palA (palavu)

109

aLitOtAnE, pAriyatu paRampE!

n'aLi koL muracin mUvirum muRRinum,

uzavar uzAtana n'Anku payan uTaittE:

onRE, ciRiyilai vetirin n'el viLaiyummE;

5

iraNTE, tIm cuLaip palavin pazam UzkkummE;

mUnRE, kozug koTi vaLLik kizagku vIzkkummE;

n'AnkE, aNi n'iRa Ori pAytalin, mItu azin'tu,

tiNi n'eTug kunRam tEn coriyummE.

vAn kaN aRRu, avan malaiyE; vAnattu,

10

mIn kaN aRRu, atan cunaiyE; Agku,

maramtoRum piNitta kaLiRRinir Ayinum,

pulamtoRum parappiya tErinir Ayinum,

tALin koLLalir; vALin tAralan;

yAn aRikuven, atu koLLum ARE:

15

cukir puri n'arampin cIRiyAz paNNi,

virai oli kUn'tal n'um viRaliyar pin vara,

ATinir pATinir celinE,

n'ATum kunRum orugku IyummE.

	tiNai n'occi; tuRai makaL maRuttal.
	avanai avar pATiyatu.

128

manRap palavin mAc cinai man'ti

iravalar n'ARRiya vici kUTu muzavin

pATu in teN kaN, kani cettu, aTippin,

annac cEval mARu ezun'tu Alum,

5

kazal toTi Aay mazai tavaz potiyil

ATumakaL kuRukin allatu,

pITu kezu mannar kuRukalO aritE.

	tiNai atu; tuRai vAzttu; iyanmoziyum Am.
	avanai avar pATiyatu.

129

kuRi iRaik kurampaik kuRavar mAkkaL

vAgku amaip pazuniya tERal makizn'tu,

vEgkai munRil kuravai ayarum,

tIm cuLaip palavin, mA malaik kizavan

5

Aay aNTiran, aTu pOr aNNal

iravalarkku Itta yAnaiyin, karavu inRu,

vAnam mIn pala pUppin, AnAtu

oru vazik karu vazi inRip

peru veLLennin, pizaiyAtu mannE.

	tiNai atu; tuRai iyanmozi.
	avanai avar pATiyatu.

140

taTavu n'ilaip palavin n'Ajcil porun'an

maTavan, manRa; cen' n'Ap pulavIr!

vaLaik kai viRaliyar paTappaik koyta

aTakin kaNNuRaiAka yAm cila

5

arici vENTinEmAka, tAn piRa

varicai aRitalin, tannum tUkki,

irug kaTaRu vaLaiiya kunRattu annatu Or

perug kaLiRu n'alkiyOnE; annatu Or

tERRA Ikaiyum uLatukol?

10

pORRAr amma, periyOr tam kaTanE?

	tiNai atu; tuRai paricil viTai.
	avanai auvaiyAr pATiyatu.

150

kUtirp parun'tin iruj ciRaku anna

pARiya citArEn, palavu mutal porun'ti,

tannum uLLEn, piRitu pulam paTarn'ta en

uyagku paTar varuttamum ulaivum n'Okki,

5

mAn kaNam tolaicciya kuruti am kazal kAl,

vAn katirt tiru maNi viLagkum cenni,

celvat tOnRal, Or val vil vETTuvan,

tozutanen ezuvER kai kavittu irIi,

izutin anna vAl n'iNak kozug kuRai,

10

kAn atar mayagkiya iLaiyar vallE

tAm van'tu eytAaLavai, oyyenat

tAn jeli tIyin viraivanan cuTTu, 'n'in

irum pEr okkaloTu tinm' enat tarutalin,

amiztin micain'tu, kAypaci n'Igki,

15

n'al maran n'aLiya n'aRun' taN cAral,

kal micai aruvi taNNenap paruki,

viTuttal toTagkinEnAka, vallE,

'peRutaRku ariya vIRucAl n'an kalam

piRitu onRu illai; kATTu n'ATTEm' ena,

20

mArpil pUNTa vayagku kAz Aram

maTai ceRi munkaik kaTakamoTu Ittanan;

'en' n'ATO?' ena, n'ATum collAn;

'yArIrO?' ena, pErum collAn;

piRar piRar kURa vazik kETTicinE

25

'irumpu punain'tu iyaRRAp perum peyart tOTTi

am malai kAkkum aNi n'eTug kunRin,

paLigku vakuttanna tIm n'Ir,

n'aLi malai n'ATan n'aLLi avan' enavE.

	tiNai atu; tuRai iyanmozi.
	avanai avar pATiyatu.

