Kural 1187Chapter 119: The Pallid Hue

Thirukkural 1187 in English

Tamil original, transliteration, English translation, meaning, commentary, pronunciation, and chapter context.

Tamil original

புல்லிக் கிடந்தேன் புடைபெயர்ந்தேன் அவ்வளவில்
அள்ளிக்கொள் வற்றே பசப்பு.

Transliteration

Pullik Kitandhen Putaipeyarndhen Avvalavil
Allikkol Vatre Pasappu

Modern English

“I was lying close to him, but moved only a little, and paleness rushed over me at once.”

Modern Interpretation

I was lying close to him, but moved only a little, and paleness rushed over me at once. After a warm goodbye, even a brief distance can suddenly make you feel the loss.

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Modern Plain English

I was lying close to him, but moved only a little, and paleness rushed over me at once.

Poetic Couplet (Bharati)

From his embrace I turned a nonce This pallor swallowed me at once

G.U. Pope Translation

I lay in his embrace, I turned unwittingly;Forthwith this hue, as you might grasp it, came on me

Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)

I who was in close embrace just turned aside and the moment I did so, sallowness came on me like something to be seized on

Tamil commentary

முன்னொரு சமயம் நான் அவரைத் தழுவிக் கிடந்தேன்; கொஞ்சம் விலகினேன்; அவ்வளவுதான்; இந்தப் பசலை என்னை அப்படியே அள்ளிக் கொள்வது போல் வந்துவிட்டது.

Chapter 119

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Kural 1181

My lover's parting, I allowed Whom to complain my hue pallid?

Kural 1182

Claiming it is begot through him Pallor creeps and rides over my frame

Kural 1183

He seized my beauty and modesty Leaving pangs and Pallor to me

Kural 1184

He is my thought, his praise my theme Yet this pallor steals over my frame

Kural 1185

My lover departed me there And pallor usurped my body here

Kural 1186

Just as darkness waits for light-off Pallor looks for lover's arms-off

Kural 1187

From his embrace I turned a nonce This pallor swallowed me at once

Kural 1188

On my pallor they cast a slur But none says \"lo he parted her\"

Kural 1189

Let all my body become pale If he who took my leave fares well

Kural 1190

Let people call me all pallid But my lover let them not deride