5-6

pAy irum panik kaTal pAr tukaL paTap pukku,

cEy uyar piNimukam Urn'tu, amar uzakki,

tI azal tuvaippat tiriya viTTeRin'tu,

n'OyuTai n'uTagku cUr mA mutal taTin'tu,

5

venRiyin makkaLuL orumaiyoTu peyariya

konRu uNal ajcAk koTu vinaik kol takai

mAya avuNar marugku aRat taputta vEl,

n'Aval am taN pozil vaTa pozil AyiTai,

kurukoTu peyar peRRa mAl varai uTaittu,

10

malai ARRup paTutta mU iru kayan'talai!

'mU iru kayan'talai, mun' n'Anku muzavut tOL,

jAyiRRu Er n'iRat takai! n'aLinattup piRaviyai!

kAay kaTavuT cEey! cevvEL!

cAlva! talaiva!' enap pEe vizavinuL,

15

vElan Ettum veRiyum uLavE:

avai vAyum alla, poyyum alla,

n'IyE varampiRRu iv ulakam Atalin:

ciRappOy ciRappu inRip peyarkuvai;

ciRappinuL uyarvu Akalum,

20

piRappinuL izipu Akalum,

EnOr n'in valattinatE:

Ati an'taNan aRin'tu pari koLuva,

vEta mA pUN vaiyat tEr Urn'tu,

n'Akam n'ANA, malai villAka,

25

mUvakai Ar eyil Or azal ampin muLiya,

mAtiram azala, eytu amarar vELvip

pAkam uNTa paig kaT pArppAn

umaiyoTu puNarn'tu, kAma vatuvaiyuL,

amaiyAp puNarcci amaiya, n'eRRi

30

imaiyA n'ATTattu oru varam koNTu,

'vilagku' ena, viNNOr vELvi mutalvan

viri katir maNip pUNavaRkut tAn Ittatu

aritu ena mARRAn, vAymaiyan Atalin,

eri kananRu AnAk kuTAri koNTu avan uruvu

35

tirittiTTOn, iv ulaku Ezum maruLa:

karup peRRuk koNTOr, kazin'ta cEy yAkkai

n'ocippin, Ez uRu munivar, n'ani uNarn'tu,

vacittataik kaNTam Aka mAtavar,

'manaiviyar, n'iRaivayin, vaci taTi camaippin,

40

cAlAr; tAnE tarikka' ena, avar avi

uTan peytOrE, azal vETTu: av avit

taTavu n'imir mut tIp pENiya man eccil,

vaTavayin, viLagku Al, uRai ezu makaLiruL

kaTavuL oru mIn cAlini oziya,

45

aRuvar maRRaiyOrum an' n'ilai ayinRanar:

maRu aRu kaRpin mAtavar manaiviyar

n'iRaivayin vazAatu n'iR cUlinarE;

n'ivan'tu Ogku imayattu n'Ilap paij cunaip

payan'tOr enpa, patumattu pAyal:

50

perum peyar muruka! n'iR payan'ta jAnRE,

aritu amar ciRappin amararcelvan,

eri umiz vacciram koNTu, ikan'tu van'tu, eRin'tena,

aRu vERu tuNiyum aRuvar Aki,

oruvanai; vAzi, Ogku viRal cEey!

55

ArA uTampin n'I amarn'tu viLaiyATiya

pOrAl vaRug kaikkup puran'taran uTaiya,

allal il analan tan meyyin pirittu,

celva vAraNam koTuttOn; vAnattu

vaLam kezu celvan tan meyyin pirittu,

60

tikaz poRip pIli aNi mayil koTuttOn;

tirun'tu kOl jaman tan meyyin pirivittu,

irug kaN veL yATTu ezil maRi koTuttOn;

Aagku avarum piRarum amarn'tu paTai aLitta

maRiyum, majjaiyum, vAraNac cEvalum,

65

poRi varic cApamum, maranum, vALum,

ceRi ilai ITTiyum, kuTAriyum, kaNicciyum,

teRu katirk kanaliyum, mAlaiyum, maNiyum,

vERu vERu uruvin iv ARu iru kaik koNTu,

maRu il tuRakkattu amararcelvantan

70

poRi varik koTTaiyoTu pukaz varampu ikan'tOy.

n'in kuNam etirkoNTOr aRam koNTOr allatai,

man kuNam uTaiyOr mAtavar vaNagkiyOr allatai

ceRu tI n'ejcattuc cinam n'ITinOrum,

cErA aRattuc cIr ilOrum,

75

azi tavap paTivattu ayariyOrum,

maRu piRappu il enum maTavOrum, cErAr

n'in n'izal:

annOr allatu innOr

cErvAr Atalin, yAam irappavai

80

poruLum ponnum pOkamum alla; n'inpAl

aruLum, anpum, aRanum, mUnRum

uruL iNark kaTampin oli tArOyE!

n'iRai kaTal mukan'tu urAy, n'iRain'tu, n'Ir tuLumpum tam

poRai tavirpu acaiviTap pozin'tanRu, vAnam;

n'ilam maRaivatu pOl malir punal talait talaii,

malaiya inam kalagka, malaiya mayil akava,

5

malai mAcu kaziyak katazum aruvi iziyum

mali n'Ir atar pala kezuvu tAz varai,

mAcu il panuvaR pulavar pukaz pula

n'Avin punain'ta n'an kavitai mARAmai,

mEvip paran'tu virain'tu, vinai n'an'tat

10

tAyiRRE taN am punal.

pukai, pU, avi ArAtanai, azal, pala En'ti,

n'akai amar kAtalarai n'ALaNik kUTTum

vakaicAlum, vaiyai varavu.

toTi tOL ceRippa, tOLvaLai iyagka,

15

koTi cErA, tiruk kOvai kAz koLa,

toku katir muttut toTai kalizpu mazuka,

ukirum koTiRum uNTa cem pajciyum,

n'akil aNi aLaRu n'ani vaNTal maNTa,

ilaiyum mayirum Irj cAn'tu n'izatta,

20

mulaiyum mArpum muyagku aNi mayagka,

viruppu onRupaTTavar uLam n'iRai uTaittena,

varaic ciRai uTaittatai vaiyai: 'vaiyait

tiraic ciRai uTaittanRu karaicciRai; aRaika' enum

uraic ciRaip paRai eza, Ur olittanRu.

