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Thirukkural 1158

Chapter 116: பிரிவு ஆற்றாமை (Separation unendurable) · Love

Kural 1158

இன்னாது இனன்இல்ஊர் வாழ்தல் அதனினும்
இன்னாது இனியார்ப் பிரிவு.

Innaadhu Inaniloor Vaazhdhal Adhaninum
Innaadhu Iniyaarp Pirivu

'Tis sad to sojourn in the town where no kind kinsmen dwell;'Tis sadder still to bid a friend beloved farewell

Meaning

Painful is it to live in a friendless town; but far more painful is it to part from one's lover.

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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