2

	maN tiNin'ta n'ilanum,
	n'ilan En'tiya vicumpum,
	vicumpu taivaru vaLiyum,
	vaLit talaiiya tIyum,
5	tI muraNiya n'Irum, enRAgku
	aim perum pUtattu iyaRkai pOla
	pORRArp poRuttalum, cUzcciyatu akalamum,
	valiyum, teRalum, aLiyum, uTaiyOy!
	n'in kaTal piRan'ta jAyiRu peyarttum n'in
10	veN talaip puNarik kuTa kaTal kuLikkum,
	yANar vaippin, n'al n'ATTup porun'a!
	vAna varampanai! n'IyO, peruma!
	alagku uLaip puravi aivaroTu cinaii,
	n'ilam talaikkoNTa polam pUn' tumpai
15	Ir aimpatinmarum porutu, kaLattu oziya,
	peruj cORRu miku patam varaiyAtu koTuttOy!
	pAal puLippinum, pakal iruLinum,
	n'Aal vEta n'eRi tiriyinum,
	tiriyAc cuRRamoTu muzutu cEN viLagki,
20	n'aTukkinRi n'iliyarO attai aTukkattu,
	ciRu talai n'avvip perug kaN mAp piNai,
	an'ti an'taNar arug kaTan iRukkum
	mut tI viLakkin, tujcum
	poR kOTTu imayamum, potiyamum, pOnRE!

4

	vAL, valam tara, maRup paTTana
	cev vAnattu vanappup pOnRana;
	tAL, kaLam koLa, kazal paRain'tana
	koll ERRin maruppup pOnRana;
5	tOl, tuvaittu ampin tuLai tOnRuva,
	n'ilaikku orAa ilakkam pOnRana;
	mAvE, eRi patattAn iTam kATTa,
	kaRuz poruta cev vAyAn,
	eruttu vavviya puli pOnRana;
10	kaLiRu, katavu eRiyA, civan'tu, urAay,
	n'uti mazugkiya veN kOTTAn,
	uyir uNNum kURRup pOnRana;
	n'IyE, alagku uLaip parIi ivuLip
	polan' tErmicaip polivu tOnRi,
15	mAk kaTal n'ivan'tu ezutarum
	cej jAyiRRuk kavinai mAtO
	anaiyai AkanmARE,
	tAy il tUvAk kuzavi pOla,
	OvAtu kUum, n'in uTaRRiyOr n'ATE.

15

	kaTun' tEr kuzitta jeLLal AgkaN,
	veL vAyk kazutaip pul inam pUTTi,
	pAz ceytanai, avar n'anan' talai n'al eyil;
	puLLinam imizum pukazcAl viLai vayal,
5	veL uLaik kali mAn kavi kuLampu ukaLat
	tEr vazagkinai, n'in tevvar tEettu;
	tuLagku iyalAn, paNai eruttin,
	pAvu aTiyAn, ceRal n'Okkin,
	oLiRu maruppin kaLiRu avara
10	kAppu uTaiya kayam paTiyinai;
	anna cIRRattu anaiyai; Akalin,
	viLagku pon eRin'ta n'alam kiLar palakaiyoTu
	n'izal paTu n'eTu vEl En'ti, onnAr
	oN paTaik kaTun' tAr munpu talaik koNmAr,
15	n'acai tara van'tOr n'acai piRakku oziya,
	vacai paTa vAzn'tOr palarkol? purai il
	n'al panuval, n'Al vEtattu,
	aruj cIrttip perug kaNNuRai
	n'eym mali Avuti pogka, pal mAN
20	vIyAc ciRappin vELvi muRRi,
	yUpam n'aTTa viyan kaLam palakol?
	yA palakollO? peruma! vAr uRRu
	vici piNikkoNTa maN kanai muzavin
	pATini pATum vajcikku
25	n'ATal cAnRa main'tinOy! n'inakkE.

16

	vinai mATciya virai puraviyoTu,
	mazai uruvina tOl parappi,
	munai murugkat talaic cenRu, avar
	viLai vayal kavarpUTTi,
5	manai maram viRaku Akak
	kaTi tuRai n'Irk kaLiRu paTIi,
	ellup paTa iTTa cuTu tI viLakkam
	cel cuTar jAyiRRuc cekkarin tOnRa,
	pulam keTa iRukkum varampu il tAnai,
10	tuNai vENTAc ceru venRi,
	pulavu vAL, pular cAn'tin,
	murukaR cIRRattu, uru kezu kurucil!
	mayagku vaLLai, malar Ampal,
	panip pakanRai, kanip pAkal,
15	karumpu allatu kATu aRiyAp
	perun' taN paNai pAz Aka,
	Ema n'al n'ATu oL eri UTTinai,
	n'Ama n'al amar ceyya,
	OrAgku malain'tana, peruma! n'in kaLiRE.

