Thirukkural 1139 in English
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Tamil original
அறிகிலார் எல்லாரும் என்றேஎன் காமம்
மறுகின் மறுகும் மருண்டு.
Transliteration
Arikilaar Ellaarum Endreen Kaamam
Marukin Marukum Maruntu
Modern English
“The speaker's love thinks no one knows about it, yet it seems to wander confused through every street.”
Modern Interpretation
The speaker's love thinks no one knows about it, yet it seems to wander confused through every street. Feelings that someone tries to hide may still appear in their face, messages, or nervous behavior.
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Modern Plain English
The speaker's love thinks no one knows about it, yet it seems to wander confused through every street.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
My perplexed love roves public street Believing that none knows its secret
G.U. Pope Translation
'There's no one knows my heart,' so says my love,And thus, in public ways, perturbed will rove
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
And thus, in public ways, perturbed will rove
Tamil commentary
என் காதல் எனது மன அடக்கத்தால் எல்லாருக்கம் தெரியவில்லை என்று எண்ணி அதைத் தெரிவிக்க தெருவெங்கும் தானே அம்பலும் அலருமாய்ச் சுற்றிச் சுற்றி வருகிறது.
Chapter 114
More from The Abandonment of Reserve
நாணுத் துறவுரைத்தல்
Pangs of passion find no recourse Except riding *`palmyra horse' * Palmyra horse or 'Madal' is a torture expressive of the burning passion of the lover to the beloved The lover's body is laid on a rough pricking palmyra bed and he is carried along the street with songs of love pangs The parents of the lovers first reproach them and then consent to their marriage
Kural 1132Pining body and mind lose shame And take to riding of the palm
Kural 1133Once I was modest and manly My love has now Madal only
Kural 1134Rushing flood of love sweeps away The raft of shame and firmness, aye!
Kural 1135Palm-ride and pangs of eventide Are gifts of wreath-like bracelet maid
Kural 1136Madal I ride at midnight for My eyes sleep not seeing this fair
Kural 1137Her sea-like lust seeks not Madal! Serene is woman's self control
Kural 1138Lust betrays itself in haste Though women are highly soft and chaste
Kural 1139My perplexed love roves public street Believing that none knows its secret
Kural 1140Fools laugh at me before my eyes For they feel not my pangs and sighs