Tirukkural Chapter 120 - Couplets 1,2,3 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 120 - தனிப்படர் மிகுதி.
CHAPTER 120 - FEELING ALONE.
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120/01. தாம்வீழ்வார் தம்வீழப் பெற்றவர் பெற்றாரே
காமத்துக் காழில் கனி.

120/01. Thaamveezhvaar thamveezhap petrravar petrraare
Kamaththuk kaazhil kani.

120/01. It is the girls who enjoy more
The flawless fruits of love than their lovers.
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Jayanand: Is it a fact that the girls are
More passionate than the boys.

Omkar: Yes, they have tender hearts
And they take more part always
In all the family matters,
Than boys busy in outdoor jobs.

They, in fact, entertain their lovers,
When they come tired in the evenings,
From their busy work places,
And they feel it their regular duties.

They enjoy the flawless fruits of love,
More than their preoccupied lovers,
Who think about their jobs always,
Leaving domestic routines to their wives.
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120/02. வாழ்வார்க்கு வானம் பயந்தற்றால் வீழ்வார்க்கு
வீழ்வார் அளிக்கும் அளி.

120/02. Vazhvaarkku vaanam bhayandhatrraal veezhvaarkku
Veezhvaar allikkum alli.

120/02. Just like for a living, people look to the sky for rains,
A loving wife looks for the love of her husband.
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Jayanand: It is their mutual love that binds them both.

Omkar: A wife expects always
In all love matters
She must have free hand
More than her husband.

Like people see the sky
For rains in plenty,
A wife expects love
More from her husband.

A divine type of love it is,
Not of physical nature it is,
That pierces their hearts
Like Cupid shot arrows.
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120/03. வீழுநர் வீழப் படுவார்க்கு அமையுமே
வாழுநம் என்னும் செருக்கு.

120/03. Veezhunar veezhap paduvaarkku amaiyume
Vazhunam ennum serukku.

120/03. Her husband, whom she loves, must also love her.
Then only the girl can proudly say "I have got a good life."
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Jayanand: That kind of mutual love must exist
Among the couple for their good future.

Omkar: Marriage is made in Heaven.
No earth law can break it down.
It is the love that binds a couple as one,
Though physically they're not one.

Wife now says, "My husband loves me,
And I've a good life because of him, "
That kind of words from her to hear
Husband loves her still more.

A wife feels more loneliness,
In her husband's long absence,
And his close company she loves
Whenever, with her, he remains.
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