39

	puRavin allal colliya, kaRai aTi
	yAnai vAl maruppu eRin'ta veN kaTaik
	kOl n'iRai tulAam pukkOn maruka!
	Ital n'in pukazum anRE; cArtal
5	onnAr uTkum tun arug kaTun' tiRal
	tUgku eyil eRin'ta n'in UgkaNOr n'inaippin,
	aTutal n'in pukazum anRE; keTu inRu,
	maRam kezu cOzar uRan'tai avaiyattu,
	aRam n'inRu n'ilaiyiRRu Akalin, atanAl
10	muRaimai n'in pukazum anRE; maRam mikku
	ezu camam kaTan'ta ezu uRaz tiNi tOL,
	kaN Ar kaNNi, kali mAn, vaLava!
	yAgkanam mozikO yAnE Ogkiya
	varai aLan'tu aRiyAp pon paTu n'eTug kOTTu
15	imayam cUTTiya Ema viRpoRi,
	mAN vinai n'eTun' tEr, vAnavan tolaiya,
	vATA vajci vATTum n'in
	pITu kezu n'On tAL pATugkAlE?

53

	mutir vAr ippi mutta vAr maNal,
	katir viTu maNiyin kaN poru mATattu,
	ilagku vaLai makaLir teRRi ATum
	viLagku cIr viLagkil vizumam konRa
5	kaLam koL yAnai, kaTu mAn, poRaiya!
	virippin akalum; tokuppin ejcum;
	mammar n'ejcattu emmanOrkku orutalai
	kaimmuRRala, n'in pukazE, enRum;
	oLiyOr piRan'ta im malar talai ulakattu
10	vAzEm enRalum aritE 'tAzAtu
	ceRutta ceyyuL cey cen' n'Avin,
	veRutta kELvi, viLagku pukazk kapilan
	inRu uLan Ayin, n'anRuman' enRa n'in
	ATu koL varicaikku oppa,
15	pATuval mannAl, pakaivaraik kaTappE.

55

	Ogku malaip peru vil pAmpu jAN koLIi,
	oru kaNai koNTu mUeyil uTaRRi,
	peru viRal amararkku venRi tan'ta
	kaRai miTaRRu aNNal kAmar cennip
5	piRai n'utal viLagkum oru kaN pOla,
	vEn'tu mEmpaTTa pUn' tAr mARa!
	kaTuj cinatta kol kaLiRum; kataz pariya kali mAvum,
	n'eTug koTiya n'imir tErum, n'ejcu uTaiya pukal maRavarum, ena
	n'AnkuTan mANTatuAyinum, mANTa
10	aRa n'eRi mutaRRE, aracin koRRam;
	atanAl, 'n'amar' enak kOl kOTAtu,
	'piRar' enak kuNam kollAtu,
	jAyiRRu anna ven' tiRal ANmaiyum,
	tigkaL anna taN peruj cAyalum,
15	vAnattu anna vaNmaiyum, mUnRum,
	uTaiyai Aki, illOr kaiyaRa,
	n'I n'ITu vAziya n'eTun'takai! tAz n'Ir
	veN talaip puNari alaikkum cen'til
	n'eTu vEL n'ilaiiya kAmar viyan tuRai,
20	kaTu vaLi tokuppa INTiya
	vaTu Az ekkar maNalinum palavE!

63

	enaip pal yAnaiyum ampoTu tuLagki,
	viLaikkum vinai inRip paTai ozin'tanavE;
	viRal pukaz mANTa puravi ellAm
	maRat takai main'taroTu ANTup paTTanavE;
5	tEr tara van'ta cAnROr ellAm,
	tOl kaN maRaippa, orugku mAyn'tanarE;
	vicittu vinai mANTa mayirk kaN muracam,
	poRukkun'ar inmaiyin, irun'tu viLin'tanavE;
	cAn'tu amai mArpil n'eTu vEl pAyn'tena,
10	vEn'tarum porutu, kaLattu ozin'tanar; iniyE,
	en AvatukoltAnE kazani
	Ampal vaLLit toTik kai makaLir
	pAcaval mukki, taN punal pAyum,
	yANar aRAa vaippin
15	kAmar kiTakkai avar akan talai n'ATE?

72

	'n'akutakkanarE, n'ATu mIkkURun'ar;
	iLaiyan ivan' ena uLaiyak kURi,
	'paTu maNi iraTTum pA aTip paNait tAL
	n'eTu n'al yAnaiyum, tErum, mAvum,
5	paTai amai maRavarum, uTaiyam yAm' enRu
	uRu tuppu ajcAtu, uTal cinam cerukki,
	ciRu col colliya cinam kezu vEn'tarai
	aruj camam citaiyat tAkki, muracamoTu
	orugku akappaTEen Ayin porun'tiya
10	en n'izal vAzn'ar cel n'izal kANAtu,
	'koTiyan em iRai' enak kaNNIr parappi,
	kuTi pazi tURRum kOlEn Akuka;
	Ogkiya ciRappin uyarn'ta kELvi
	mAgkuTi marutan talaivan Aka,
15	ulakamoTu n'ilaiiya palar pukaz ciRappin
	pulavar pATAtu varaika, en n'ilavarai;
	purappOr punkaN kUra,
	irappOrkku IyA inmai yAn uRavE.

