Thirukkural 1142 in English
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Tamil original
மலரன்ன கண்ணாள் அருமை அறியாது
அலரெமக்கு ஈந்ததிவ் வூர்.
Transliteration
Malaranna Kannaal Arumai Ariyaadhu
Alaremakku Eendhadhiv Voor
Modern English
“The town does not understand the beloved's worth, yet its gossip accidentally helps the lovers by bringing their relationship into the open.”
Modern Interpretation
The town does not understand the beloved's worth, yet its gossip accidentally helps the lovers by bringing their relationship into the open. A rumor meant as criticism can sometimes push families to acknowledge what was already true.
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Modern Plain English
The town does not understand the beloved's worth, yet its gossip accidentally helps the lovers by bringing their relationship into the open.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Rumour gives me the flower-like belle People know not what rare angel
G.U. Pope Translation
The village hath to us this rumour giv'n, that makes her mine;Unweeting all the rareness of the maid with flower-like eyne
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
Not knowing the value of her whose eyes are like flowers this town has got up a rumour about me
Tamil commentary
மலர் போன்ற கண்களை உடையவளை நான் சந்திக்க வாய்ப்பு இல்லாததைத் தெரிந்து கொள்ளாமல் இந்த ஊர் எங்கள் காதலைப் பேசியே எங்களுக்கு நன்மை செய்துவிட்டது.
Chapter 115
More from The Announcement of the Rumour
அலர் அறிவுறுத்தல்
Rumour sustains my existence Good luck! many know not its sense
Kural 1142Rumour gives me the flower-like belle People know not what rare angel
Kural 1143I profit by this public rumour Having not, I feel, I have her
Kural 1144Rumour inflames the love I seek Or else it becomes bleak and weak
Kural 1145Drink delights as liquor flows Love delights as rumour grows
Kural 1146One lasting day we met alone Lasting rumours eclipse our moon
Kural 1147Scandal manures; mother's refrain Waters the growth of this love-pain
Kural 1148To quench the lust by rumour free Is to quench fire by pouring ghee
Kural 1149Who said \"fear not\" flared up rumour Why then should I blush this clamour?
Kural 1150Town raising this cry, I desire Consent is easy from my sire