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

English Translation

“Beyond the thought of life with him What else of life can I presume?”

Plain-English meaning

I live by remembering my (former) intercourse with him; if it were not so, how could I live ?

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Tamil pronunciation

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English Translation

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

Plain-English Meaning

I live by remembering my (former) intercourse with him; if it were not so, how could I live ?

அவரோடு கூடி வாழ்ந்த நாள்களின் நினைவுகளை நினைப்பதால்தான் நான் இன்னும் உயிர் வாழ்கிறேன். இல்லை என்றால், வேறு எதனால் வாழ்வேன்?

Chapter 121

நினைந்தவர் புலம்பல்

Love is sweeter than wine; for vast Is its delight at very thought

Pains are off at the lover's thought In all aspects this love is sweet

To sneeze I tried hence but could not Me he tried to think but did not

Have I a place within his heart? Ah from mine he will never depart

Shame! My heart often he enters Banning me entry into his

Beyond the thought of life with him What else of life can I presume?

What will happen if I forget When his memory burns my heart?

I bring him to ceaseless memory He chides not; and thus honours me

Dear life ebbs away by thought Of him who said we are one heart

Hail moon! Set not so that I find Him who left me but not my mind