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.

50

	mAcu aRa vicitta vArpuRu vaLpin
	mai paTu marugkul poliya, majjai
	oli n'eTum pIli oN poRi maNit tAr,
	polag kuzai uzijaiyoTu, poliyac cUTTi,
5	kuruti vETkai uru kezu muracam
	maNNi vArA aLavai, eNNey
	n'urai mukan'tanna men pUj cEkkai
	aRiyAtu ERiya ennait teRuvara,
	iru pARpaTukkum n'in vAL vAy ozittatai
10	atUum cAlum, n'al tamiz muzutu aRital;
	atanoTum amaiyAtu, aNuka van'tu, n'in
	matanuTai muzavuttOL Occi, taNNena
	vIciyOyE; viyaliTam kamaza,
	ivaN icai uTaiyOrkku allatu, avaNatu
15	uyar n'ilai ulakattu uRaiyuL inmai
	viLagkak kETTa mARukol
	valam paTu kurucil! n'I Igku itu ceyalE?

56

	ERRu valan uyariya eri maruL avir caTai,
	mARRu arug kaNicci, maNi miTaRROnum;
	kaTal vaLar puri vaLai puraiyum mEni,
	aTal ven' n'Ajcil, panaik koTiyOnum;
5	maNNuRu tiru maNi puraiyum mEni,
	viN uyar puL koTi, viRal veyyOnum,
	maNi mayil uyariya mARA venRi,
	piNimuka Urti, oN ceyyOnum ena
	jAlam kAkkum kAla munpin,
10	tOlA n'al icai, n'AlvaruLLum,
	kURRu ottIyE, mARRu aruj cIRRam;
	vali ottIyE, vAliyOnai;
	pukaz ottIyE, ikazun'ar aTun'anai;
	muruku ottIyE, munniyatu muTittalin;
15	Agku Agku avar avar ottalin, yAgkum
	ariyavum uLavO, n'inakkE? atanAl,
	iravalarkku arug kalam arukAtu IyA,
	yavanar n'an kalam tan'ta taN kamaz tERal
	pon cey punai kalattu En'ti, n'ALum
20	oN toTi makaLir maTuppa, makiz ciRan'tu,
	Agku initu ozukumati! Ogku vAL mARa!
	am kaN vicumpin Ar iruL akaRRum
	veg katirc celvan pOlavum, kuTa ticait
	taN katir matiyam pOlavum,
25	n'inRu n'ilaiiyar, ulakamOTu uTanE!

60

	mun'n'Ir n'AppaN timil cuTar pOla,
	cemmIn imaikkum mAka vicumpin
	ucci n'inRa uvavu mati kaNTu,
	kaTci majjaiyin curamutal cErn'ta,
5	cil vaLai viRaliyum, yAnum, val virain'tu,
	tozutanem allamO, palavE kAnal
	kazi uppu mukan'tu kal n'ATu maTukkum
	Araic cAkATTu Azcci pOkkum
	uranuTai n'On pakaTTu anna em kOn,
10	valan iragku muracin vAy vAL vaLavan,
	veyil maRaik koNTa uru kezu ciRappin
	mAlai veN kuTai okkumAl enavE?

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.

120

	veppuL viLain'ta vEgkaic cej cuval
	kArp peyal kalitta perum pATTu Irattu,
	pUzi mayagkap pala uzutu, vitti,
	palli ATiya pal kiLaic cevvik
5	kaLai kAl kazAlin, tOTu olipu n'an'ti,
	men mayil puniRRup peTai kaTuppa n'ITi,
	karun' tAL pOki, orugku pIL virin'tu,
	kIzum mElum ejcAmaip pala kAyttu,
	vAlitin viLain'ta putu varaku ariya,
10	tinai koyya, kavvai kaRuppa, avaraik
	kozug koTi viLark kAy kOT patam Aka,
	n'ilam putaip pazuniya maTTin tERal
	pul vEyk kurampaik kuTitoRum pakarn'tu,
	n'aRu n'eyk kaTalai vicaippa, cORu aTTu,
15	perun'tOL tAlam pUcal mEvara,
	varun'tA yANarttu; n'an'tumkollO
	irum pal kUn'tal maTan'taiyar tan'tai
	ATu kazai n'aralum cET cimai, pulavar
	pATi AnAp paNpin pakaivar
20	OTu kazal kampalai kaNTa
	ceru vej cEey peru viRal n'ATE!

