Vairamuttu, Irā.
1953
A drop in search of the ocean
Cikaraṅkaḷai nōkki
Cir̲piyē un̲n̲aic cetukkukir̲ēn̲
En̲ jan̲n̲alin̲ val̲iyē--
En̲ paḷaiya pan̲ai ōlaikaḷ
Intak kuḷattil kaller̲intavarkaḷ
Intap pūkkaḷ vir̲pan̲aikkalla
Ituvarai nān̲
Kalveṭṭukkaḷ
Kaḷḷikkāṭṭu itikācam
Kavirājan̲ katai
Kāvi nir̲attil oru kātal