277

	'mIn uN kokkin tUvi anna
	vAl n'araik kUn'tal mutiyOL ciRuvan
	kaLiRu eRin'tu paTTanan' ennum uvakai
	InRa jAnRinum peritE; kaNNIr
5	n'On kazai tuyalvarum vetirattu
	vAn peyat tUgkiya citarinum palavE.

342

	'kAnak kAkkaik kalic ciRaku Eykkum
	mayilaik kaNNi, perun' tOL kuRumakaL,
	EnOr makaLkol ivaL?' ena vituppuRRu,
	ennoTu vinavum ven vEl n'eTun'takai!
5	tiru n'ayattakka paNpin ivaL n'alanE
	porun'arkku allatu, piRarkku AkAtE;
	paig kAl kokkin paku vAyp piLLai
	men cERRu aTaikarai mEyn'tu uNTataRpin,
	Aral InRa aiyavi muTTai,
10	kUr n'al iRavin piLLaiyoTu peRUum,
	taN paNaik kizavan ivaL tan'taiyum; vEn'tarum
	peRAamaiyin pEr amar ceytalin,
	kazi piNam piRagku pOrpu azi kaLiRu erutA,
	vAL taka vaikalum uzakkum
15	mATciyavar, ivaL tannaimArE.

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!

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.