158

muracu kaTippu ikuppavum, vAl vaLai tuvaippavum,

aracuTan poruta aNNal n'eTu varai,

kaRagku veL aruvi kal alaittu ozukum

paRampin kOmAn pAriyum; piRagku micaik

5

kolli ANTa val vil Oriyum;

kAri Urn'tu pEr amark kaTan'ta,

mAri Ikai, maRap pOr malaiyanum;

UrAtu En'tiya kutirai, kUr vEl,

kUviLag kaNNi, koTum pUN, eziniyum;

10

Irn' taN cilampin iruL tUgku n'aLi muzai,

arun' tiRal kaTavuL kAkkum uyar cimai,

perug kal n'ATan pEkanum; tirun'tu mozi

mOci pATiya Ayum; Arvam uRRu

uLLi varun'ar ulaivu n'ani tIra,

15

taLLAtu Iyum takaicAl vaNmai,

koLLAr OTTiya, n'aLLiyum ena Agku

ezuvar mAyn'ta pinRai, 'azivarap

pATi varun'arum piRarum kUTi

iran'tOr aRRam tIrkku' ena, virain'tu, ivaN

20

uLLi van'tanen, yAnE; vicumpuRak

kazai vaLar cilampin vazaiyoTu n'ITi,

Acinik kaviniya palavin ArvuRRu,

muL puRa mutu kani peRRa kaTuvan

tuyt talai man'tiyaik kaiyiTUup payirum,

25

atirA yANar, mutirattuk kizava!

ivaN viLagku ciRappin, iyal tErk kumaNa!

icai mEn'tOnRiya vaNmaiyoTu,

pakai mEmpaTuka, n'I En'tiya vElE!

	tiNai atu; tuRai vAzttiyal; paricil kaTA n'ilaiyum Am.
	kumaNanaip perujcittiranAr pATiyatu.

200

pani varai n'ivan'ta pAcilaip palavin

kani kavarn'tu uNTa karu viral kaTuvan

cem muka man'tiyoTu ciRan'tu, cEN viLagki,

mazai micai aRiyA mAl varai aTukkattu,

5

kazai micait tujcum kallaka veRpa!

n'iNam tinRu cerukkiya n'erupput talai n'eTu vEl,

kaLam koNTu kanalum kaTugkaN yAnai,

viLagku maNik koTum pUN, viccikkOvE!

ivarE, pUt talai aRAap punai koTi mullai

10

n'At tazumpu iruppap pATAtuAyinum,

'kaRagku maNi n'eTun' tEr koLka!' enak koTutta

paran'tu Ogku ciRappin pAri makaLir;

yAnE, paricilan, mannum an'taNan; n'IyE,

varicaiyil vaNakkum vAL mEmpaTun'an;

15

n'inakku yAn koTuppak koNmati cinap pOr

aTagkA mannarai aTakkum

maTagkA viLaiyuL n'ATu kizavOyE!

	tiNai atu; tuRai paricil tuRai.
	pAri makaLirai viccik kOnuzaik koNTu cenRa kapilar pATiyatu.

320

munRil mujjaiyoTu mucuNTai pampi,

pan'tar vENTAp palA tUgku n'Izal,

kaimmAn vETTuvan kanai tuyil maTin'tena,

pArvai maTap piNai tazIi, piRitu Or

5

tIr tozil tanik kalai tiLaittu viLaiyATa,

inpuRu puNarn'ilai kaNTa manaiyOL

kaNavan ezutalum ajci, kalaiyE

piNaivayin tIrtalum ajci, yAvatum,

il vazagkAmaiyin, kallena olittu,

10

mAn ataL peyta uNagku tinai valci

kAnak kOziyOTu ital kavarn'tu uNTena,

Ara n'eruppin, Aral n'ARa,

taTivu Arn'tiTTa muzu vaLLUram

irum pEr okkaloTu orugku initu arun'ti,

15

tagkinai cenmO, pANa! tagkAtu,

vEn'tu taru vizuk kUz paricilarkku enRum

arukAtu Iyum vaNmai

uraicAl n'eTun' takai Ompum UrE.

	tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.
	vIrai veLiyanAr pATiyatu.

