Verse 309: What quiet reveals

309. What quiet reveals

ஓசை யடங்கிய நாண்மட்டும் யாழ்நரம்புபேசும் தனதுண்மைப் பேர்

osai yadangiya naanmattum yaazhnarambupesum thanadhunmaip per

The lute-string speaks its own true name only on the day the sound has died down.
While music plays, the string is lost in the sound it makes; once that sound subsides, the string itself can be heard for what it is.