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Thirukkural 1127

Chapter 113: காதற் சிறப்புரைத்தல் (Declaration of Love's Special Excellence) · Love

Kural 1127

கண்ணுள்ளார் காத லவராகக் கண்ணும்
எழுதேம் கரப்பாக்கு அறிந்து.

Kannullaar Kaadha Lavaraakak Kannum
Ezhudhem Karappaakku Arindhu

My love doth ever in my eyes reside; I stain them not, fearing his form to hide

Meaning

As my lover abides in my eyes, I will not even paint them, for he would (then) have to conceal himself.

Plain English meaning from the 19th-century prose translation by W. H. Drew and John Lazarus. The verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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