Thirukkural 1206 in English
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Tamil original
மற்றியான் என்னுளேன் மன்னோ அவரொடியான்
உற்றநாள் உள்ள உளேன்.
Transliteration
Matriyaan Ennulen Manno Avaroti
Yaan Utranaal Ulla Ulen
Modern English
“Memories of the days spent together are what keep her alive while they are apart.”
Modern Interpretation
Memories of the days spent together are what keep her alive while they are apart. During a difficult separation, looking back at genuinely happy moments can give someone the strength to get through the day.
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Modern Plain English
Memories of the days spent together are what keep her alive while they are apart.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Beyond the thought of life with him What else of life can I presume?
G.U. Pope Translation
How live I yet? I live to ponder o'erThe days of bliss with him that are no more
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
I live by remembering my (former) intercourse with him; if it were not so, how could I live ?
Tamil commentary
அவரோடு கூடி வாழ்ந்த நாள்களின் நினைவுகளை நினைப்பதால்தான் நான் இன்னும் உயிர் வாழ்கிறேன். இல்லை என்றால், வேறு எதனால் வாழ்வேன்?
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