Verse 451: Rest belongs within work

451. Rest belongs within work

நரம்பிசையின் மீட்டலிடை ஓய்வே இசையாம்நரம்பறுக்கும் ஓயா இசை

narambisaiyin meettalidai oyve isaiyaamnarambarukkum oyaa isai

The music of a string is the rest between one pluck and the next; music that never rests snaps the string.
In music, a rest is a measured silence. The Tamil word for the string also means nerve.