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.

13

	'ivan yAr?' enkuvai Ayin, ivanE
	puli n'iRak kavacam pUm poRi citaiya,
	ey kaNai kizitta pakaTTu ezil mArpin,
	maRali anna kaLiRRu micaiyOnE;
5	kaLiRE, mun'n'Ir vazagku n'AvAy pOlavum,
	pal mIn n'AppaN tigkaL pOlavum,
	cuRavinattu anna vALOr moyppa,
	marIiyOr aRiyAtu, main'tu paTTanRE;
	n'Oy ilan Akip peyarkatil amma!
10	pazana majjai ukutta pIli
	kazani uzavar cUTToTu tokukkum,
	kozu mIn, viLain'ta kaLLin,
	vizu n'Ir vEli n'ATu kizavOnE.

19

	imiz kaTal vaLaiiya INTu akan kiTakkai,
	tamiz talaimayagkiya talaiyAlagkAnattu,
	man uyirp panmaiyum, kURRattu orumaiyum,
	n'innoTu tUkkiya ven vEl ceziya!
5	'irum puli vETTuvan poRi aRin'tu mATTiya
	perug kal aTArum pOnm' ena virumpi,
	muyagkinEn allanO, yAnE mayagkik
	kunRattu iRutta kurIi inam pOla,
	ampu cenRu iRutta arum puN yAnait
10	tUmpuTait taTak kai vAyoTu tumin'tu,
	n'Ajcil oppa, n'ilam micaip puraLa,
	eRin'tu kaLam paTutta En'tu vAL valattar
	en'taiyoTu kiTan'tOr, em pun talaip putalvar;
	'inna viRalum uLakol, n'amakku?' ena,
15	mUtil peNTir kacin'tu aza, n'ANi,
	kURRuk kaNNOTiya veruvaru paRan'talai,
	ezuvar n'al valam kaTan'tOy! n'in
	kazUu viLagku Aram kavaiiya mArpE?

23

	'veLiRu il n'On kAzp paNai n'ilai munaii,
	kaLiRu paTin'tu uNTena, kalagkiya tuRaiyum;
	kAr n'aRug kaTampin pAcilait teriyal,
	cUr n'avai, murukan cuRRattu anna, n'in
5	kUr n'al ampin koTu vil kULiyar
	koLvatu koNTu, koLLA miccil
	koL patam oziya vIciya pulanum;
	vaTi n'avil n'aviyam pAytalin, UrtoRum
	kaTi maram tuLagkiya kAvum; n'eTu n'akar
10	vinai punai n'al il vev eri n'aippa,
	kanai eri uraRiya marugkum; n'Okki,
	n'aNNAr n'ANa, n'ALtoRum talaic cenRu,
	innum inna pala ceykuvan, yAvarum
	tunnal pOkiya tuNivinOn' ena,
15	jAlam n'eLiya INTiya viyan paTai
	AlagkAnattu amar kaTan'tu aTTa
	kAla munpa! n'in kaNTanen varuval
	aRu maruppu ezil kalai pulippAl paTTena,
	ciRu maRi tazIiya teRin'aTai maTap piNai
20	pULai n'ITiya veruvaru paRan'talai
	vELai veN pUk kaRikkum
	AL il attam Akiya kATE.

33

	kAn uRai vAzkkai, kata n'Ay, vETTuvan
	mAn tacai corin'ta vaTTiyum, AymakaL
	tayir koTu van'ta tacumpum, n'iRaiya,
	Erin vAzn'ar pEr il arivaiyar
5	kuLak kIz viLain'ta kaLak koL veNNel
	mukan'tanar koTuppa, ukan'tanar peyarum
	tennam poruppan n'al n'ATTuLLum,
	Ez eyil katavam eRin'tu, kaikkoNTu, n'in
	pEzvAy uzuvai poRikkum ARRalai;
10	pATun'ar vajci pATa, paTaiyOr
	tAtu eru maRukin pAcaRai poliya,
	pularAp paccilai iTai iTupu toTutta
	malarA mAlaip pan'tu kaNTanna
	Un cORRu amalai pAN kaTumpu aruttum
15	cemmaRRu amma, n'in vem munai irukkai
	vallOn taiiya vari vanappu uRRa
	allip pAvai ATu vanappu Eyppa,
	kAma iruvar allatu, yAmattut
	tani makan vazagkAp pani malark kAvin,
20	otukkuin tiNi maNal putup pUm paLLi
	vAyil mATan'toRum mai viTai vIzppa,
	n'I Agkuk koNTa vizavinum palavE.