97

	pOrkku uraiip pukanRu kazitta vAL,
	uTanRavar kAppuTai matil azittalin,
	Un uRa mUzki, uru izan'tanavE;
	vElE, kuRumpu aTain'ta araN kaTan'tu, avar
5	n'aRug kaLLin n'ATu n'aittalin,
	curai tazIiya irug kAzoTu
	maTai kalagki n'ilai tirin'tanavE;
	kaLiRE, ezUut tAgkiya katavam malaittu, avar
	kuzUuk kaLiRRuk kuRumpu uTaittalin,
10	parUup piNiya toTi kazin'tanavE;
	mAvE, paran'tu orugku malain'ta maRavar
	polam pain' tAr keTap paritalin,
	kaLan uzan'tu acaiiya maRuk kuLampinavE;
	avan tAnum, n'ilam tiraikkum kaTal tAnaip
15	polan' tumpaik kazal pANTil
	kaNai poruta tuLait tOlannE.
	AyiTai, uTanROr uytal yAvatu? 'taTan' tAL,
	piNik katir, n'ellin cemmal mUtUr
	n'umakku urittAkal vENTin, cenRu avaRku
20	iRukkal vENTum, tiRaiyE; maRuppin,
	olvAn allan, velpOrAn' enac
	collavum tERIrAyin, mel iyal,
	kazal kani vakutta tuNaic cil Oti,
	kuRun' toTi makaLir tOL viTal
25	iRumpUtu anRu; aHtu aRin'tu ATuminE.

116

	tIm n'Irp perug kuNTu cunaip pUtta kuvaLaik
	kUmpu aviz muzun'eRi puraLvarum alkul,
	En'tu ezil mazaik kaN, in n'akai, makaLir
	pul mUcu kavalaiya muL miTai vEli,
5	pajci munRil, ciRRil AgkaN,
	pIrai n'ARiya curai ivar marugkin,
	Ittu ilaik kuppai ERi, umaNar
	uppu oy ozukai eNNupa mAtO;
	n'OkO yAnE; tEykamA, kAlai!
10	payil pUj cOlai mayil ezun'tu Alavum,
	payil iruj cilampil kalai pAyn'tu ukaLavum,
	kalaiyum koLLAvAka, palavum
	kAlam anRiyum maram payam pakarum
	yANar aRAa viyal malai aRRE
15	aNNal n'eTu varai ERi, tan'tai
	periya n'aRavin, kUr vEl pAriyatu
	arumai aRiyAr, pOr etirn'tu van'ta
	valam paTu tAnai vEn'tar
	polam paTaik kali mA eNNuvOrE.

135

	koTuvari vazagkum kOTu uyar n'eTu varai,
	aru viTarc ciRu n'eRi ERalin, varun'ti,
	taTavaral koNTa takai mel otukkin,
	vaLaik kai viRali en pinnaL Aka,
5	pon vArn'tanna puri aTagku n'arampin
	vari n'avil panuval pulam peyarn'tu icaippa,
	paTumalai n'inRa payam kezu cIRiyAz
	olkal uLLamoTu oru puTait tazIi,
	pukazcAl ciRappin n'in n'al icai uLLi,
10	van'tanen en'tai! yAnE: enRum,
	manRu paTu paricilark kANin, kanRoTu
	kaRai aTi yAnai iriyal pOkkum
	malai kezu n'ATan! mA vEL Aay!
	kaLiRum anRE; mAvum anRE;
15	oLiRu paTaip puraviya tErum anRE;
	pANar, pATun'ar, paricilar, Agku avar,
	tamatu enat toTukkuvarAyin, 'ematu' enap
	paRRal tERRAp payag kezu tAyamoTu,
	anna Aka, n'in Uzi; n'innaik
20	kANTal vENTiya aLavai vENTAr
	uRu muraN kaTan'ta ARRal
	potu mIkkURRattu n'ATu kizavOyE!

