Thirukkural 1297 in English

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Tamil original

நாணும் மறந்தேன் அவர்மறக் கல்லாஎன்
மாணா மடநெஞ்சிற் பட்டு.

Transliteration

Naanum Marandhen Avarmarak Kallaaen
Maanaa Matanenjir Pattu

English Translation

“I forget shame but not his thought In mean foolish mind I'm caught”

Plain-English meaning

I have even forgotten my modesty, having been caught in my foolish mind which is not dignified enough to forget him

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English Translation

I forget shame but not his thought In mean foolish mind I'm caught

G.U. Pope Translation

Fall'n 'neath the sway of this ignoble foolish heart,Which will not him forget, I have forgotten shame

Plain-English Meaning

I have even forgotten my modesty, having been caught in my foolish mind which is not dignified enough to forget him

தன்னை மறந்த காதலரைத் தான் மறக்க முடியாத, என் நிலையில்லாத மடநெஞ்சோடு கூடி, நான் நாணத்தையும் மறந்துவிட்டேன்.

Chapter 130

நெஞ்சொடு புலத்தல்

You see, his heart is his alone; Why not my heart be all my own?

O heart, you see how he slights me Yet you clasp him as if friendly

You follow him at will Is it \"The fallen have no friends\" my heart?

You won't sulk first and then submit Who will then consult you, my heart?

Frets to gain and fears loss in gain O my heart suffers ceaseless pain

My itching mind eats me anon As I muse on him all alone

I forget shame but not his thought In mean foolish mind I'm caught

My heart living in love of him Hails his glory ignoring blame

Who support a man in grief If lover's heart denies relief?

Why wonder if strangers disown When one's own heart is not his own?