42

	AnA Ikai, aTu pOr, aNNal! n'in
	yAnaiyum malaiyin tOnRum; peruma! n'in
	tAnaiyum kaTal ena muzagkum; kUr n'unai
	vElum minnin viLagkum; ulakattu
5	araicu talai panikkum ARRalaiAtalin,
	purai tIrn'tanRu; atu putuvatO anRE;
	taN punal pUcal allatu, n'on'tu,
	'kaLaika, vAzi, vaLava!' enRu, n'in
	munaitaru pUcal kanavinum aRiyAtu,
10	puli puRagkAkkum kuruLai pOla,
	melivu il cegkOl n'I puRagkAppa,
	peru viRal yANarttu Aki, arin'ar
	kIz maTaik koNTa vALaiyum, uzavar
	paTai miLirn'tiTTa yAmaiyum, aRain'ar
15	karumpil koNTa tEnum, perun' tuRai
	n'Ir taru makaLir kuRRa kuvaLaiyum,
	van pulak kELirkku varu virun'tu ayarum
	men pula vaippin n'al n'ATTup porun'a!
	malaiyin izin'tu, mAk kaTal n'Okki,
20	n'ila varai izitarum pal yARu pOla,
	pulavar ellAm n'in n'OkkinarE;
	n'IyE, marun'tu il kaNicci varun'ta vaTTittuk
	kURRu vekuNTanna munpoTu,
	mARRu iru vEn'tar maN n'OkkinaiyE.

52

	aNagkuTai n'eTug kOTTu aLaiyakam munaii,
	muNagku n'imir vayamAn muzu vali oruttal,
	Un n'acai uLLam turappa, irai kuRittu,
	tAn vENTu marugkin vETTu ezun'tAgku,
5	vaTa pula mannar vATa, aTal kuRittu,
	innA vem pOr iyal tEr vazuti!
	itu n'I kaNNiyatu Ayin, iru n'ilattu
	yArkol aLiyartAmE? UrtoRum
	mIn cuTu pukaiyin pulavu n'ARu n'eTug koTi
10	vayaluzai marutin vAgkucinai valakkum
	peru n'al yANarin orIi, iniyE
	kali kezu kaTavuL kan'tam kaiviTap
	pali kaN mARiya pAzpaTu potiyil,
	n'arai mUtALar n'Ay iTak kuzin'ta
15	vallin n'al akam n'iRaiya, pal poRik
	kAna vAraNam Inum
	kATu Aki viLiyum n'ATu uTaiyOrE!

54

	em kOn irun'ta kampalai mUtUr,
	uTaiyOr pOla iTaiyinRu kuRuki,
	cemmal n'AL avai aNNAn'tu pukutal
	em ana vAzkkai iravalarkku eLitE;
5	iravalarkku eNmai allatu puravu etirn'tu,
	vAnam n'ANa, varaiyAtu, cenROrkku
	AnAtu Iyum kavi kai vaNmaik
	kaTu mAn kOtai tuppu etirn'tu ezun'ta
	n'eTumozi mannar n'inaikkum kAlai,
10	pAcilait toTutta, uvalaik kaNNi,
	mAcu uN uTukkai, maTi vAy, iTaiyan
	ciRu talai AyamoTu kuRukalcellAp
	puli tujcu viyan pulattaRRE
	vali tujcu taTak kai avanuTai n'ATE.

73

	mella van'tu, en n'al aTi porun'ti,
	'I' ena irakkuvar Ayin, cIruTai
	muracu kezu tAyattu aracO tajcam;
	in uyir Ayinum koTukkuven, in' n'ilattu;
5	ARRal uTaiyOr ARRal pORRAtu, en
	uLLam eLLiya maTavOn, teLLitin
	tujcu puli iTaRiya citaTan pOla,
	uyn'tanan peyartalO aritE; main'tuTaik
	kazai tin yAnaik kAl akappaTTa
10	van tiNi n'IL muLai pOla, cenRu, avaN
	varun'tap porEen Ayin, porun'tiya
	tItu il n'ejcattuk kAtal koLLAp
	pal irug kUn'tal makaLir
	ollA muyakkiTaik kuzaika, en tArE!