141

	'pANan cUTiya pacum pon tAmarai
	mAN izai viRali mAlaiyoTu viLagka,
	kaTum pari n'eTun' tEr pUTTu viTTu acaii,
	UrIr pOlac curattiTai irun'tanir!
5	yArIrO?' ena, vinaval AnA,
	kAren okkal, kaTum paci, iravala!
	ven vEl aNNal kANA UgkE,
	n'inninum pulliyEm mannE; iniyE,
	innEm AyinEm mannE; enRum
10	uTAa, pOrA Akutal aRin'tum,
	paTAam majjaikku Itta em kO,
	kaTAa yAnaik kali mAn pEkan,
	'et tuNai Ayinum Ittal n'anRu' ena,
	maRumai n'OkkinRO anRE,
15	piRar, vaRumai n'OkkinRu, avan kai vaNmaiyE.

146

	anna Aka: n'in arug kala veRukkai
	avai peRal vENTEm; aTu pOrp pEka!
	cIRiyAz cevvazi paNNi, n'in van pula
	n'al n'ATu pATa, ennai n'ayan'tu
5	paricil n'alkuvaiAyin, kuricil! n'I
	n'alkAmaiyin n'aivarac cAay,
	arun' tuyar uzakkum n'in tirun'tuizai arivai
	kali mayil kalAvam kAl kuvittanna,
	oli men kUn'tal kamaz pukai koLIi,
10	taN kamaz kOtai punaiya,
	vaN pari n'eTun' tEr pUNka, n'in mAvE!

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!

178

	kan'tu munin'tu uyirkkum yAnaiyoTu, paNai munin'tu
	kAl iyal puravi Alum AgkaN,
	maNal mali muRRam pukka cAnROr
	uNNAr Ayinum, tannoTu cULuRRu,
5	'uNm' ena irakkum perum peyarc cAttan
	INTO in cAyalanE; vENTAr
	eRi paTai mayagkiya veruvaru jATpin,
	kaLLuTaik kalattar uLLUrk kURiya
	n'eTumozi maRan'ta ciRu pErALar
10	ajci n'IgkumkAlai,
	EmamAkat tAn mun'tuRumE.

197

	vaLi n'aTan'tanna vAc celal ivuLiyoTu
	koTi n'uTagku micaiya tErinar enAa,
	kaTal kaNTanna oN paTait tAnaiyoTu
	malai mARu malaikkum kaLiRRinar enAa,
5	urum uraRRanna uTkuvaru muracamoTu
	ceru mEmpaTUum venRiyar enAa,
	maN kezu tAnai, oN pUN, vEn'tar
	veN kuTaic celvam viyattalO ilamE;
	emmAl viyakkappaTUumOrE,
10	iTu muL paTappai maRi mEyn'tu ozin'ta
	kuRu n'aRu mujjaik kozug kaN kuRRaTaku,
	pun pula varakin conRiyoTu, peRUum,
	cIRUr mannar Ayinum, em vayin
	pATu aRin'tu ozukum paNpinArE;
15	mikap pEr evvam uRinum, enaittum
	uNarcci illOr uTaimai uLLEm;
	n'al aRivu uTaiyOr n'alkuravu
	uLLutum, peruma! yAm, uvan'tu, n'ani peritE.

205

	muRRiya tiruvin mUvar Ayinum,
	peTpinRu Ital yAm vENTalamE;
	viRal cinam taNin'ta virai parip puravi
	uRuvar cel cArvu Aki, ceRuvar
5	tAL uLam taputta vAL miku tAnai,
	veL vI vElik kOTaip porun'a!
	ciRiyavum periyavum puzai keTa vilagkiya
	mAn kaNam tolaicciya kaTu vicaik kata n'Ay,
	n'On cilai, vETTuva! n'Oy ilaiyAkuka!
10	Ar kali yANart tarIiya, kAl vIzttu,
	kaTalvayin kuzIiya aNNal am koNmU
	n'Ir inRu peyarAvAgku, tEroTu
	oLiRu maruppu En'tiya cemmal
	kaLiRu inRu peyarala, paricilar kaTumpE.

227

	n'ani pEtaiyE, n'ayan il kURRam!
	viraku inmaiyin vittu aTTu uNTanai;
	innum kANkuvai, n'an vAy Akutal;
	oLiRu vAL maRavarum, kaLiRum, mAvum,
5	kuruti am kurUup punal poru kaLattu oziya,
	n'ALum AnAn kaTan'tu aTTu, enRum n'in
	vATu paci aruttiya vacai tIr ARRal
	n'in Or anna pon iyal perum pUN
	vaLavan ennum vaNTu mUcu kaNNi
10	inaiyOR koNTanaiAyin,
	ini yAr, maRRu n'in paci tIrppOrE?

