In Praise of Rain
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ēriṉ uzhāar uzhavar puyaleṉṉum / vāri vaḷaṅguṉṟik kāl
“If clouds their wealth of waters fail on earth to pour, The ploughers plough with oxen's sturdy team no more.”
“Husbandmen would cease to ply the plough if the fountains of the heavens are dried up.”
If the abundance that clouds pour down begins to fail, farmers will set aside their ploughs.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
உழவர் ஏரின் உழாஅர் = உழவர் ஏரான் உழுதலைச் செய்யார்; புயல் என்னும் வாரி வளம் குன்றிக்கால் = மழை என்னும் வருவாய் தன் பயன் குன்றின். (உணவின்மைக்குக் காரணம் கூறியவாறு.)
Source: Tamil Wikisource
If the heavenly abundance called rain diminishes, even industrious farmers will be unable to plough their fertile lands with their teams of oxen.