18

	muzagku mun'n'Ir muzuvatum vaLaiip
	paran'tupaTTa viyal jAlam
	tALin tan'tu, tam pukaz n'iRIi,
	oru tAm Akiya uravOr umpal!
5	onRu pattu aTukkiya kOTi kaTai irIiya
	perumaittAka, n'in AyuLtAnE!
	n'Irt tAzn'ta kuRug kAjcip
	pUk katUum ina vALai,
	n'uN Aral, paru varAl,
10	kurUuk keTiRRa, kuNTu akazi;
	vAn uTkum vaTi n'IL matil;
	mallal mUtUr vaya vEn'tE!
	cellum ulakattuc celvam vENTinum,
	jAlam kAvalar tOL vali murukki,
15	oru n'I Akal vENTinum, ciRan'ta
	n'al icai n'iRuttal vENTinum, maRRu atan
	takuti kEL, ini, mikutiyALa!
	n'Ir inRu amaiyA yAkkaikku ellAm
	uNTi koTuttOr uyir koTuttOrE;
20	uNTi mutaRRE uNavin piNTam;
	uNavu enappaTuvatu n'ilattoTu n'IrE;
	n'Irum n'ilanum puNariyOr INTu
	uTampum uyirum paTaitticinOrE;
	vitti vAn n'Okkum pun pulam kaN akan
25	vaippiRRu Ayinum, n'aNNi ALum
	iRaivan tATku utavAtE; atanAl,
	aTu pOrc ceziya! ikazAtu vallE
	n'ilan n'eLi marugkil n'Ir n'ilai perukat
	taTTOr amma, ivaN taTTOrE;
30	taLLAtOr ivaN taLLAtOrE.

212

	'n'um kO yAr?' ena vinavin, em kOk
	kaLamarkku aritta viLaiyal veg kaL
	yAmaip puzukkin kAmam vITa ArA,
	Aral kozuj cUTu am kavuL aTAa,
5	vaiku tozil maTiyum maTiyA vizavin
	yANar n'al n'ATTuLLum, pANar
	paital cuRRattup pacip pakai Aki,
	kOziyOnE, kOpperujcOzan
	pottu il n'aNpin pottiyoTu kezIi,
10	vAy Ar peru n'akai vaikalum n'akkE.

249

	katir mUkku Aral kIz cERRu oLippa,
	kaNaik kOTTu vALai mIn'Irp piRaza,
	erip pUm pazanam n'erittu uTan valaijar
	arik kural taTAriyin yAmai miLira,
5	panai n'ukumpu anna cinai mutir varAloTu,
	uRaz vEl anna oN kayal mukakkum,
	akal n'ATTu aNNal pukAvE, n'erun'aip
	pakal iTam kaNNip palaroTum kUTi,
	oruvazippaTTanRu; mannE! inRE,
10	aTagkiya kaRpin, Ay n'utal maTan'tai,
	uyar n'ilai ulakam avan puka,.... vari
	n'IRu ATu cuLakin cIRiTam n'Ikki,
	azutal AnAk kaNNaL,
	mezukum, Appi kaN kaluz n'IrAnE.

320

	munRil mujjaiyoTu mucuNTai pampi,
	pan'tar vENTAp palA tUgku n'Izal,
	kaimmAn vETTuvan kanai tuyil maTin'tena,
	pArvai maTap piNai tazIi, piRitu Or
5	tIr tozil tanik kalai tiLaittu viLaiyATa,
	inpuRu puNarn'ilai kaNTa manaiyOL
	kaNavan ezutalum ajci, kalaiyE
	piNaivayin tIrtalum ajci, yAvatum,
	il vazagkAmaiyin, kallena olittu,
10	mAn ataL peyta uNagku tinai valci
	kAnak kOziyOTu ital kavarn'tu uNTena,
	Ara n'eruppin, Aral n'ARa,
	taTivu Arn'tiTTa muzu vaLLUram
	irum pEr okkaloTu orugku initu arun'ti,
15	tagkinai cenmO, pANa! tagkAtu,
	vEn'tu taru vizuk kUz paricilarkku enRum
	arukAtu Iyum vaNmai
	uraicAl n'eTun' takai Ompum UrE.

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.