Thirukkural 1284 in English

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Tamil original

ஊடற்கண் சென்றேன்மன் தோழி அதுமறந்து
கூடற்கண் சென்றது என் னெஞ்சு.

Transliteration

Ootarkan Sendrenman Thozhi Adhumarandhu
Kootarkan Sendradhu En Nenju

English Translation

“Huff I would, maid, but I forget; And leap to embrace him direct”

Plain-English meaning

My heart, forgetting all, could not its love restrain

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English Translation

Huff I would, maid, but I forget; And leap to embrace him direct

G.U. Pope Translation

My friend, I went prepared to show a cool disdain;My heart, forgetting all, could not its love restrain

Plain-English Meaning

My heart, forgetting all, could not its love restrain

தோழி! காதலரைக் காண்டுபதற்கு முன், அவர் செய்த தவற்றை எண்ணி ஊட நினைத்தேன்; அவரைப் பார்த்த பிறகு, அதை மறந்து, அவருடன் கூடவே என் மனம் சென்றது.

Chapter 129

புணர்ச்சி விதும்பல்

Rapture at thought and joy when seen Belong to love and not to wine

When passion grows palmyra-tall Sulking is wrong though millet-small

Though slighting me he acts his will My restless eyes would see him still

Huff I would, maid, but I forget; And leap to embrace him direct

When close I see not lord's blemish Like eyes that see not painter's brush

When he's with me I see not fault And nought but fault when he is not

To leap in stream which carries off When lord is close to feign a huff

Like wine to addicts that does disgrace Your breast, O thief, is for my embrace!

Flower-soft is love; a few alone Know its delicacy so fine

She feigned dislike awhile but flew Faster for embrace than I do