AKAM 040

• {AN 40-1} kāṉal, mālai+ kaḻi+ pū+ kūmpa,
• {AN 40-2} nīl niṟa+ perum^ kaṭal pāṭu eḻuntu olippa,
• {AN 40-3} mīṉ ār kurukiṉ mel% paṟai+ toḻuti
• {AN 40-4} kuvai irum puṉṉai+ kuṭampai cēra,
• {AN 40-5} acai vaṇṭu ārkkum alkuṟu-kālai,
• {AN 40-6} tāḻai taḷara+ tūkki, mālai
• {AN 40-7} aḻitaka vanta koṇṭaloṭu kaḻi paṭar+
• {AN 40-8} kāmar neñcam kaiyaṟupu iṉaiya,
• {AN 40-9} tuyaram ceytu nam aruḷār āyiṉum ---
• {AN 40-10} aṟāaliyar -ō avar -uṭai+ kēṇmai !
• {AN 40-11} aḷi iṉmaiyiṉ avaṇ uṟai muṉaii,
• {AN 40-12} vāraṟka -tilla --- tōḻi ! --- kaḻaṉi
• {AN 40-13} veṇṇel arinar piṉṟai+ tatumpum
• {AN 40-14} taṇṇumai verīiya taṭam^ tāḷ nārai
• {AN 40-15} ceṟi maṭai vayiriṉ piḷiṟṟi, peṇṇai
• {AN 40-16} aka-maṭal cēkkum tuṟaivaṉ
• {AN 40-17} iṉ tuyil mārpil ceṉṟa eṉ neñcu* -ē !