Thirukkural 1328 in English

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Tamil original

ஊடிப் பெறுகுவம் கொல்லோ நுதல்வெயர்ப்பக்
கூடலில் தோன்றிய உப்பு.

Transliteration

Ootip Perukuvam Kollo Nudhalveyarppak
Kootalil Thondriya Uppu

English Translation

“Shall not our pouting again give The dew-browed joy of joint love?”

Plain-English meaning

Will I enjoy once more through her dislike, the pleasure of that love that makes her forehead perspire?

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English Translation

Shall not our pouting again give The dew-browed joy of joint love?

G.U. Pope Translation

And shall we ever more the sweetness know of that embraceWith dewy brow; to which 'feigned anger' lent its piquant grace

Plain-English Meaning

Will I enjoy once more through her dislike, the pleasure of that love that makes her forehead perspire?

நெற்றி வியர்க்கும்படி கலவியில் தோன்றும் சுகத்தை இன்னுமொரு முறை இவளுடன் ஊடிப் பெறுவோமா?

Chapter 133

ஊடலுவகை

He is flawless; but I do pout So that his loving ways show out

Fading first, love blooms and outlives The petty pricks that pouting gives

Is there a heaven like sulk beneath Of hearts that join like water and earth?

In long pout after embrace sweet A weapon is up to break my heart

Though free form faults, one feels the charms Of feigned release from lover's arms

Sweeter than meal is digestion And sulk in love than union

The yielder wins in lover's pout Reunited joy brings it out

Shall not our pouting again give The dew-browed joy of joint love?

Sulk on O belle of shining jewels! Prolong O night! our delight swells!

Bouderie is lovers' delight Its delight grows when they unite