Thirukkural 1209 in English
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Tamil original
விளியுமென் இன்னுயிர் வேறல்லம் என்பார்
அளியின்மை ஆற்ற நினைந்து.
Transliteration
Viliyumen Innuyir Verallam Enpaar
Aliyinmai Aatra Ninaindhu
Modern English
“The person who once said they were one has now become so unkind that thinking about it slowly wears her down.”
Modern Interpretation
The person who once said they were one has now become so unkind that thinking about it slowly wears her down. Broken promises can hurt most when they once made a relationship feel completely secure.
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Modern Plain English
The person who once said they were one has now become so unkind that thinking about it slowly wears her down.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Dear life ebbs away by thought Of him who said we are one heart
G.U. Pope Translation
Dear life departs, when his ungracious deeds I ponder o'er,Who said erewhile, 'We're one for evermore'
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
My precious life is wasting away by thinking too much on the cruelty of him who said we were not different
Tamil commentary
நம் உயிர் வேறு அல்ல; ஒன்றே என்று முன்பு சொன்ன அவரின் இப்போதைய கருணையற்ற தன்மையை அதிகம் எண்ணி, என் உயிர் போய்க்கொண்டே இருக்கிறது.
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