Tirukkural Chapter 122 - Couplets 1,2,3 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 122 - கனவு நிலையுரைத்தல்.
CHAPTER 122 - DREAMS OF LOVE TOLD.
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122/01. காதலர் தூதொடு வந்த கனவினுக்கு
யாதுசெய் வேன்கொல் விருந்து?

122/01. Kaadhalar thoodhodu vandha kanavinukku
Yaadhusei veankol virundhu?

122/01. "I don't know what kind of prize I must give
To my lover who came to me as a messenger? "
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Bhagirath: She dreams her lover as a messenger of love.

Nirbhay: In her dreams her love comes
Ás a messenger, with flowers,
And ask for her both hands,
As a token of her acceptance.

She recalls her nice dreams
And asks what kind of prize
She must give in return for flowers
He gave her from his hands?

This kind of happy dreams,
She surely welcomes always,
As it gives her great pleasure,
What she gets from her lover.
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122/02. கயல்உண்கண் யானிரப்பத் துஞ்சின் கலந்தார்க்கு
உயல்உண்மை சாற்றுவேன் மன்.

122/02. Kayalunnkann yaanirappath thunjin kalandhaarkku
Uyalunnmai saatrruvean mann

122/02. "I am requesting my kendai-fish-like-wakeful-eyes,
When my eyes go to sleep again I will tell my lover that I still live for him."
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Bhagirath: She hopes her lover will come in her dreams
Once again, when she will tell him
That she is still alive for his sake.

Nirbhay: Love knows no time,
As it comes even in her dream,
Reminding her of those days
When he gave her happiness.

She craves for his presence,
Even if it is in her dreams,
As separation kills her,
Yet, she lives for her lover.

She requests her wakeful eyes,
To go back into her dreams,
When she'll have a chance,
To show him her lovely face.
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122/03. நனவினால் நல்கா தவரைக் கனவினால்
காண்டலின் உண்டென் உயிர்.

122/03. Nanavinaal nalghaa dhavaraik kanavinaal
Kanndalin unden uyir.

122/03. "Even if my lover is not giving me happiness in person,
He keeps me happy in my dreams; so I have no fear for my life."
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Bhagirath: The pleasure her lover gives in her dreams
Keeps her alive, she says.

Nirbhay: In wakeful state he is away from her,
But in her dreams he is with her,
That much of happiness she gets
At least by seeing him in her dreams.

This kind of tie up with him
Gives her some satisfaction
As without seeing him
She goes into depression.

To her rescue her dream comes
That gives her some happiness
And safely her life she keeps,
To be with him, when he comes.
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