374

kAnal mEyn'tu viyan pulattu alkum

pulvAy iralai n'eRRi anna,

polam ilagku cenniya pARu mayir aviyat

taN pani uRaikkum pularA jAgkar,

5

manRap palavin mAl varai porun'ti, en

teN kaN mAk kiNai teLirppa oRRi,

irug kalai Orppa icaii, kANvara,

karug kOl kuRijci aTukkam pATa,

pulip pal tAlip pun talaic ciRAar

10

mAn kaN makaLir, kAn tEr akanRu uvA

cilaippAR paTTa muLavumAn kozug kuRai,

viTar mukai aTukkattuc cinai mutir cAn'tam,

pukar muka vEzattu maruppoTu, mUnRum,

irug kEz vayap puli vari ataL kuvaii,

15

virun'tu iRai n'alkum n'ATan, em kOn,

kazal toTi Aay aNTiran pOla,

vaNmaiyum uTaiyaiyO? jAyiRu!

kon viLagkutiyAl vicumpinAnE!

	tiNai pATAN tiNai; tuRai pUvai n'ilai.
	Ay aNTiranai uRaiyUr ENiccEri muTamOciyAr pATiyatu.

380

ten pavvattu muttup pUNTu,

vaTa kunRattuc cAn'tam urIi,

........................................g kaTal tAnai,

in icaiya viRal venRi,

5

tennavar vaya maRavan;

micaip peyta n'Ir kaTal paran'tu muttu Akun'tu,

n'ARu itazk kuLaviyoTu kUtaLam kuzaiya,

vERupe.....................................................................ttun'tu,

tIm cuLaip palavin n'Ajcil porun'an;

10

tuppu etirn'tOrkkE uLLAc cEymaiyan;

n'aTpu etirn'tOrkkE agkai n'aNmaiyan;

val vEl kan'tan n'al icai alla,

.....................ttArp piLLai am ciRAar;

annan AkanmARE, in' n'ilam

15

ilampaTu kAlai Ayinum,

pulampal pOyinRu, pUtta en kaTumpE.

	tiNai atu; tuRai iyanmozi.
	n'Ajcil vaLLuvanaik karuvUrk katappiLLai pATiyatu.

	aLitOtAnE, pAriyatu paRampE!
	n'aLi koL muracin mUvirum muRRinum,
	uzavar uzAtana n'Anku payan uTaittE:
	onRE, ciRiyilai vetirin n'el viLaiyummE;
5	iraNTE, tIm cuLaip palavin pazam UzkkummE;
	mUnRE, kozug koTi vaLLik kizagku vIzkkummE;
	n'AnkE, aNi n'iRa Ori pAytalin, mItu azin'tu,
	tiNi n'eTug kunRam tEn coriyummE.
	vAn kaN aRRu, avan malaiyE; vAnattu,
10	mIn kaN aRRu, atan cunaiyE; Agku,
	maramtoRum piNitta kaLiRRinir Ayinum,
	pulamtoRum parappiya tErinir Ayinum,
	tALin koLLalir; vALin tAralan;
	yAn aRikuven, atu koLLum ARE:
15	cukir puri n'arampin cIRiyAz paNNi,
	virai oli kUn'tal n'um viRaliyar pin vara,
	ATinir pATinir celinE,
	n'ATum kunRum orugku IyummE.

	manRap palavin mAc cinai man'ti
	iravalar n'ARRiya vici kUTu muzavin
	pATu in teN kaN, kani cettu, aTippin,
	annac cEval mARu ezun'tu Alum,
5	kazal toTi Aay mazai tavaz potiyil
	ATumakaL kuRukin allatu,
	pITu kezu mannar kuRukalO aritE.

