Verse 394: Care without relief

394. Care without relief

பாய்ச்ச வழியின்றேல் வான்மழைநீர் வெள்ளமாம்தீர்க்கும் வழியிலா அன்பு

paayscha vazhiyindrel vaanmazhaineer vellamaamtheerkkum vazhiyilaa anpu

Rain from the sky, with no channel to lead it off, becomes a flood. And love with no way to ease it.
In Tamil one word, ‘way’, serves both lines: the channel the rain lacks is the way the love lacks.