78

	vaNagku toTaip polin'ta vali kezu n'On tAL,
	aNagku arug kaTun' tiRal ennai muNagku n'imirn'tu,
	aLaic ceRi uzuvai iraikku van'tanna
	malaippu arum akalam matiyAr, cilaittu ezun'tu,
5	'vizumiyam, periyam, yAmE; n'ammin
	porun'anum iLaiyan; koNTiyum peritu' ena,
	eLLi van'ta vampa maLLar
	pullen kaNNar; puRattil peyara,
	INTu avar aTutalum ollAn, ANTu avar
10	mAN izai makaLir n'ANinar kaziya,
	tan'tai tam Ur AgkaN,
	teN kiNai kaRagkac cenRu, ANTu aTTananE.

86

	ciRRil n'al tUN paRRi, 'n'in makan
	yANTu uLanO?' ena vinavuti; en makan
	yANTu uLan Ayinum aRiyEn; Orum
	puli cErn'tu pOkiya kal aLai pOla,
5	InRa vayiRO ituvE;
	tOnRuvan mAtO, pOrkkaLattAnE!

90

	uTai vaLai kaTuppa malarn'ta kAn'taL
	aTai malku kuLaviyoTu kamazum cAral,
	maRap puli uTalin, mAn kaNam uLavO?
	maruLina vicumpin mAtirattu INTiya
5	iruLum uNTO, jAyiRu cinavin?
	accoTu tAkkip pAr uRRu igkiya
	paNTac cAkATTu Azcci colliya,
	vari maNal jemara, kal paka, n'aTakkum
	perumitap pakaTTukkut tuRaiyum uNTO?
10	ezumaram kaTukkum tAL tOy taTak kai
	vazu il van kai, mazavar peruma!
	iru n'ilam maN koNTu cilaikkum
	porun'arum uLarO, n'I kaLam pukinE?

100

	kaiyatu vElE; kAlana punai kazal;
	meyyatu viyarE; miTaRRatu pacum puN;
	vaTkar pOkiya vaLar iLam pOn'tai
	uccik koNTa Uci veN tOTTu,
5	veTci mA malar, vEgkaiyoTu viraii,
	curi irum pittai poliyac cUTi,
	varivayam poruta vayak kaLiRu pOla,
	innum mARAtu cinanE; annO!
	uyn'tanar allar, ivan uTaRRiyOrE;
10	ceRuvar n'Okkiya kaN, tan
	ciRuvanai n'Okkiyum, civappu AnAvE.

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!

152

	'vEzam vIztta vizut toTaip pakazi
	pEz vAy uzuvaiyaip perumpiRitu uRIi,
	puzal talaip pukark kalai uruTTi, ural talaik
	kEzaR panRi vIza, ayalatu
5	Azal puRRattu uTumpil ceRRum,
	val vil vETTam valam paTuttu irun'tOn,
	pukazcAl ciRappin ampu mikat tiLaikkum
	kolaivan yArkolO? kolaivan maRRu ivan
	vilaivan pOlAn; veRukkai n'anku uTaiyan;
10	Aram tAzn'ta am pakaTTu mArpin,
	cAral aruvip paya malaik kizavan,
	Ori kolO? allankollO?
	pATuval, viRali! Or vaNNam; n'Irum
	maN muzA amaimin; paN yAz n'iRumin;
15	kaN viTu tUmpin kaLiRRu uyir toTumin;
	ellari toTumin; AkuLi toTumin;
	patalai oru kaN paiyena iyakkumin;
	matalai mAk kOl kaivalam tamin' enRu,
	iRaivan Akalin, collupu kuRuki,
20	mU Ez tuRaiyum muRaiyuLik kazippi,
	'kO' enap peyariya kAlai, Agku atu
	tan peyar Akalin n'ANi, maRRu, 'yAm
	n'ATTiTan n'ATTiTan varutum; Igku Or
	vETTuvar illai, n'in oppOr' ena,
25	vETTatu moziyavum viTAan, vETTattil
	tAn uyir cekutta mAn n'iNap puzukkOTu,
	An urukku anna vEriyai n'alki,
	tan malaip piRan'ta tA il n'an pon,
	pal maNik kuvaiyoTum viraii, 'koNm' ena,
30	curattiTai n'alkiyOnE viTarc cimai
	Ogku irug kollip porun'an,
	OmpA Ikai viRal veyyOnE!

