Thirukkural 1204 in English
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Tamil original
யாமும் உளேங்கொல் அவர்நெஞ்சத்து எந்நெஞ்சத்து
ஓஒ உளரே அவர்.
Transliteration
Yaamum Ulengol Avarnenjaththu Ennenjaththu
Oo Ulare Avar
Modern English
“Her beloved always lives in her heart, and she wonders whether she lives in his heart too.”
Modern Interpretation
Her beloved always lives in her heart, and she wonders whether she lives in his heart too. When you keep thinking about someone, you naturally hope the feeling is mutual.
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Modern Plain English
Her beloved always lives in her heart, and she wonders whether she lives in his heart too.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Have I a place within his heart? Ah from mine he will never depart
G.U. Pope Translation
Have I a place within his heart!From mine, alas! he never doth depart
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
He continues to abide in my soul, do I likewise abide in his ?
Tamil commentary
என் நெஞ்சத்தில் அவர் எப்போதும் இருக்கிறார். அவர் நெஞ்சத்தில் நானும் இருப்பேனா?
Chapter 121
More from Sad Memories
நினைந்தவர் புலம்பல்
Love is sweeter than wine; for vast Is its delight at very thought
Kural 1202Pains are off at the lover's thought In all aspects this love is sweet
Kural 1203To sneeze I tried hence but could not Me he tried to think but did not
Kural 1204Have I a place within his heart? Ah from mine he will never depart
Kural 1205Shame! My heart often he enters Banning me entry into his
Kural 1206Beyond the thought of life with him What else of life can I presume?
Kural 1207What will happen if I forget When his memory burns my heart?
Kural 1208I bring him to ceaseless memory He chides not; and thus honours me
Kural 1209Dear life ebbs away by thought Of him who said we are one heart
Kural 1210Hail moon! Set not so that I find Him who left me but not my mind