Even A Poor Man With Kind-Heart Can Be A Good Friend! Poem by Dr.V.K. Kanniappan

Even A Poor Man With Kind-Heart Can Be A Good Friend!



O’ girl who has tuft of scalp hair
...having very fine natural odour!
If any animal is friendly with a dog,
...will not the dog offer the flesh of rabbit to eat?
It is not a bad friend!

Likewise, don’t explore whether a person
...is as rich as you are to become friendly with him;
Even a poor man who is not rich,
...but kind-hearted, will be helpful in need,
can be a good friend indeed! Accept his friendship!

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Hi,
This poem 'Even a poor man with kind-heart can be a good friend! ' is a translation of a poem from Tamil literature 'pazamozi naanooRu'

தாம்நட் டொழுகுதற்குத் தக்கார் எனல்வேண்டா
யார்நட்பே ஆயினும் நட்புக் கொளல்வேண்டும்
கானட்டு நாறுங் கதுப்பினாய்! தீற்றாதோ
நாய்நட்டால் நல்ல முயல்.14 – பழமொழி நாநூறு
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Chuy Amante 02 October 2015

That is a nice thought. I stopped asking people how they made money. Now I ask, How do you know right from wrong? It is a kind-hearted conversation

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Dr.V.K. Kanniappan

Dr.V.K. Kanniappan

Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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