Kural 1141Chapter 115: The Announcement of the Rumour

Thirukkural 1141 in English

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Tamil original

அலரெழ ஆருயிர் நிற்கும் அதனைப்
பலரறியார் பாக்கியத் தால்.

Transliteration

Alarezha Aaruyir Na�rkum Adhanaip
Palarariyaar Paakkiyath Thaal

Modern English

“Rumours about the lovers keep the speaker's hope and life from fading, while the people spreading them do not know why they matter.”

Modern Interpretation

Rumours about the lovers keep the speaker's hope and life from fading, while the people spreading them do not know why they matter. Even careless talk can give someone courage when it suggests that a difficult love may still succeed.

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Modern Plain English

Rumours about the lovers keep the speaker's hope and life from fading, while the people spreading them do not know why they matter.

Poetic Couplet (Bharati)

Rumour sustains my existence Good luck! many know not its sense

G.U. Pope Translation

By this same rumour's rise, my precious life stands fast;Good fortune grant the many know this not

Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)

My precious life is saved by the raise of rumour, and this, to my good luck no others are aware of

Tamil commentary

ஊருக்குள் பலர் எங்கள் காதலைப் பற்றிப் பேசுவதால்தான் அவளை இன்னும் பெறாத என் உயிரும் நிலைத்து இருக்கிறது; பேசும் பலரும் இதை அறியமாட்டார்; இது நான் செய்த பாக்யம்.

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Rumour sustains my existence Good luck! many know not its sense

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Rumour gives me the flower-like belle People know not what rare angel

Kural 1143

I profit by this public rumour Having not, I feel, I have her

Kural 1144

Rumour inflames the love I seek Or else it becomes bleak and weak

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Drink delights as liquor flows Love delights as rumour grows

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One lasting day we met alone Lasting rumours eclipse our moon

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Scandal manures; mother's refrain Waters the growth of this love-pain

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To quench the lust by rumour free Is to quench fire by pouring ghee

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Who said \"fear not\" flared up rumour Why then should I blush this clamour?

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Town raising this cry, I desire Consent is easy from my sire