Natrinai 289

You, my friend, he, your lover never lies even when the world turns down. The rainy season comes in advance. The thundering rain is folly; it is not true. He will return back in the rainy season as he assured to you. The friend-maid convinces her lady. The shepherd will return carrying punch of tree-cut branches with leaves to feed the young-ships. As the cut broken punch of leaves I am in dilemma.

He did not return; you are suffering; I am in dilemma, the friend-maid says. 

shepherds will carry various kinds of leaves as they are carrying above to train eating their young sheep unable grass in meadow
கவட்டையில் தூக்கிவரல் \ தலைச்சுமை \ கவட்டை

Poet: Sentan Kumaranar of MarungurPattinam harbor

This is a poem of second century B.C.

Refer the original text in Tamil.