	kuRi iRaik kurampaik kuRavar mAkkaL
	vAgku amaip pazuniya tERal makizn'tu,
	vEgkai munRil kuravai ayarum,
	tIm cuLaip palavin, mA malaik kizavan
5	Aay aNTiran, aTu pOr aNNal
	iravalarkku Itta yAnaiyin, karavu inRu,
	vAnam mIn pala pUppin, AnAtu
	oru vazik karu vazi inRip
	peru veLLennin, pizaiyAtu mannE.

	taTavu n'ilaip palavin n'Ajcil porun'an
	maTavan, manRa; cen' n'Ap pulavIr!
	vaLaik kai viRaliyar paTappaik koyta
	aTakin kaNNuRaiAka yAm cila
5	arici vENTinEmAka, tAn piRa
	varicai aRitalin, tannum tUkki,
	irug kaTaRu vaLaiiya kunRattu annatu Or
	perug kaLiRu n'alkiyOnE; annatu Or
	tERRA Ikaiyum uLatukol?
10	pORRAr amma, periyOr tam kaTanE?

	kUtirp parun'tin iruj ciRaku anna
	pARiya citArEn, palavu mutal porun'ti,
	tannum uLLEn, piRitu pulam paTarn'ta en
	uyagku paTar varuttamum ulaivum n'Okki,
5	mAn kaNam tolaicciya kuruti am kazal kAl,
	vAn katirt tiru maNi viLagkum cenni,
	celvat tOnRal, Or val vil vETTuvan,
	tozutanen ezuvER kai kavittu irIi,
	izutin anna vAl n'iNak kozug kuRai,
10	kAn atar mayagkiya iLaiyar vallE
	tAm van'tu eytAaLavai, oyyenat
	tAn jeli tIyin viraivanan cuTTu, 'n'in
	irum pEr okkaloTu tinm' enat tarutalin,
	amiztin micain'tu, kAypaci n'Igki,
15	n'al maran n'aLiya n'aRun' taN cAral,
	kal micai aruvi taNNenap paruki,
	viTuttal toTagkinEnAka, vallE,
	'peRutaRku ariya vIRucAl n'an kalam
	piRitu onRu illai; kATTu n'ATTEm' ena,
20	mArpil pUNTa vayagku kAz Aram
	maTai ceRi munkaik kaTakamoTu Ittanan;
	'en' n'ATO?' ena, n'ATum collAn;
	'yArIrO?' ena, pErum collAn;
	piRar piRar kURa vazik kETTicinE
25	'irumpu punain'tu iyaRRAp perum peyart tOTTi
	am malai kAkkum aNi n'eTug kunRin,
	paLigku vakuttanna tIm n'Ir,
	n'aLi malai n'ATan n'aLLi avan' enavE.

	muracu kaTippu ikuppavum, vAl vaLai tuvaippavum,
	aracuTan poruta aNNal n'eTu varai,
	kaRagku veL aruvi kal alaittu ozukum
	paRampin kOmAn pAriyum; piRagku micaik
5	kolli ANTa val vil Oriyum;
	kAri Urn'tu pEr amark kaTan'ta,
	mAri Ikai, maRap pOr malaiyanum;
	UrAtu En'tiya kutirai, kUr vEl,
	kUviLag kaNNi, koTum pUN, eziniyum;
10	Irn' taN cilampin iruL tUgku n'aLi muzai,
	arun' tiRal kaTavuL kAkkum uyar cimai,
	perug kal n'ATan pEkanum; tirun'tu mozi
	mOci pATiya Ayum; Arvam uRRu
	uLLi varun'ar ulaivu n'ani tIra,
15	taLLAtu Iyum takaicAl vaNmai,
	koLLAr OTTiya, n'aLLiyum ena Agku
	ezuvar mAyn'ta pinRai, 'azivarap
	pATi varun'arum piRarum kUTi
	iran'tOr aRRam tIrkku' ena, virain'tu, ivaN
20	uLLi van'tanen, yAnE; vicumpuRak
	kazai vaLar cilampin vazaiyoTu n'ITi,
	Acinik kaviniya palavin ArvuRRu,
	muL puRa mutu kani peRRa kaTuvan
	tuyt talai man'tiyaik kaiyiTUup payirum,
25	atirA yANar, mutirattuk kizava!
	ivaN viLagku ciRappin, iyal tErk kumaNa!
	icai mEn'tOnRiya vaNmaiyoTu,
	pakai mEmpaTuka, n'I En'tiya vElE!

