214

	'ceykuvamkollO, n'alvinai?' enavE
	aiyam aRAar, kacaTu INTu kATci
	n'IgkA n'ejcattut tuNivu illOrE;
	yAnai vETTuvan yAnaiyum peRumE;
5	kuRumpUz vETTuvan vaRug kaiyum varumE:
	atanAl, uyarn'ta vETTattu uyarn'ticinOrkku,
	ceyvinai marugkin eytal uNTu enin,
	toyyA ulakattu n'ukarcciyum kUTum;
	toyyA ulakattu n'ukarcci il enin,
10	mARip piRappin inmaiyum kUTum;
	mARip piRavAr Ayinum, imayattuk
	kOTu uyarn'tanna tam icai n'aTTu,
	tItu il yAkkaiyoTu mAytal tavat talaiyE.

321

	poRip puRap pUzin pOr val cEval
	mEn' tOl kaLain'ta tIm kOL veL eL
	cuLakiTai uNagkal cevvi koNTu, uTan
	vEnil kOgkin pUm pokuTTu anna
5	kuTan'tai am ceviya kOTTu eli ATTa,
	kali Ar varakin piRagku pIL oLikkum,
	van pula vaippinatuvE cenRu
	tin pazam pacIi ..........nanO, pANa!
	vAL vaTu viLagkiya cennic
10	ceru veg kurucil Ompum UrE.

384

	menpAlAn uTan aNaii,
	vajcik kOTTu uRagku n'Arai
	aRaik karumpin pU arun'tum;
	vanpAlAn karug kAl varakin
5	......................................................................................
	am kaN kuRu muyala veruva, ayala
	karug kOTTu iruppaip pU uRaikkun'tu;
	vizavu inRAyinum, uzavar maNTai
	irug keTiRRu micaiyoTu pUg kaL vaikun'tu;
10	................................................kiNaiyEm, peruma!
	n'el ennA, pon ennA,
	kanaRRak koNTa n'aRavu ennA,
	.....................manai ennA, avai palavum
	yAn taNTavum, tAn taNTAn,
15	n'iNam perutta kozuj cORRiTai,
	maN n'ANap pukaz vETTu,
	n'Ir n'ANa n'ey vazagki,
	puran'tOn; en'tai; yAmalan'tolai.....
	annOnai uTaiyEm enpa;....... vaRaTku
20	yANTu n'iRka veLLi, mANTa
	uNTa n'an kalam peytu n'uTakkavum,
	tinRa n'aN pal Un tONTavum,
	van'ta vaikal allatu,
	cenRa ellaic celavu aRiyEnE.