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

English Translation

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

Plain-English meaning

Not knowing the value of her whose eyes are like flowers this town has got up a rumour about me

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English Translation

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

Plain-English Meaning

Not knowing the value of her whose eyes are like flowers this town has got up a rumour about me

மலர் போன்ற கண்களை உடையவளை நான் சந்திக்க வாய்ப்பு இல்லாததைத் தெரிந்து கொள்ளாமல் இந்த ஊர் எங்கள் காதலைப் பேசியே எங்களுக்கு நன்மை செய்துவிட்டது.

Chapter 115

அலர் அறிவுறுத்தல்

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

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

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

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

Drink delights as liquor flows Love delights as rumour grows

One lasting day we met alone Lasting rumours eclipse our moon

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

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

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

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