157

	tamar taR tappin atu n'OnRallum,
	piRar kaiyaRavu tAn n'ANutalum,
	paTaip pazi tArA main'tinan Akalum,
	vEn'tuTai avaiyattu Ogkupu n'aTattalum,
5	n'ummOrkkut takuvana alla; emmOn,
	cilai cela malarn'ta mArpin, kolai vEl,
	kOTal kaNNi, kuRavar perumakan
	ATu mazai tavirkkum payam kezu mImicai,
	el paTu pozutin, inam talaimayagki,
10	kaTci kANAk kaTamAn n'al ERu
	maTa mAn n'Aku piNai payirin, viTar muzai
	irum pulip pukarp pOttu Orkkum
	perug kal n'ATan em ERaikkut takumE.

160

	'uru kezu jAyiRRu oN katir micain'ta
	muLi pul kAnam kuzaippa, kallena
	atir kural ERoTu tuLi corin'tAgku,
	paci tinat tiragkiya kacivuTai yAkkai
5	aviz pukuvu aRiyAtuAkalin, vATiya
	n'eRi koL varik kuTar kuLippat taNNena,
	kuy koL kozun' tuvai n'eyyuTai aTicil,
	mati cEr n'ALmIn pOla, n'avinRa
	ciRu pon n'an kalam cuRRa irIi,
10	"kETu inRAka, pATun'ar kaTumpu" ena,
	aritu peRu polag kalam eLitinin vIci,
	n'aTTOr n'aTTa n'al icaik kumaNan,
	maTTu Ar maRukin, mutirattOnE;
	celkuvaiAyin, n'alkuvan, peritu' ena,
15	pal pukaz n'uvalun'ar kURa, val virain'tu,
	uLLam turappa van'tanen; eLLuRRu,
	il uNAt tuRattalin, il maRan'tu uRaiyum
	pul uLaik kuTumip putalvan pal mAN
	pAl il vaRu mulai cuvaittanan peRAan,
20	kUzum cORum kaTaii, Uzin
	uL il vaRug kalam tiRan'tu, azak kaNTu,
	maRap puli uraittum, matiyam kATTiyum,
	n'on'tanaLAki, 'n'un'taiyai uLLi,
	poTin'ta n'in cevvi kATTu' enap palavum
25	vinaval AnALAki, n'anavin
	allal uzappOL mallal ciRappa,
	cellAc celvam mikuttanai, vallE
	viTutal vENTuval attai; paTu tirai
	n'Ir cUz n'ilavarai uyara, n'in
30	cIr kezu vizup pukaz Ettukam palavE.

170

	marai pirittu uNTa n'elli vEli,
	paraluTai munRil, am kuTic cIRUr,
	el aTippaTutta kallAk kATci
	vil uzutu uNmAr n'AppaN, ollena,
5	izi piRappALan karug kai civappa,
	vali turan'tu cilaikkum van kaN kaTun' tuTi
	puli tujcu n'eTu varaik kuTijaiyOTu iraTTum
	malai kezu n'ATan, kUrvEl piTTan,
	kuRukal Ompumin, tevvir! avanE
10	ciRu kaN yAnai veN kOTu payan'ta
	oLi tikaz muttam viRaliyarkku Ittu,
	n'Ar pizik koNTa veg kaL tERal
	paN amai n'al yAzp pAN kaTumpu arutti,
	n'acaivarkku menmai allatu, pakaivarkku
15	irumpu payan paTukkum karug kaik kollan
	vicaittu eRi kUTamoTu porUum
	ulaik kal anna, vallALannE.