25

anRu, pOr aNi aNiyin pukarmukam ciRan'tena,

n'Ir aNi aNiyin n'irain'irai piTi cela;

Er aNi aNiyin iLaiyarum iniyarum

IraNi aNiyin, ikal mika n'avinRu,

taNi punal ATum takai miku pOrkkaN

30

tuNi punal Aka, tuRai vENTum main'tin

aNiaNi Akiya tArar, karuviyar,

aTu punalatu cela avaRRai izivar:

kaimmAn eruttar, kali maTa mAvinar,

n'eym mAN civiRiyar, n'Ir maNak kOTTinar,

35

veN kiTai mitavaiyar, n'an kiTait tErinar,

cArikai maRuttut taNTA uNTikai

Or iyavu uRuttara UrUrpu iTam tirIi,

cEri iLaiyar cela aru n'ilaiyar,

valiyar allOr tuRaituRai ayara,

40

meliyar allOr virun'tu punal ayara,

cARum cERum n'eyyum malarum

n'ARupu n'ikazum, yARu varalARu.

n'ARupu n'ikazum yARu kaNTu, azin'tu,

vERupaTu punal ena, virai maNNuk kalizai,

45

pulam puri an'taNar kalagkinar, maruNTu.

mARu men malarum, tArum kOtaiyum,

vErum tUrum, kAyum kizagkum,

pUriya mAkkaL uNpatu maNTi

n'Ar ari n'aRavam ukuppa, 'n'alan azin'tu,

50

vERAkinRu iv viri punal varavu' ena,

cERu ATu punalatu celavu.

varai azi vAl aruvi vAtAlATTa,

karai azi vAl aruvi kAl pArATTa,

'iravil puNarn'tOr iTaimulai alkal

55

puraivatu pUn' tArAn kunRu' enak kUTArkku

uraiyOTu izin'tu urAy, UriTai OTi,

calap paTaiyAn iravil tAkkiyatu ellAm

pulappaTap pun am pulariyin n'ilappaTat

tAn malarn'tanRE,

60

tamiz vaiyait taNNam punal.

'viLiyA virun'tu vizuvArkkuk koytOy.'

'taLir aRin'tAy, tAm ivai.'

'paNipu oci paNpa! paNTellAm n'ani uruvattu;

ennO tuvaL kaNTI?

65

eytum kaLavu ini: n'in mArpin tAr vATak

koytatum vAyALO? koy tazai kai paRRic

ceytatum vAyALO? ceppu.'

'punai puNai ERat tAzttatai; taLir ivai

n'Irin tuvaNTa; cEey kunRam; kAmar

70

perukku anRO, vaiyai varavu?'

'Am Am; atu okkum; kAtal am kAmam

orukka orutanmai n'iRkumO? ollaic

curukkamum Akkamum cUL uRal! vaiyaip

perukku anRO? peRRAy pizai.

75

aruku patiyAka ampiyin tAzppikkum,

kuruku irai tErak kiTakkum pozi kAril,

in iLavEnil, itu anRO vaiyai? n'in

vaiyai vayamAka vai.

cel yARRut tIm punalil cel maram pOla,

80

vavvu vallAr puNai Akiya mArpinai;

ennum paniyAy iravellAm vaikinai;

vaiyai uTain'ta maTai aTaittakkaNNum

pinnum malirum picir pOla, innum

anaRRinai tunpu aviya, n'I aTain'takkaNNum,

85

panittup pani vArum kaNNavar n'ejcam

kanaRRupu kAtti, varavu!'

'n'allAL karai n'iRpa, n'An kuLitta pain' taTattu,

n'illAL tirai mUzki n'Igki ezun'tu, enmEl

allA vizun'tAnai eyti, ezun'tu ERRu yAn

90

koLLA aLavai, ezum tERRAL: kOtaiyin

uL azuttiyAL evaLO? tOyn'tatu yAtu? ena

tERit teriya uNar n'I: piRitum Or

yARu uNTO? iv vaiyai yARu.

'iv vaiyai yARu enRa mARu ennai? kaiyAl

95

talai toTTEn, taN paragkunRu!'

'cinaval; n'in uNkaN civappu ajcuvARkut

tuni n'Igki, ATal toTagku; tuni n'ani

kanRiTin kAmam keTUum; makaL; ivan

allA n'ejcam uRap pUTTak kAyn'tE

100

val iruL n'Iyal; atu pizaiyAkum' ena,

illavar ATa, iran'tu paran'tu uzan'tu,

vallavar UTal, uNarttara, n'allAy!

kaLippar; kuLippar; kAmam koTi viTa,

aLippa, tunippa, AgkAgku ATupa;

105

ATuvAr n'ejcattu alarn'tu amain'ta kAmam

vATaRka, vaiyai! n'inakku.