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Thirukkural 1150

Chapter 115: அலர் அறிவுறுத்தல் (The Announcement of the Rumour) · Love

Kural 1150

தாம்வேண்டின் நல்குவர் காதலர் யாம்வேண்டும்
கெளவை எடுக்கும்இவ் வூர்.

Thaamventin Nalkuvar Kaadhalar Yaamventum
Kelavai Etukkumiv Voor

If we desire, who loves will grant what we require; This town sends forth the rumour we desire

Meaning

The rumour I desire is raised by the town (itself); and my lover would if desired consent (to my following him).

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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