229

	ATu iyal azal kuTTattu
	Ar iruL arai iravil,
	muTap panaiyattu vEr mutalAk
	kaTaik kuLattuk kayam kAya,
5	pagkuni uyar azuvattu,
	talai n'ALmIn n'ilai tiriya,
	n'ilai n'ALmIn atan etir Ertara,
	tol n'ALmIn tuRai paTiya,
	pAcic cellAtu, Ucit tunnAtu,
10	aLakkart tiNai viLakkAkak
	kanai eri parappa, kAl etirpu pogki,
	oru mIn vIzn'tanRAl, vicumpinAnE;
	atu kaNTu, yAmum piRarum pal vERu iravalar,
	'paRai icai aruvi n'al n'ATTup porun'an
15	n'Oy ilanAyin n'anRuman til' ena
	azin'ta n'ejcam maTiuLam parappa,
	ajcinam; ezu n'AL van'tanRu, inRE;
	main'tuTai yAnai kai vaittu uRagkavum,
	tiN piNi muracam kaN kizin'tu uruLavum,
20	kAval veNkuTai kAl parin'tu ulaRavum,
	kAl iyal kali mAk kati ila vaikavum,
	mElOr ulakam eytinan; Akalin,
	oN toTi makaLirkku uRu tuNai Aki,
	tan tuNai Ayam maRan'tanankollO
25	pakaivarp piNikkum ARRal, n'acaivarkku
	aLan'tu koTai aRiyA Ikai,
	maNi varai anna mAayOnE?

239

	toTiyuTaiya tOL maNan'tanan;
	kaTi kAvil pUc cUTinan;
	taN kamazum cAn'tu n'Ivinan;
	ceRROrai vazi taputtanan;
5	n'aTTOrai uyarpu kURinan;
	'valiyar' ena, vazimoziyalan;
	'meliyar' ena, mIkkURalan;
	piRarait tAn irappu aRiyalan;
	iran'tOrkku maRuppu aRiyalan;
10	vEn'tuTai avaiyattu Ogku pukaz tORRinan;
	varupaTai etir tAgkinan;
	peyarpaTai puRagkaNTanan;
	kaTum pariya mAk kaTavinan;
	n'eTun' teruvil tEr vazagkinan;
15	Ogku iyala kaLiRu Urn'tanan;
	tIm ceRi tacumpu tolaiccinan;
	pAN uvappa paci tIrttanan;
	mayakkuTaiya mozi viTuttanan; Agkuc
	ceypa ellAm ceytanan Akalin
20	iTuka onRO! cuTuka onRO!
	paTu vazip paTuka, ip pukaz veyyOn talaiyE!

240

	ATu n'aTaip puraviyum, kaLiRum, tErum,
	vATA yANar n'ATum Urum,
	pATun'arkku arukA Aay aNTiran
	kOTu En'tu alkul, kuRun' toTi makaLiroTu,
5	kAlan ennum kaNNili uyppa,
	mElOr ulakam eytinan enAa,
	potta aRaiyuL pOz vAyk kUkai,
	'cuTTuk kuvi' enac cettOrp payirum
	kaLLi am paRan'talai oru ciRai alki,
10	oL eri n'aippa uTampu mAyn'tatu;
	pullen kaNNar puravalark kANAtu,
	kallen cuRRamoTu kaiyazin'tu, pulavar
	vATiya paciyarAki, piRar
	n'ATu paTu celavinar Ayinar, iniyE.

273

	mA vArAtE; mA vArAtE;
	ellAr mAvum van'tana; em il,
	pul uLaik kuTumip putalvaR tan'ta
	celvan Urum mA vArAtE
5	iru pEr yARRa oru perug kUTal
	vilagkiTu peru maram pOla,
	ulan'tanRukol, avan malain'ta mAvE?

299

	parutti vElic cIRUr mannan
	uzuttu atar uNTa Oy n'aTaip puravi,
	kaTal maNTu tONiyin, paTai mukam pOza
	n'eymiti arun'tiya, koy cuval eruttin,
5	taNNaTai mannar, tAruTaip puravi,
	aNagkuTai murukan kOTTattuk
	kalam toTA makaLirin, ikan'tu n'inRavvE.

302

	veTi vEy koLvatu pOla OTi,
	tAvupu ukaLum, mAvE; pUvE,
	viLagkuizai makaLir kUn'tal koNTa;
	n'aran'tap pal kAzk kOtai cuRRiya
5	aitu amai pANi vaNar kOTTuc cIRiyAzk
	kai vAr n'arampin pANarkku Okkiya,
	n'irampA iyalpin karampaic cIRUr;
	n'Okkinarc cekukkum kALai Ukki,
	vElin aTTa kaLiRu peyarttu eNNin,
10	viN ivar vicumpin mInum,
	taN peyal uRaiyum, uRai ARRAvE.

303

	n'ilam piRakkiTuvatu pOlak kuLampu kuTaiyUu,
	uLLam azikkum koTpin mAnmEl
	eLLun'arc cekukkum kALai kUrtta
	ven' tiRal eHkam n'ejcu vaTu viLaippa
5	ATTik kANiya varumE n'erun'ai,
	uraicAl ciRappin vEn'tar munnar,
	karai poru mun'n'Irt timilin pOzn'tu, avar
	kayan'talai maTap piTi pulampa,
	ilagku maruppu yAnai eRin'ta eRkE.

