Thirukkural 1199 in English
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Tamil original
நசைஇயார் நல்கார் எனினும் அவர்மாட்டு
இசையும் இனிய செவிக்கு.
Transliteration
Nasaiiyaar Nalkaar Eninum Avarmaattu
Isaiyum Iniya Sevikku
Modern English
“Even if the person I love shows me no affection, anything said about him still sounds sweet to my ears.”
Modern Interpretation
Even if the person I love shows me no affection, anything said about him still sounds sweet to my ears. When you still care about someone, even a small mention of them can feel comforting.
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Modern Plain English
Even if the person I love shows me no affection, anything said about him still sounds sweet to my ears.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
The lover accords not my desires And yet his words sweeten my ears
G.U. Pope Translation
Though he my heart desires no grace accords to me,Yet every accent of his voice is melody
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
Though my beloved bestows no love on one, still are his words sweet to my ears
Tamil commentary
நான் காதலிக்கும் என் கணவர் என்மீது அன்பற்றவர்தாம் என்றாலும், அவரிடம் இருந்து வரும் எந்தச் சொல்லும் என் செவிக்கு இனிமையானதே.
Chapter 120
More from The Solitary Anguish
தனிப்படர் மிகுதி
Stoneless fruit of love they have Who are beloved by those they love
Kural 1192The lover-and-beloved's self-givings Are like rains to living beings
Kural 1193The pride of living is for those Whose love is returned by love so close
Kural 1194Whose love is void of love in turn Are luckless with all esteems they earn
Kural 1195What can our lover do us now If he does not requite our love?
Kural 1196One sided pains; love in both souls Poises well like shoulder poles
Kural 1197This cupid aims at me alone; Knows he not my pallor and pain?
Kural 1198None is so firm as she who loves Without kind words from whom she dotes
Kural 1199The lover accords not my desires And yet his words sweeten my ears
Kural 1200You tell your grief to listless he Bless my heart! rather fill up sea!