174

	aNagkuTai avuNar kaNam koNTu oLittena,
	cEN viLagku ciRappin jAyiRu kANAtu,
	iruL kaN keTutta paruti jAlattu
	iTumpai koL paruvaral tIra, kaTun' tiRal
5	ajcana uruvan tan'tu n'iRuttAgku,
	aracu izan'tirun'ta allal kAlai,
	muracu ezun'tu iragkum muRRamoTu, karai porutu
	iragku punal n'eritaru miku perug kAviri
	mallal n'al n'ATTu allal tIra,
10	poyyA n'Avin kapilan pATiya,
	mai aNi n'eTu varai AgkaN, oyyenac
	cerup pukal maRavar celpuRam kaNTa
	eL aRu ciRappin muLLUr mImicai,
	aru vazi irun'ta peru viRal vaLavan
15	mati maruL veNkuTai kATTi, ak kuTai
	putumaiyin n'iRutta pukaz mEmpaTun'a!
	viTarp puli poRitta kOTTai, cuTarp pUN,
	curumpu Ar kaNNi, perum peyar n'um mun
	INTuc cey n'al vinai ANTuc cenRu uNIiyar,
20	uyarn'tOr ulakattup peyarn'tanan Akalin,
	ARu kol marugkin mAtiram tuzavum
	kavalai n'ejcattu avalam tIra,
	n'I tOnRinaiyE n'irait tAr aNNal!
	kal kaN poTiya, kAnam vempa,
25	malku n'Ir varaippin kayam pala uNagka,
	kOTai n'ITiya paitu aRu kAlai,
	iru n'ilam n'eLiya INTi,
	urum uraRu karuviya mazai pozin'tAgkE.

190

	viLai patac cIRiTam n'Okki, vaLai katir
	valci koNTu, aLai malka vaikkum
	eli muyanRanaiyar Aki, uLLa tam
	vaLan valiyuRukkum uLam ilALaroTu
5	iyain'ta kENmai illAkiyarO!
	kaTug kaN kEzal iTam paTa vIzn'tena,
	anRu avaN uNNAtAki, vazi n'AL,
	peru malai viTarakam pulampa, vETTu ezun'tu,
	irug kaLiRRu oruttal n'al valam paTukkum
10	puli pacittanna melivu il uLLattu
	uranuTaiyALar kENmaiyoTu
	iyain'ta vaikal uLa AkiyarO!

202

	veTcik kAnattu vETTuvar ATTa,
	kaTci kANAk kaTamA n'al ERu
	kaTaRu maNi kiLara, citaRu pon miLira,
	kaTiya katazum n'eTu varaip paTappai
5	venRi n'ilaiiya vizup pukaz onRi,
	iru pAl peyariya uru kezu mUtUr,
	kOTi pala aTukkiya poruL n'umakku utaviya
	n'ITu n'ilai araiyattuk kETum kEL, ini:
	n'un'tai tAyam n'iRaivuRa eytiya
10	oliyal kaNNip pulikaTi mAal!
	n'um pOl aRivin n'umaruL oruvan
	pukazn'ta ceyyuL kazAattalaiyai
	ikazn'tatan payanE; iyal tEr aNNal!
	evvi tol kuTip paTIiyar, maRRu, 'ivar
15	kai vaN pAri makaLir' enRa en
	tERRAp puncol n'ORRicin; peruma!
	viTuttanen; velIiyar, n'in vElE! aTukkattu,
	arumpu aRa malarn'ta karug kAl vEgkai
	mAt takaTTu oL vI tAya tuRukal
20	irum puli varip puRam kaTukkum
	perug kal vaippin n'ATu kizavOyE!

237

	'n'ITu vAzka?' enRu, yAn n'eTug kaTai kuRuki,
	pATi n'inRa paci n'ATkaNNE,
	'kOTaik kAlattuk kozu n'izal Aki,
	poyttal aRiyA uravOn cevimutal
5	vittiya panuval viLain'tanRu n'anRu' ena
	n'acci irun'ta n'acai pazutAka,
	aTTa kuzici azal payan'tAagku,
	'aLiyartAmE Arka' ennA
	aRan il kURRam tiRan inRu tuNiya,
10	Uzin uruppa erukkiya makaLir
	vAzaip pUvin vaLai muRi citaRa,
	mutu vAy okkal paricilar iragka,
	kaLLi pOkiya kaLariam paRan'talai,
	veL vEl viTalai cenRu mAyn'tananE:
15	Agku atu n'Oy inRAka; Ogku varaip
	puli pArttu oRRiya kaLiRRu irai pizaippin,
	eli pArttu oRRAtAkum; mali tiraik
	kaTal maNTu punalin izumenac cenRu,
	n'aniyuTaip paricil tarukam,
20	ezumati, n'ejcE! tuNipu mun'tuRuttE.