304

	koTug kuzai makaLir kOtai cUTTi,
	n'aTugku panik kaLaiiyar n'Ar ari paruki,
	vaLi tozil ozikkum vaN parip puravi
	paNNaRku viraiti, n'IyE; 'n'erun'ai,
5	emmun tappiyOn tampiyoTu, orAgku
	n'ALaic ceykuven amar' enak kURi,
	pun vayiRu aruttalum cellAn, van mAn
	kaTavum enpa, peritE; atu kETTu,
	valam paTu muracin vel pOr vEn'tan
10	ilagku irum pAcaRai n'aTugkinRu
	'iraNTu AkAtu avan kURiyatu' enavE.

350

	tUrn'ta kiTagkin, cOrn'ta jAyil,
	citain'ta ijci, katuvAy mUtUr
	yAgku Avatukol tAnE, tAgkAtu?
	paTu mazai urumin iragku muracin
5	kaTu mAn vEn'tar kAlai van'tu, em
	n'eTu n'ilai vAyil koTkuvar mAtO;
	porutAtu amaikuvar allar pOr uzan'tu,
	aTu muraN munpin tannaiyar En'tiya
	vaTivEl eHkin civan'ta uNkaN,
10	toTi piRaz munkai, iLaiyOL
	aNi n'al Akattu arumpiya cuNagkE.

351

	paTu maNi marugkina paNait tAL yAnaiyum,
	koTi n'uTagku micaiya tErum, mAvum,
	paTai amai maRavaroTu, tuvanRik kallena,
	kaTal kaNTanna kaN akan tAnai
5	venRu eRi muracin vEn'tar, enRum,
	vaN kai eyinan vAkai anna
	ivaL n'alam tArAtu amaikuvar allar;
	en Avatukol tAnE teN n'Irp
	poykai mEyn'ta cev vari n'Arai
10	tEg koL marutin pUj cinai munaiyin,
	kAmaru kAjcit tujcum
	EmamcAl ciRappin, ip paNai n'al UrE?

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.

361

	kAr etir urumin uraRi, kallena,
	Ar uyirkku alamarum ArAk kURRam!
	n'in varavu ajcalan mAtO; n'an pala
	kELvi muRRiya vELvi an'taNarkku,
5	arug kalam n'IroTu citaRi, perun'takait
	tAyin n'anRu palarkku Ittu,
	teruL n'aTai mA kaLiRoTu tan
	aruL pATun'arkku n'anku aruLiyum,
	uruL n'aTai ........................ nRatan
10	tAL cErun'arkku initu Ittum,
	puri mAlaiyar pATinikkup
	polan' tAmaraip pUm pANaroTu
	kalan'tu aLaiiya n'IL irukkaiyAl
	poRaiyo............ mAn n'Okkin,
15	vil ena vilagkiya puruvattu, vallena
	n'alkin n'A ajcum muL eyiRRu, makaLir
	alkul tAgkA acaii, mellena
	............................................polagkalattu En'ti,
	amiztu ena maTuppa mAn'ti, ikazvilan,
20	n'illA ulakattu............... mai n'I
	colla vENTA................. mun'taRin'ta

368

	kaLiRu mukan'tu peyarkuvam eninE,
	oLiRu mazai tavirkkum kunRam pOla,
	kaimmA ellAm kaNai iTat tolain'tana;
	koTujci n'eTun' tEr mukakkuvam eninE;
5	kaTum pari n'al mAn vAgkuvayin olki,
	n'eTum pITu azin'tu, n'ilam cErn'tanavE;
	koy cuval puravi mukakkuvam eninE,
	mey n'iRain'ta vazuvoTu perumpiRitAki,
	vaLi vazakku aRutta vagkam pOla,
10	kuruti am perum punal kUrn'tanavE; Agka
	mukavai inmaiyin ukavai inRi,
	irappOr iragkum innA viyan kaLattu,
	AL azippaTutta vAL Er uzava!
	kaTAa yAnaik kAlvazi anna en
15	teTArit teN kaN teLirppa oRRi,
	pATi van'tatu ellAm, kOTiyar
	muzavu maruL tiru maNi miTain'ta n'in
	aravu uRaz Aram mukakkuvam enavE.

