Thiruppugazh

This is me cheating at my worst:I reproduce what is in [Oh shame!!!💣💣💣💣] wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiruppugazh] about Thiruppugazh,which my mother has learned for a number of years,and has,the dogged student that she is,learned the entire massive list of slokams set to music.

The anthology is considered one of the central works of medieval Tamil literature, both for its poetical and musical qualities, and for its religious, moral and philosophical content.

I have tremendous respect for the work itself,but for Amma too,because,as Wikipedia states again:[The poet Arunagirinathar represents a remarkable blend of Tamil literary genius, devotion to Murugan and musical expertise. Although music had always been an integral part of the Tamil hymns such as Tevaram, Arunagirinathar was one of the first to set all his compositions to music in the style of "Santham"—setting the verses within a certain length to conform with rhythm ]

So it combines poetry with a sense of rhythm,a fantastic mix!