Thirukkural 1185 in English
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Tamil original
உவக்காண்எம் காதலர் செல்வார் இவக்காண்என்
மேனி பசப்பூர் வது.
Transliteration
Uvakkaanem Kaadhalar Selvaar Ivakkaanen
Meni Pasappoor Vadhu
Modern English
“Look there—my beloved is leaving; look here—paleness is already spreading over me.”
Modern Interpretation
Look there—my beloved is leaving; look here—paleness is already spreading over me. When a loved one walks away, the stress can show in your face before you have time to hide it.
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Modern Plain English
Look there—my beloved is leaving; look here—paleness is already spreading over me.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
My lover departed me there And pallor usurped my body here
G.U. Pope Translation
My lover there went forth to roam;This pallor of my frame usurps his place at home
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
Just as my lover departed then, did not sallowness spread here on my person ?
Tamil commentary
முன்பும்கூட, அந்தப் பக்கம் என் அன்பர் போயிருப்பார்; இந்தப் பக்கம் என் மேனி பசலை கொண்டு விடும். முன்பே அப்படி என்றால் இப்போது எப்படி இருக்கும்?
Chapter 119
More from The Pallid Hue
பசப்புறு பருவரல்
My lover's parting, I allowed Whom to complain my hue pallid?
Kural 1182Claiming it is begot through him Pallor creeps and rides over my frame
Kural 1183He seized my beauty and modesty Leaving pangs and Pallor to me
Kural 1184He is my thought, his praise my theme Yet this pallor steals over my frame
Kural 1185My lover departed me there And pallor usurped my body here
Kural 1186Just as darkness waits for light-off Pallor looks for lover's arms-off
Kural 1187From his embrace I turned a nonce This pallor swallowed me at once
Kural 1188On my pallor they cast a slur But none says \"lo he parted her\"
Kural 1189Let all my body become pale If he who took my leave fares well
Kural 1190Let people call me all pallid But my lover let them not deride