Verse 398: Rehearsing the arrival

398. Rehearsing the arrival

வருமோ வருமென்றே வாடுவார் நெஞ்சுள்வருமுன்னே வந்ததாம் நோய்

varumo varumendre vaaduvaar nenjulvarumunne vandadhaam noy

‘Will it come? It will come,’ they pine; and before it comes, the sickness is already in their hearts.