369

	iruppu mukaj ceRitta En'tu ezil maruppin,
	karug kai yAnai koNmU Aka,
	n'ILmozi maRavar eRivanar uyartta
	vAL min Aka, vayagku kaTippu amain'ta
5	kurutip paliya muracu muzakku Aka,
	aracu arAp panikkum aNagku uRu pozutin,
	vev vicaip puravi vIcu vaLi Aka,
	vicaippuRu val vil vIgku n'AN ukaitta
	kaNait tuLi pozin'ta kaN akan kiTakkai.
10	Irac ceRuvayin tEr Er Aka,
	viTiyal pukku, n'eTiya n'ITTi, n'in
	cerup paTai miLirn'ta tiruttuRu paij cAl,
	piTittu eRi veL vEl kaNaiyamoTu vitti,
	vizut talai cAytta veruvaru paig kUz,
15	pEymakaL paRRiya piNam piRagku pal pOrpu,
	kaNa n'ariyOTu kazutu kaLam paTuppa,
	pUtam kAppa, polikaLam tazIi,
	pATun'arkku irun'ta pITuTaiyALa!
	tEyvai veN kAz puraiyum vici piNi
20	vEyvai kANA virun'tin pOrvai
	arik kural taTAri uruppa oRRi,
	pATi van'ticin; peruma! pATu AnRu
	ezili tOyum imiz icai aruvi,
	ponnuTai n'eTug kOTTu, imaiyattu anna
25	OTai n'utala, olkutal aRiyA,
	tuTi aTik kuzaviya piTi iTai miTain'ta
	vEza mukavai n'alkumati
	tAzA Ikait takai veyyOyE!

373

	urumicai muzakku ena muracam icaippa,
	ceru n'avil vEzam koNmU Aka,
	tEr mA azi tuLi talaii, n'Am uRak
	kaNaik kARRu eTutta kaN akan pAcaRai,
5	izitaru kurutiyoTu En'tiya oL vAL
	pizivatu pOlap piTTai URu uvappa,
	main'tar ATiya mayagku perun' tAnai,
	kogku puRampeRRa koRRa vEn'tE!
	................................................taNTa mAp poRi.
10	maTak kaN mayil iyal maRaliyAgku,
	n'eTuj cuvar n'al il pulampa, kaTai kazin'tu,
	men tOL makaLir manRam pENAr,
	puNNuva
	..........................aNiyap puravi vAzka ena,
15	col n'izal inmaiyin n'al n'izal cEra,
	n'uN pUN mArpin pun talaic ciRAar
	ampu azi pozutil tamar mukam kANA,
	........................................................R RokkAna
	vEn'tu puRagkoTutta vIyn'tu uku paRan'talai,
20	mATam mayagku eri maNTi, kOTu iRupu,
	urum eRi malaiyin, iru n'ilam cEra,
	cenROn manRa, co...
	........................ NNaRin'ar kaNTu kaN alaippa,
	vajci muRRam vayak kaLan Aka,
25	ajcA maRavar AT pOrpu azittuk
	koNTanai, peruma! kuTa pulattu atari;
	polika attai, n'in paNaitanaRa............Lam!
	viLagku tiNai vEn'tar kaLamtoRum cenRu,
	''pukarmuka mukavai polika!'' enRu Etti,
30	koNTanar' enpa, periyOr; yAnum
	am kaN mAk kiNai atira oRRa,
	............... len Ayinum, kAtalin Etti,
	n'innOr annOr piRar ivaN inmaiyin,
	man eyil mukavaikku van'ticin, peruma!
35	pakaivar pukazn'ta ANmai, n'akaivarkkut
	tA inRu utavum paNpin, pEyoTu
	kaNa n'ari tiritarUum AgkaN, n'iNan arun'tu
	cej cevi eruvai kuzIi,
	ajcuvaru kiTakkaiya kaLam kizavOyE!
40	tiNai atu; tuRai maRakkaLavazi; ErkkaLa uruvakamum Am.

377

	pani pazun'iya pal yAmattup
	pARu talai mayir n'anaiya,
	initu tujcum tiru n'akar varaippin,
	inaiyal akaRRa, en kiNai toTAk kuRuki,
5	'avi uNavinOr puRagkAppa,
	aRa n'ejcattOn vAza, n'AL' enRu,
	ataR koNTu varal Etti,
	'''karavu illAk kavi vaN kaiyAn,
	vAzka!'' enap peyar peRROr
10	piRarkku uvamam tAn allatu,
	tanakku uvamam piRar il' ena,
	atu n'inain'tu, mati mazuki,
	Agku n'inRa eR kANUuc
	'cEy n'ATTuc cel kiNaijanai!
15	n'I puravalai, emakku' enna,
	malai payan'ta maNiyum, kaTaRu payan'ta ponnum,
	kaTal payan'ta katir muttamum,
	vERu paTTa uTaiyum, cERupaTTa tacumpum,
	kanavil kaNTAgku, varun'tAtu n'iRpa,
20	n'anavin n'alkiyOn, n'acaicAl tOnRal;
	n'ATu ena mozivOr, 'avan n'ATu' ena mozivOr;
	vEn'tu ena mozivOr, 'avan vEn'tu' ena mozivOr;
	.........................poR kOTTu yAnaiyar,
	kavar parik kaccai n'al mAn,
25	vaTi maNi, vAgku uruLa,
	.....................,..........n'al tErk kuzuvinar,
	kataz icai vankaNinar,
	vALin vAzn'ar, ArvamoTu INTi,
	kaTal oli koNTa tAnai
30	aTal veg kurucil! manniya n'eTitE!

