117

	maimmIn pukaiyinum, tUmam tOnRinum,
	ten ticai marugkin veLLi OTinum,
	vayalakam n'iRaiya, putal pU malara,
	manaittalai makavai InRa amark kaN
5	AmA n'eTu n'irai n'an pul Ara,
	kOol cemmaiyin cAnROr palki,
	peyal pizaippu aRiyAp punpulattatuvE
	piLLai verukin muL eyiRu puraiyap
	pAcilai mullai mukaikkum
10	Ay toTi arivaiyar tan'tai n'ATE.

144

	aruLAy AkalO koTitE; iruL vara,
	cIRiyAz cevvazi paNNi, yAza n'in
	kAr etir kAnam pATinEmAka,
	n'Il n'aRu n'eytalin polin'ta uNkaN
5	kaluzn'tu, vAr arip pani pUN akam n'anaippa,
	inaital AnALAka, 'iLaiyOy!
	kiLaiyaiman, em kEL veyyORku?' ena,
	yAm tan tozutanam vinava, kAn'taL
	mukai purai viralin kaNNIr tuTaiyA,
10	'yAm avan kiLaijarEm allEm; kEL, ini:
	em pOl orutti n'alan n'ayan'tu, enRum,
	varUum' enpa 'vayagku pukazp pEkan
	ollena olikkum tEroTu,
	mullai vEli, n'al UrAnE.'

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!

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!

242

	iLaiyOr cUTAr; vaLaiyOr koyyAr;
	n'al yAz maruppin mella vAgki,
	pANan cUTAn; pATini aNiyAL;
	ANmai tOnRa ATavark kaTan'ta
5	val vEl cAttan mAyn'ta pinRai
	mullaiyum pUttiyO, ollaiyUr n'ATTE?

352

	tEem koNTa veN maNTaiyAn,
	vI...................................................................kaRakkun'tu;
	aval vakutta pacug kuTaiyAn,
	putal mullaip pUp paRikkun'tu;
5	Ampal vaLLit toTik kai makaLir
	kunRu ERip punal pAyin,
	puRa vAyAl punal vaLa
	............................................................ n'oTai n'aRavin
	mA vaN tittan veNNel vEli
10	uRan'tai anna uraicAl n'an kalam
	koTuppavum koLAane
	.......................r tan'ta n'Aku iLa vEgkaiyin,
	katirttu oLi tikazum n'uN pal cuNagkin
	mAk kaN malarn'ta mulaiyaL; tannaiyum
15	ciRu kOl uLaiyum puravi
	...................................................................... yamarE.