akattiNai marugkin aril tapa uNarn'tOr
puRattiNai ilakkaNam tiRappaTak kiLappin,
veTcitAnE kuRijciyatu puRanE;
uTku varat tOnRum Ir-Ez tuRaittE
( 1 )
vEn'tu viTu munaijar vERRup pulak kaLavin
A tan'tu Ompal mEvaRRu Akum
( 2 )
paTai iyagku aravam, pAkkattu viricci,
puTai keTap pOkiya celavE, puTai keTa
oRRin Akiya vEyE, vEyppuRam
muRRin Akiya puRattu iRai, muRRiya
Ur kolai, A kOL, pUcal mARRE,
n'Oy inRu uyttal, n'uvalvazit tORRam,
tan'tu n'iRai, pAtITu, uNTATTu, koTai, ena
van'ta Ir-Ez vakaiyiRRu Akum
( 3 )
maRam kaTaikkUTTiya kuTin'ilai, ciRan'ta
koRRavai n'ilaiyum-at tiNaip puRanE
( 4 )
veRi aRi ciRappin vev vAy vElan
veRiyATTu ayarn'ta kAn'taLum; uRu pakai
vEn'tiTai terital vENTi, En'tu pukaz,
pOn'tai, vEmpE, Ar, ena varUum
mA perun' tAnaiyar malain'ta pUvum;
vATA vaLLi, vayavar Ettiya
OTAk kazal-n'ilai uLappaTa, OTA
uTal vEn'tu aTukkiya unna n'ilaiyum;
mAyOn mEya man peruj ciRappin
tAvA vizup pukazp pUvai n'ilaiyum;
Ar amar OTTalum; A peyarttut tarutalum;
cIr cAl vEn'tan ciRappu eTuttu uraittalum;
talait tAL n'eTumozi tannoTu puNarttalum;
anaikku uri marapinatu karan'tai, anRiyum,
varu tAr tAgkal, vAL vAyttuk kaviztal, enRu
iru vakaip paTTa piLLai n'ilaiyum;
vAL malain'tu ezun'tOnai makizn'tu paRai tUgka,
n'ATu avaRku aruLiya piLLaiyATTum;
kATci, kAlkOL, n'IrppaTai, n'aTutal,
cIrtta marapin perumpaTai, vAzttal, enRu
iru-mUnRu marapin kalloTu puNarac
collappaTTa ezu-mUnRu tuRaittE
( 5 )
vajcitAnE mullaiyatu puRanE;
ejcA maN n'acai vEn'tanai vEn'tan
ajcu takat talaic cenRu, aTal kuRittanRE
( 6 )
iyagku paTai aravam, eri paran'tu eTuttal,
vayagkal eytiya perumaiyAnum,
koTuttal eytiya koTaimaiyAnum,
aTuttu Urn'tu aTTa koRRattAnum,
mArAyam peRRa n'eTumoziyAnum,
poruLinRu uytta pErAN pakkamum,
varu vicaip punalaik kaR ciRai pOla
oruvan tAgkiya perumaiyAnum,
piNTam mEya perujcORRu n'ilaiyum,
venROr viLakkamum, tORROr tEyvum,
kunRAc ciRappin koRRa vaLLaiyum,
azi paTai taTTOr tazijciyoTu tokaii,
kazi peruj ciRappin tuRai patinmUnRE
( 7 )
'uzijaitAnE marutattup puRanE;
muzu mutal araNam muRRalum kOTalum
anai n'eRi marapiRRu Akum' enpa
( 8 )
atuvEtAnum iru-n'Al vakaittE
( 9 )
koLLAr tEem kuRitta koRRamum,
uLLiyatu muTikkum vEn'tanatu ciRappum,
tol eyiRku ivartalum, tOlatu perukkamum,
akattOn celvamum, anRi muraNiya
puRattOn aNagkiya pakkamum, tiRal paTa
oru tAn maNTiya kuRumaiyum, uTanROr
varu pakai pENAr Ar eyil uLappaTa,
collappaTTa n'Al-iru vakaittE
( 10 )
'kuTaiyum, vALum, n'ALkOL; anRi,
maTai amai ENimicai mayakkamum; kaTaiic
cuRRu amar oziya venRu kaik koNTu,
muRRiya mutirvum; anRi, muRRiya
akattOn vIzn'ta n'occiyum; maRRu atan
puRattOn vIzn'ta putumaiyAnum;
n'Irc ceru vIzn'ta pAciyum; atAanRu,
Urc ceru vIzn'ta maRRatan maRanum;
