Thirukkural 1329 in English
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Tamil original
ஊடுக மன்னோ ஒளியிழை யாமிரப்ப
நீடுக மன்னோ இரா.
Transliteration
Ootuka Manno Oliyizhai Yaamirappa
Neetuka Manno Iraa
Modern English
“He wishes the night would last so he can gently persuade his beloved to end her playful anger.”
Modern Interpretation
He wishes the night would last so he can gently persuade his beloved to end her playful anger. At the end of an evening together, asking for a little more time can make reconciliation feel especially dear.
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Modern Plain English
He wishes the night would last so he can gently persuade his beloved to end her playful anger.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Sulk on O belle of shining jewels! Prolong O night! our delight swells!
G.U. Pope Translation
Let her, whose jewels brightly shine, aversion feignThat I may still plead on, O night, prolong thy reign
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
May the bright-jewelled one feign dislike, and may the night be prolonged for me to implore her!
Tamil commentary
ஒளிமிகும் அணிகளை அணிந்த இவள் இன்னும் என்னோடு ஊடட்டும், அப்போது அதிக நேரம் இருக்கும்படி நான் வேண்டிக்கொள்ள, இந்த இரவு விடியாது நீளட்டும்.
Chapter 133
More from The Pleasures of Temporary Variance
ஊடலுவகை
He is flawless; but I do pout So that his loving ways show out
Kural 1322Fading first, love blooms and outlives The petty pricks that pouting gives
Kural 1323Is there a heaven like sulk beneath Of hearts that join like water and earth?
Kural 1324In long pout after embrace sweet A weapon is up to break my heart
Kural 1325Though free form faults, one feels the charms Of feigned release from lover's arms
Kural 1326Sweeter than meal is digestion And sulk in love than union
Kural 1327The yielder wins in lover's pout Reunited joy brings it out
Kural 1328Shall not our pouting again give The dew-browed joy of joint love?
Kural 1329Sulk on O belle of shining jewels! Prolong O night! our delight swells!
Kural 1330Bouderie is lovers' delight Its delight grows when they unite