378

	ten paratavar miTal cAya,
	vaTa vaTukar vAL OTTiya,
	toTai amai kaNNi, tirun'tu vEl taTak kai,
	kaTu mA kaTaiiya viTu pari vaTimpin,
5	n'al tAr, kaLLin, cOzan kOyil,
	putup piRai anna cutai cEy mATattu,
	panik kayattu anna n'IL n'akar n'inRu, en
	arik kUTu mAk kiNai iriya oRRi,
	ejcA marapin vajci pATa,
10	emakku ena vakutta alla, mikap pala,
	mEmpaTu ciRappin arug kala veRukkai
	tAgkAtu pozitan'tOnE; atu kaNTu,
	ilampATu uzan'ta en irum pEr okkal,
	viral ceRi marapina cevit toTakkun'arum,
15	cevit toTar marapina viral ceRikkun'arum,
	araikku amai marapina miTaRRu yAkkun'arum,
	miTaRRu amai marapina araikku yAkkun'arum,
	kaTun' teRal irAmanuTan puNar cItaiyai
	valittakai arakkan vauviya jAnRai,
20	n'ilam cEr matar aNi kaNTa kuragkin
	cem mukap perug kiLai izaip polin'tAagku,
	aRAa aru n'akai initu peRRikumE
	irug kiLait talaimai eyti,
	arumpaTar evvam uzan'tatantalaiyE.

382

	kaTalpaTai aTal koNTi,
	maNTuRRa malir n'On tAL,
	taN cOza n'ATTup porun'an,
	alagku uLai aNi ivuLi
5	n'alagkiLLi n'acaip porun'arEm;
	piRarp pATip peRal vENTEm;
	avaR pATutum, 'avan tAL vAziya!' ena;
	n'ey kuyya Un n'avinRa
	pal cORRAn, in cuvaiya
10	n'alkuravin pacit tunpin n'in
	munnan'AL viTTa mUtu aRi ciRAarum,
	yAnum, Ez maNi, am kEz, aNi utti,
	kaN kELvi, kavai n'Avin,
	n'iRan uRRa, arAap pOlum
15	vaRan orIi vazagku vAyppa,
	viTumati attai, kaTu mAn tOnRal!
	n'inatE, mun'n'Ir uTutta iv viyan ulaku, aRiya;
	enatE, kiTaik kAz anna teN kaN mAk kiNai
	kaN akattu yAtta n'uN aric ciRu kOl
20	ERitoRum n'uTagkiyAgku, n'in pakaijar
	kETToRum n'aTugka, Ettuven,
	venRa tEr, piRar vEttavaiyAnE.

387

	vaL ukira vayal Amai
	veL akaTu kaNTanna,
	vIgku vicip putup pOrvait
	teN kaN mAk kiNai iyakki, 'enRum
5	mARu koNTOr matil iTaRi,
	n'IRu ATiya n'aRug kavuLa,
	pUm poRip paNai eruttina,
	vERu vERu paran'tu iyagki,
	vEn'tuTai miLai ayal parakkum
10	En'tu kOTTu irum piNart taTak kai,
	tirun'tu tozil pala pakaTu
	pakaip pula mannar paNitiRai tan'tu, n'in
	n'akaip pulavANar n'alkuravu akaRRi,
	mikap poliyar, tan cEvaTi attai!' enRu,
15	yAn icaippin, n'ani n'anRu enA,
	pala piRa vAztta irun'tOr enkO?.........
	maruva in n'akar akan.................................
	tirun'tu kazal cEvaTi kuRukal vENTi,
	venRu iragkum viRal muracinOn,
20	en ciRumaiyin, izittu n'OkkAn,
	tan perumaiyin takavu n'Okki,
	kunRu uRazn'ta kaLiRu enkO?
	koy uLaiya mA enkO?
	manRu n'iRaiyum n'irai enkO?
25	manaik kaLamaroTu kaLam enkO?
	Agku avai, kanavu ena maruLa, vallE, n'anavin
	n'alkiyOnE, n'acaicAl tOnRal,
	Uzi vAzi, pUziyar peru makan!
	piNar maruppu yAnaic ceru miku n'On tAL
30	celvak kaTugkO vAziyAtan
	onnAt tevvar uyarkuTai paNittu, ivaN
	viTuvar mAtO n'eTitE n'i
	pul ilai vajcip puRa matil alaikkum
	kallen porun'ai maNalinum, AgkaN
35	pal Ur cuRRiya kazani
	ellAm viLaiyum n'ellinum palavE.