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Thirukkural 1186

Chapter 119: பசப்புறு பருவரல் (The Pallid Hue) · Love

Kural 1186

விளக்கற்றம் பார்க்கும் இருளேபோல் கொண்கன்
முயக்கற்றம் பார்க்கும் பசப்பு.

Vilakkatram Paarkkum Irulepol Konkan
Muyakkatram Paarkkum Pasappu

As darkness waits till lamp expires, to fill the place, This pallor waits till I enjoy no more my lord's embrace

Meaning

Just as darkness waits for the failing light; so does sallowness wait for the laxity of my husband's intercourse.

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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