Thirukkural 1225 in English
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Tamil original
காலைக்குச் செய்தநன்று என்கொல் எவன்கொல்யான்
மாலைக்குச் செய்த பகை?
Transliteration
Kaalaikkuch Cheydhanandru Enkol Evankolyaan
Maalaikkuch Cheydha Pakai?
Modern English
“She wonders what kindness morning received and what offense she gave evening, since morning is bearable but evening brings pain.”
Modern Interpretation
She wonders what kindness morning received and what offense she gave evening, since morning is bearable but evening brings pain. When missing someone, the day may pass calmly until dusk suddenly makes the loneliness sharp.
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Modern Plain English
She wonders what kindness morning received and what offense she gave evening, since morning is bearable but evening brings pain.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
What good have I done to morning And what evil to this evening?
G.U. Pope Translation
O morn, how have I won thy grace? thou bring'st reliefO eve, why art thou foe! thou dost renew my grief
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
O eve, why art thou foe! thou dost renew my grief
Tamil commentary
காலைக்கு நான் செய்த நன்மை என்ன? மாலைக்கு நான் செய்த தீமை என்ன?
Chapter 123
More from Lamentations at Eventide
பொழுதுகண்டு இரங்கல்
Bless you! you are not eventide But killing dart to wedded bride!
Kural 1222Hail sad eventide dim and grim Has your mate like mine, cruel whim!
Kural 1223Wet eve came pale and trembling then Now it makes bold with growing pain
Kural 1224Lover away, comes eventide Like slayer to field of homicide
Kural 1225What good have I done to morning And what evil to this evening?
Kural 1226Evening pangs I have not known When my lord nev'r left me alone
Kural 1227Budding at dawn burgeoning all day This disease blooms in evening gay
Kural 1228A deadly arm, this shepherd's flute Hails flaming eve and slays my heart
Kural 1229Deluding eve if it prolongs The whole town will suffer love-pangs
Kural 1230Thinking of him whose quest is wealth My life outlives the twilight stealth