matilmicaikku ivarn'ta mElOr pakkamum;
ikal matil kuTumi koNTa maNNumagkalamum;
venRa vALin maNNoTu onRa,
tokain'ilai ennum tuRaiyoTu tokaii,
vakai n'Al-mUnRE tuRai' ena mozipa
( 11 )
'tumpaitAnE n'eytalatu puRanE;
main'tu poruLAka van'ta vEn'tanaic
cenRu talai azikkum ciRappiRRu' enpa
( 12 )
kaNaiyum vElum tuNaiyuRa moyttalin,
cenRa uyirin n'inRa yAkkai
iru n'ilam tINTA aru n'ilai vakaiyoTu
iru pARpaTTa oru ciRappinRE
( 13 )
tAnai, yAnai, kutirai, enRa
n'OnAr uTkum mUvakai n'ilaiyum;
vEl miku vEn'tanai moyttavazi, oruvan
tAn mINTu eRin'ta tAr n'ilai; anRiyum,
iruvar talaivar taputip pakkamum;
oruvan, oruvanai, uTai paTai pukku,
kUzai tAgkiya erumaiyum; paTai aRuttu,
pAzi koLLum EmattAnum;
kaLiRu eRin'tu etirn'tOr pATum; kaLiRRoTu
paTTa vEn'tanai aTTa vEn'tan
vALOr ATum amalaiyum; vAL vAyttu,
iru peru vEn'tartAmum cuRRamum
oruvarum oziyAt tokain'ilaik kaNNum;
ceruvakattu iRaivan vIzn'tena, cinaii,
oruvan maNTiya n'al icai n'ilaiyum;
pal paTai oruvaRku uTaitalin, maRRavan
oL vAL vIciya n'Uzilum; uLappaTap
pullit tOnRum panniru tuRaittE
( 14 )
'vAkaitAnE pAlaiyatu puRanE;
tA il koLkait tamtam kURRaip
pAkupaTa mikutip paTuttal' enpa
( 15 )
'aRu vakaippaTTa pArppanap pakkamum,
aivakai marapin aracar pakkamum,
iru-mUnRu marapin EnOr pakkamum,
maRu il ceyti mU vakaik kAlamum,
n'eRiyin ARRiya aRivan tEyamum,
n'Al-iru vazakkin tApatap pakkamum,
pAl aRi marapin porun'arkaNNum,
anai n'ilai vakaiyoTu Agku ezu vakaiyAn
tokai n'ilaipeRRatu' enmanAr pulavar
( 16 )
kUtir, vEnil, enRu iru pAcaRaik
kAtalin onRik kaNNiya vakaiyinum;
ErOr kaLavazi anRi, kaLavazit
tErOr tORRiya venRiyum; tErOr
venRa kOmAn muntErk kuravaiyum;
onRiya marapin pintErk kuravaiyum;
perum pakai tAgkum vElinAnum,
arum pakai tAgkum ARRalAnum,
pullA vAzkkai vallAN pakkamum;
ollAr n'ANa, periyavark kaNNic
colliya vakaiyin onRoTu puNarn'tu,
tol uyir vazagkiya avippaliyAnum;
ollAr iTavayin pulliya pAgkinum;
pakaTTinAnum AvinAnum
tukaL tapu ciRappin cAnROr pakkamum;
kaTi manai n'Itta pAlinkaNNum;
eTTu vakai n'utaliya avaiyakattAnum;
kaTTu amai ozukkattuk kaNNumaiyAnum;
iTai il vaN pukazk koTaimaiyAnum;
pizaittOrt tAgkum kAvalAnum;
poruLoTu puNarn'ta pakkattAnum;
aruLoTu puNarn'ta akaRciyAnum;
kAmam n'Itta pAlinAnum;-enRu
iru pARpaTTa onpatin tuRaittE
( 17 )
kAjcitAnE perun'tiNaip puRanE;
pAgku aruj ciRappin pallARRAnum
n'illA ulakam pulliya n'eRittE
( 18 )
'mARRa arug kURRam cARRiya perumaiyum,
kazin'tOr ozin'tOrkkuk kATTiya mutumaiyum,
paNpu uRa varUum pakuti n'Okkip
puN kizittu muTiyum maRattinAnum,
Emac cuRRam inRip puNNOR
pEey Ompiya pEeyp pakkamum,
''innan!'' enRu iragkiya mannaiyAnum
''innatu pizaippin itu Akiyar!'' enat
tunna aruj ciRappin vajcinattAnum,
in n'akai manaivi pEey puNNOn-
tunnutal kaTin'ta toTAak kAjciyum,
