n'in malaiyum pATa, innAtu

ikutta kaNNIr n'iRuttal cellAL,

mulaiyakam n'anaippa, vimmi,

15

kuzal inaivatupOl azutanaL, peritE?

	tiNai perun'tiNai; tuRai kuRugkali; tApatan'ilaiyum Am.
	avanAl tuRakkappaTTa kaNNaki kAraNamAka avanaik kapilar pATiyatu.

248

aLiyatAmE, ciRu veL Ampal!

iLaiyamAkat tazai AyinavE;

iniyE, peru vaLak kozun'an mAyn'tena, pozutu maRuttu,

innA vaikal uNNum

5

allip paTUum pul AyinavE.

	tiNai atu; tuRai tApata n'ilai.
	.......................... okkUr mAcAttanAr pATiyatu.

249

katir mUkku Aral kIz cERRu oLippa,

kaNaik kOTTu vALai mIn'Irp piRaza,

erip pUm pazanam n'erittu uTan valaijar

arik kural taTAriyin yAmai miLira,

5

panai n'ukumpu anna cinai mutir varAloTu,

uRaz vEl anna oN kayal mukakkum,

akal n'ATTu aNNal pukAvE, n'erun'aip

pakal iTam kaNNip palaroTum kUTi,

oruvazippaTTanRu; mannE! inRE,

10

aTagkiya kaRpin, Ay n'utal maTan'tai,

uyar n'ilai ulakam avan puka,.... vari

n'IRu ATu cuLakin cIRiTam n'Ikki,

azutal AnAk kaNNaL,

mezukum, Appi kaN kaluz n'IrAnE.

	tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
	....................tumpi cEr kIranAr pATiyatu.

250

kuy kural malin'ta kozun' tuvai aTicil

iravalart taTutta vAyil, puravalar

kaNNIrt taTutta taN n'aRum pan'tar,

kUn'tal koytu, kuRun' toTi n'Ikki,

5

alli uNavin manaiviyoTu, iniyE

pullenRanaiyAl vaLam kezu tiru n'akar!

vAn cORu koNTu tIm pAl vENTum

munittalaip putalvar tan'tai

tanit talaip perug kATu munniya pinnE.

	tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
	...................tAyagkaNNiyAr pATiyatu.

	'malai vAn koLka!' ena, uyar pali tUuy,
	'mAri AnRu, mazai mEkku uyarka!' enak
	kaTavuL pENiya kuRavar mAkkaL,
	peyal kaNmARiya uvakaiyar, cAral
5	punat tinai ayilum n'ATa! cinap pOrk
	kai vaL Ikaik kaTu mAn pEka!
	yArkol aLiyaLtAnE n'erun'al,
	curan uzan'tu varun'tiya okkal pacittena,
	kuNil pAy muracin iragkum aruvi
10	n'aLi iruj cilampin cIRUr AgkaN,
	vAyil tOnRi, vAztti n'inRu,
	n'innum n'in malaiyum pATa, innAtu
	ikutta kaNNIr n'iRuttal cellAL,
	mulaiyakam n'anaippa, vimmi,
15	kuzal inaivatupOl azutanaL, peritE?

	aLiyatAmE, ciRu veL Ampal!
	iLaiyamAkat tazai AyinavE;
	iniyE, peru vaLak kozun'an mAyn'tena, pozutu maRuttu,
	innA vaikal uNNum
5	allip paTUum pul AyinavE.

	katir mUkku Aral kIz cERRu oLippa,
	kaNaik kOTTu vALai mIn'Irp piRaza,
	erip pUm pazanam n'erittu uTan valaijar
	arik kural taTAriyin yAmai miLira,
5	panai n'ukumpu anna cinai mutir varAloTu,
	uRaz vEl anna oN kayal mukakkum,
	akal n'ATTu aNNal pukAvE, n'erun'aip
	pakal iTam kaNNip palaroTum kUTi,
	oruvazippaTTanRu; mannE! inRE,
10	aTagkiya kaRpin, Ay n'utal maTan'tai,
	uyar n'ilai ulakam avan puka,.... vari
	n'IRu ATu cuLakin cIRiTam n'Ikki,
	azutal AnAk kaNNaL,
	mezukum, Appi kaN kaluz n'IrAnE.

	kuy kural malin'ta kozun' tuvai aTicil
	iravalart taTutta vAyil, puravalar
	kaNNIrt taTutta taN n'aRum pan'tar,
	kUn'tal koytu, kuRun' toTi n'Ikki,
5	alli uNavin manaiviyoTu, iniyE
	pullenRanaiyAl vaLam kezu tiru n'akar!
	vAn cORu koNTu tIm pAl vENTum
	munittalaip putalvar tan'tai
	tanit talaip perug kATu munniya pinnE.