Thirukkural 1149 in English
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Tamil original
அலர்நாண ஒல்வதோ அஞ்சலோம்பு என்றார்
பலர்நாண நீத்தக் கடை.
Transliteration
Alarnaana Olvadho Anjalompu Endraar
Palarnaana Neeththak Katai
Modern English
“The person who promised not to leave has gone away and caused shame before others, so the speaker refuses to feel ashamed of their gossip too.”
Modern Interpretation
The person who promised not to leave has gone away and caused shame before others, so the speaker refuses to feel ashamed of their gossip too. After someone breaks a promise, the deeper wrong is the betrayal, not the comments made by onlookers.
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Modern Plain English
The person who promised not to leave has gone away and caused shame before others, so the speaker refuses to feel ashamed of their gossip too.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Who said \"fear not\" flared up rumour Why then should I blush this clamour?
G.U. Pope Translation
When he who said 'Fear not!' hath left me blamed,While many shrink, can I from rumour hide ashamed
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
When the departure of him who said "fear not" has put me to shame before others, why need I be ashamed of scandal
Tamil commentary
அலர் பேசிய பலரும் வெட்கப்படும்படி இன்று அவர் என்னை விட்டுப் போகும்போது, பயப்படாதே, உன்னைப் பிரியேன் என்று சொல்லிவிட்டார். இனிப் பலரும் பேசும் பேச்சுக்கு நான் வெட்கப்படலாமா?
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