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Thirukkural 1267

Chapter 127: அவர்வயின் விதும்பல் (Mutual Desire) · Love

Kural 1267

புலப்பேன்கொல் புல்லுவேன் கொல்லோ கலப்பேன்கொல்
கண்அன்ன கேளிர் விரன்.

Pulappenkol Pulluven Kollo Kalappenkol
Kananna Kelir Viran

Shall I draw back, or yield myself, or shall both mingled be, When he returns, my spouse, dear as these eyes to me

Meaning

On the return of him who is as dear as my eyes, am I displeased or am I to embrace (him); or am I to do both?

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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