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Thirukkural 1129

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

Kural 1129

இமைப்பின் கரப்பாக்கு அறிவல் அனைத்திற்கே
ஏதிலர் என்னும் இவ் வூர்.

Imaippin Karappaakku Arival Anaiththirke
Edhilar Ennum Iv Voor

I fear his form to hide, nor close my eyes:'Her love estranged is gone!' the village cries

Meaning

I will not wink, knowing that if I did, my lover would hide himself; and for this reason, this town says, he is unloving.

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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