Pudukavithai

ThappuththaaLangaL

'Thappillaamal seidhaal
Thappu thappE illai'
aRivuk kOLaaRudhaan enRaalum
vayadhuk kOLaaRil naNbanukku
vazhangiyadhennavO
aRivujeevi pattam.

sila ThappugaLukku dhaNdanai;
silavatrukku mannippu;
echcharikkappattavai eNNiladangaa.
kandupidikka mudiyaadha thappugaLum
kaalanthaLLavE seigiRadhu,
aduththadhaRku achchaaram pOttu!

kObaththil piRakkum thappugaL
pOdhaadha kaalaththil
kuRugi niRkavaikkiRadhu
kuRRaviyal needhimandraththil.

thappugaL eppOdhume...
sambavamaaga karuvaagi,
siRukadhaiyaaga uruvaagi,
thodarkadhaiyaaga pirasavikkiRadhu.

'edhu sari' ; 'edhu thappu' enRa
manap pOraattaththiRku
thalaimaith thaanguvadhu
sandharppavaadhamE enRaalum
avvappOdhu manasaatchiyum.

thappai niyaayappaduththa
mEdaiyERum agangaaram
aRai vaanginaalanRi
adanguvadhillai.

edhu eppadiyO...
Ezhu jenmaththu thappugaLukkum
irukkave irukkiRadhu
gangaasnhaanam enRO
seidhukoNdE irukkiROm,
thappu mEl thappaaga!