Thirukkural · அறத்துப்பால் · மக்கட்பேறு

Thirukkural 66

Chapter 7: மக்கட்பேறு (The Wealth of Children) · Virtue

Kural 66

குழல்இனிது யாழ்இனிது என்பதம் மக்கள்
மழலைச்சொல் கேளா தவர்.

Kuzhal Inidhu Yaazhinidhu Enpadham
Makkal Mazhalaichchol Kelaa Thavar

'The pipe is sweet,' 'the lute is sweet,' by them't will be averred, Who music of their infants' lisping lips have never heard

Meaning

"The pipe is sweet, the lute is sweet," say those who have not heard the prattle of their own children.

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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