255

	'aiyO!' enin, yAn puli ajcuvalE;
	aNaittanan koLinE, akal mArpu eTukkavallEn;
	en pOl peru vitirppuRuka, n'innai
	innAtu uRRa aRan il kURRE!
5	n'irai vaLai mun kai paRRi
	varai n'izal cErkam n'aTatticin ciRitE!

269

	kuyil vAy anna kUrmukai atiral
	payilAtu alkiya pal kAz mAlai
	mai irum pittai poliyac cUTTi,
	puttakal koNTa pulik kaN veppar
5	onRu iru muRai irun'tu uNTa pinRai,
	uvalaik kaNNit tuTiyan van'tena,
	pizi makiz valci vENTa, maRRu itu
	koLLAy enpa, kaLLin vAztti;
	karan'tai n'ITiya aRin'tu mARu ceruvil
10	pal An ina n'irai tazIiya villOr,
	koTuj ciRaik kurUup parun'tu Arppa,
	taTin'tu mARu peyarttatu, ik karug kai vALE.

323

	pulippAR paTTa AmAn kuzavikkuc
	cinam kazi mUtAk kanRu maTuttu UTTum
	kA ... ... ... ... ..... ..... ...... ...... ..... kku
	uLLiyatu curakkum OmpA Ikai,
5	veL vEl Avam Ayin, oL vAL
	kaRaiyaTi yAnaikku allatu
	uRai kazippu aRiyA, vElOn UrE.

341

	vEn'tu kuRaiyuRavum koTAan, En'tu kOTTu
	am pUn' toTalai aNit tazai alkul,
	cem poRic cilampin iLaiyOL tan'tai,
	ezu viTTu amaitta tiN n'ilaik katavin
5	arai maN ijci n'AT koTi n'uTagkum
	..........................................................................................................
	pulik kaNattu anna kaTug kaN cuRRamoTu,
	mARRam mARAn, maRaliya cinattan,
	'pUk kOL' ena Eey, kayam pukkananE;
10	viLagkuizaip polin'ta vELA mel iyal,
	cuNagku aNi vana mulai, avaLoTu n'ALai
	maNam puku vaikal Akutal onRO
	Ar amar uzakkiya maRam kiLar munpin,
	n'IL ilai eHkam maRutta uTampoTu
15	vArA ulakam pukutal onRu enap
	paTai toTTananE, kurucil; AyiTaik
	kaLiRu porak kalagkiya taN kayam pOla,
	perug kavin izappatu kollO,
	men punal vaippin it taN paNai UrE!

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!

398

	mati n'ilAk karappa, veLLi Ertara,
	vakai mAN n'al il........................
	poRi mayir vAraNam pozutu aRin'tu iyampa,
	poykaip pU mukai malara, pANar
5	kai val cIRiyAz kaTan aRin'tu iyakka,
	iravup puRam peRRa Ema vaikaRai,
	paricilar vicaiye
	varicaiyin iRutta vAymozi vajcan,
	n'akaivar kuRukin allatu, pakaivarkkup
10	puliyinam maTin'ta kal aLai pOla,
	tunnal pOkiya perum peyar mUtUr,
	matiyattu anna en arik kural taTAri,
	iravurai n'eTuvAr arippa vaTTittu,
	uLLi varun'ar koLkalam n'iRaippOy!
15	'taLLA n'ilaiyai Akiyar emakku' ena
	en varavu aRIi,
	ciRitiRkup peritu uvan'tu,
	virumpiya mukattan Aki, en arait
	turumpu paTu citAar n'Ikki, tan araip
20	pukai virin'tanna pogku tukil uTIi,
	azal kAnRanna arum peRal maNTai,
	n'izal kAN tERal n'iRaiya vAkki,
	yAn uNa aruLal anRiyum, tAn uN
	maNTaiya kaNTa mAn vaRaik karunai,
25	kokku ukir n'imiral okkal Ara,
	varai uRaz mArpin, vaiyakam viLakkum,
	viravu maNi oLirvarum, aravu uRaz AramoTu,
	puraiyOn mEnip pUttacala.......................
	muraicela aruLiyOnE
30	........................yaruvip pAyal kOvE.