Verse 897: Free to be themselves
897. Free to be themselves
தங்கும் பறவைகள் தம்மிசையில் பாடுதலேதாங்கும் மரத்தின் திறம்
thangum paravaikal thammisaiyil paadudhalethaangum marathin thiram
The birds that stay on it singing each in their own melody: this is the worth of the tree that bears them.