n'Itta kaNavan-tIrtta vElin
pEetta manaivi ajciyAnum,
n'ikarttu mEl van'ta vEn'tanoTu mutukuTi
makaTpATu ajciya makaTpAlAnum,
mulaiyum mukanum cErttik koNTOn
talaiyoTu muTin'ta n'ilaiyoTu tokaii,
Ir-ain'tu Akum' enpa, pEr icai
mAyn'ta makanaic cuRRiya cuRRam
mAyn'ta pUcal-mayakkattAnum,
tAmE eytiya tAgka arum paiyuLum,
kaNavanoTu muTin'ta paTarcci n'Okkic
celvOr ceppiya mUtAnan'tamum,
n'ani miku curattiTaik kaNavanai izan'tu
tani makaL pulampiya mutupAlaiyum,
kazin'tOr tEettuk kazi paTar uRIi
ozin'tOr pulampiya kaiyaRu n'ilaiyum,
kAtali izan'ta taputAra n'ilaiyum,
kAtalan izan'ta tApata n'ilaiyum,
n'allOL kaNavanoTu n'aLi azal pukIic
col iTaiyiTTa pAlai n'ilaiyum,
mAy peruj ciRappin putalvaR payan'ta
tAy tapa varUum talaippeyal n'ilaiyum,
malar talai ulakattu marapu n'anku aRiyap
palar celac cellAk kATu vAzttoTu,
n'iRai aruj ciRappin tuRai iraNTu uTaittE
( 19 )
pATAN pakuti kaikkiLaip puRanE;
n'ATum kAlai, n'Al-iraNTu uTaittE
( 20 )
'amararkaN muTiyum aRu vakaiyAnum,
purai tIr kAmam pulliya vakaiyinum,
onRan pakuti onRum' enpa
( 21 )
vazakku iyal marugkin vakaipaTa n'ilaii,
paravalum pukazcciyum karutiya pAgkinum,
munnOr kURiya kuRippinum, cen'tuRai,
vaNNap pakuti varaivu inRu AgkE
( 22 )
'kAmap pakuti kaTavuLum, varaiyAr,
EnOr pAgkinum' enmanAr pulavar
( 23 )
kuzavi marugkinum kizavatu Akum
( 24 )
'UroTu tORRamum urittu' ena mozipa-
'vazakkoTu civaNiya vakaimaiyAna'
( 25 )
meyp peyar marugkin vaittanar vaziyE
( 26 )
koTin'ilai, kan'tazi, vaLLi, enRa
vaTu n'Igku ciRappin mutalana mUnRum
kaTavuL vAzttoTu kaNNiya varumE
( 27 )
koRRavaLLai Or iTattAna
( 28 )
'koTuppOr Ettik koTAarp pazittalum,
aTuttu Urn'tu Ettiya iyanmozi vAzttum,
cEy varal varuttam vITa vAyil
kAvalarkku uraitta kaTain'ilaiyAnum,
kaNpaTai kaNNiya kaNpaTai n'ilaiyum,
kapilai kaNNiya vELvi n'ilaiyum,
vElai n'Okkiya viLakku n'ilaiyum,
vAyuRai vAzttum, ceviyaRivuRUuvum,
Avayin varUum puRan'ilai vAzttum,
kaikkiLai vakaiyoTu uLappaTat tokaii,
tokka n'Ankum uLa' ena mozipa
( 29 )
tAvin n'al icai karutiya kiTan'tOrkkuc
cUtar Ettiya tuyileTai n'ilaiyum;
kUttarum, pANarum, porun'arum, viRaliyum,
ARRiTaik kATci uRazat tOnRi,
peRRa peru vaLam peRAarkku aRivuRIi,
cenRu payan etirac conna pakkamum;
ciRan'ta n'ALinil ceRRam n'Ikki,
piRan'ta n'ALvayin perumagkalamum;
ciRan'ta cIrtti maNNumagkalamum;
n'aTai mikuttu Ettiya kuTai n'izal marapum;
mANArc cuTTiya vALmagkalamum;
man eyil azitta maNNumagkalamum;
paricil kaTaiiya kaTaikkUTTu n'ilaiyum;
peRRa pinnarum peru vaLan Etti,
n'aTaivayin tOnRiya iru vakai viTaiyum;
accamum uvakaiyum eccam inRi,
n'ALum puLLum piRavaRRin n'imittamum;
kAlam kaNNiya OmpaTai-uLappaTa
jAlattu varUum n'aTakkaiyatu kuRippin
kAlam mUnRoTu kaNNiya varumE
( 30 )