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Thirukkural 1199

Chapter 120: தனிப்படர் மிகுதி (The Solitary Anguish) · Love

Kural 1199

நசைஇயார் நல்கார் எனினும் அவர்மாட்டு
இசையும் இனிய செவிக்கு.

Nasaiiyaar Nalkaar Eninum Avarmaattu
Isaiyum Iniya Sevikku

Though he my heart desires no grace accords to me, Yet every accent of his voice is melody

Meaning

Though my beloved bestows no love on one, still are his words sweet to my ears.

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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