127

	'kaLagkani anna karug kOTTuc cIRiyAzp
	pATu in panuval pANar uyttena,
	kaLiRu ilavAkiya pul arai n'eTu veLil,
	kAna majjai kaNanoTu cEppa,
5	Ikai ariya izai aNi makaLiroTu
	cAyinRu' enpa, Aay kOyil;
	cuvaikku initu Akiya kuyyuTai aTicil
	piRarkku Ivu inRit tam vayiRu arutti,
	uraicAl Ogku pukaz orIiya
10	muraicu kezu celvar n'akar pOlAtE.

133

	mel iyal viRali! n'I n'al icai ceviyin
	kETpin allatu, kANpu aRiyalaiyE;
	kANTal vENTinaiAyin mANTa n'in
	virai vaLar kUn'tal varai vaLi uLara,
5	kalava majjaiyin kANvara iyali,
	mAri anna vaNmait
	tEr vEL Ayaik kANiya cenmE!

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!

252

	kaRagku veL aruvi ERRalin, n'iRam peyarn'tu,
	tillai anna pullen caTaiyOTu,
	aL ilait tALi koyyumOnE
	il vazagku maTa mayil piNikkum
5	col valai vETTuvan Ayinan, munnE!

260

	vaLarat toTinum, vauvupu tirin'tu,
	viLari uRutarum tIm toTai n'inaiyA,
	taLarum n'ejcam talaii, manaiyOL
	uLarum kUn'tal n'Okki, kaLara
5	kaLLi n'Izal kaTavuL vAztti,
	paci paTu marugkulai, kacipu, kaitozAa,
	'kANalenkol?' ena vinavinai varUum
	pANa! kENmati, yANaratu n'ilaiyE:
	puravut toTuttu uNkuvaiAyinum, iravu ezun'tu
10	evvam koLkuvaiAyinum, iraNTum,
	kaiyuL pOlum; kaTitu aNmaiyavE
	mun Urp pUcalin tOnRi, tan Ur
	n'eTu n'irai tazIiya mILiyALar
	viTu kaNai n'Ittam tuTi puNai Aka,
15	venRi tan'tu, konRu kOL viTuttu,
	vaiyakam pulampa vaLaiiya pAmpin
	vai eyiRRu uyn'ta matiyin, maRavar
	kaiyakattu uyn'ta kanRuTaip pal An
	n'iraiyoTu van'ta uraiyan Aki,
20	uri kaLai aravam mAna, tAnE
	aritu cel ulakil cenRanan; uTampE,
	kAnac ciRRiyARRu arug karaik kAl uRRu,
	kampamoTu tuLagkiya ilakkam pOla,
	ampoTu tuLagki ANTu ozin'tanRE;
25	uyar icai veRuppat tOnRiya peyarE,
	maTamcAl majjai aNi mayir cUTTi,
	iTam piRar koLLAc ciRu vazi,
	paTam cey pan'tark kal micaiyatuvE.

264

	paraluTai marugkin patukkai cErtti,
	maral vakun'tu toTutta cem pUg kaNNiyoTu,
	aNi mayil pIli cUTTi, peyar poRittu,
	ini n'aTTanarE, kallum; kanRoTu
5	kaRavai tan'tu pakaivar OTTiya
	n'eTun'takai kazin'tamai aRiyAtu,
	inRum varumkol, pANaratu kaTumpE?

318

	koy aTaku vATa, taru viRaku uNagka,
	mayil am cAyal mAayOLoTu
	pacittanRu amma, perun'takai UrE
	manai uRai kurIik kaRai aNal cEval,
5	pANar n'arampin cukiroTu, vaya mAn
	kural cey pIliyin izaitta kuTampai,
	peruj cey n'ellin arici Arn'tu, tan
	pun puRap peTaiyoTu vatiyum
	yANarttu Akum vEn'tu vizumuRinE.

344

	cen'n'el uNTa pain' tOTTu majjai,
	ceRi vaLai makaLir Oppalin, paRan'tu ezun'tu,
	tuRai n'aNi marutattu iRukkum UroTu,
	n'iRaicAl vizup poruL tarutal onRO
5	pukai paTu kUr eri parappip pakai ceytu,
	paNpu il ANmai tarutal onRO
	iraNTinuL onRu AkAmaiyO aritE,
	kAjcip panimuRi Arag kaNNi..................
	kaNi mEvan'tavaL alkul av variyE.

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.

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!