	pani varai n'ivan'ta pAcilaip palavin
	kani kavarn'tu uNTa karu viral kaTuvan
	cem muka man'tiyoTu ciRan'tu, cEN viLagki,
	mazai micai aRiyA mAl varai aTukkattu,
5	kazai micait tujcum kallaka veRpa!
	n'iNam tinRu cerukkiya n'erupput talai n'eTu vEl,
	kaLam koNTu kanalum kaTugkaN yAnai,
	viLagku maNik koTum pUN, viccikkOvE!
	ivarE, pUt talai aRAap punai koTi mullai
10	n'At tazumpu iruppap pATAtuAyinum,
	'kaRagku maNi n'eTun' tEr koLka!' enak koTutta
	paran'tu Ogku ciRappin pAri makaLir;
	yAnE, paricilan, mannum an'taNan; n'IyE,
	varicaiyil vaNakkum vAL mEmpaTun'an;
15	n'inakku yAn koTuppak koNmati cinap pOr
	aTagkA mannarai aTakkum
	maTagkA viLaiyuL n'ATu kizavOyE!

	munRil mujjaiyoTu mucuNTai pampi,
	pan'tar vENTAp palA tUgku n'Izal,
	kaimmAn vETTuvan kanai tuyil maTin'tena,
	pArvai maTap piNai tazIi, piRitu Or
5	tIr tozil tanik kalai tiLaittu viLaiyATa,
	inpuRu puNarn'ilai kaNTa manaiyOL
	kaNavan ezutalum ajci, kalaiyE
	piNaivayin tIrtalum ajci, yAvatum,
	il vazagkAmaiyin, kallena olittu,
10	mAn ataL peyta uNagku tinai valci
	kAnak kOziyOTu ital kavarn'tu uNTena,
	Ara n'eruppin, Aral n'ARa,
	taTivu Arn'tiTTa muzu vaLLUram
	irum pEr okkaloTu orugku initu arun'ti,
15	tagkinai cenmO, pANa! tagkAtu,
	vEn'tu taru vizuk kUz paricilarkku enRum
	arukAtu Iyum vaNmai
	uraicAl n'eTun' takai Ompum UrE.

	kAnal mEyn'tu viyan pulattu alkum
	pulvAy iralai n'eRRi anna,
	polam ilagku cenniya pARu mayir aviyat
	taN pani uRaikkum pularA jAgkar,
5	manRap palavin mAl varai porun'ti, en
	teN kaN mAk kiNai teLirppa oRRi,
	irug kalai Orppa icaii, kANvara,
	karug kOl kuRijci aTukkam pATa,
	pulip pal tAlip pun talaic ciRAar
10	mAn kaN makaLir, kAn tEr akanRu uvA
	cilaippAR paTTa muLavumAn kozug kuRai,
	viTar mukai aTukkattuc cinai mutir cAn'tam,
	pukar muka vEzattu maruppoTu, mUnRum,
	irug kEz vayap puli vari ataL kuvaii,
15	virun'tu iRai n'alkum n'ATan, em kOn,
	kazal toTi Aay aNTiran pOla,
	vaNmaiyum uTaiyaiyO? jAyiRu!
	kon viLagkutiyAl vicumpinAnE!

	ten pavvattu muttup pUNTu,
	vaTa kunRattuc cAn'tam urIi,
	........................................g kaTal tAnai,
	in icaiya viRal venRi,
5	tennavar vaya maRavan;
	micaip peyta n'Ir kaTal paran'tu muttu Akun'tu,
	n'ARu itazk kuLaviyoTu kUtaLam kuzaiya,
	vERupe.....................................................................ttun'tu,
	tIm cuLaip palavin n'Ajcil porun'an;
10	tuppu etirn'tOrkkE uLLAc cEymaiyan;
	n'aTpu etirn'tOrkkE agkai n'aNmaiyan;
	val vEl kan'tan n'al icai alla,
	.....................ttArp piLLai am ciRAar;
	annan AkanmARE, in' n'ilam
15	ilampaTu kAlai Ayinum,
	pulampal pOyinRu, pUtta en kaTumpE.