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.

335

	aTal arun' tuppin....................
	...................kurun'tE mullai enRu
	in' n'Anku allatu pUvum illai;
	karug kAl varakE, irug katirt tinaiyE,
5	ciRu koTik koLLE, poRi kiLar avaraiyoTu,
	in' n'Anku allatu uNAvum illai;
	tuTiyan, pANan, paRaiyan, kaTampan, enRu
	in' n'Anku allatu kuTiyum illai;
	onnAt tevvar mun n'inRu vilagki,
10	oLiRu En'tu maruppin kaLiRu eRin'tu vIzn'tena,
	kallE paravin allatu,
	n'el ukuttup paravum kaTavuLum ilavE.

339

	viyan pulam paTarn'ta pal A n'eTu ERu
	maTalai mAN n'izal acaiviTa, kOvalar
	vI tatai mullaip pUp paRikkun'tu;
	kuRug kOl eRin'ta n'eTuj cevik kuRu muyal
5	n'eTu n'Irp parappin vALaiyoTu ukaLun'tu;
	toTalai alkul toTit tOL makaLir
	kaTal ATik kayam pAyn'tu,
	kazi n'eytal pUkkuRUun'tu;
	pain' tazai tuyalvarum ceRu viRaRa..............
10	............................................................................latti
	vaLara vENTum, avaLE, enRum
	Ar amar uzappatum amariyaLAki,
	muRam cevi yAnai vEn'tar
	maRam kezu n'ejcam koNTu oLittOLE.

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.

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!