Tirukkural Chapter 123 - Couplets 4,5,6 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 123 - பொழுதுகண்டு இரங்கல்
CHAPTER 123 - SORROW AT SUNSET
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123/04. காதலர் இல்வழி மாலை கொலைக்களத்து
ஏதிலர் போல வரும்.

123/04. Kadhalar ilvazhi maalai kolaikkallaththu
Eadhilar pola varum.

123/04. "As my lover is not with me, I feel like
Enemies are attacking me terribly in the battlefield."
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Balachandran: Now her mind is battling
Between reality and imaginary feelings.

Mayoor: True, she's in the midst of battlefield
And enemy is attacking her with a sword,
This kind of thought she entertains
In her imaginary helpless feelings.

In those bygone days
There were no facilities
For speedy communication,
And also fast transportation.

Her thought of staying alone,
Without any communication
From her lover increases,
Day by day, her true fears.
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123/05. காலைக்குச் செய்தநன்று என்கொல்? எவன்கொல்யான்
மாலைக்குச் செய்த பகை?

123/05. Kalaikkuch seithanandru enkol? Evankolyaan
Malaikuch seidha pagai?

123/05. "What helpful deed I did in the morning?
What unhelpful deed I did in the evening? "
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Balachandran: She feels for his absence at nights
And regrets what she did to miss him then.

Mayoor: Generally women in weak moments
Entertain many kinds of thoughts,
About their troublesome husbands,
That extends up to fearsome ghosts.

Here she imagines she is attacked
By her enemies in the battlefield,
In the absence of her husband,
Gone elsewhere, duty bound.

She's comfortable in the mornings,
But terribly upset in the evenings,
When the thought about her lover
Haunts her at that darkest hour.
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123/06. மாலைநோய் செய்தல் மணந்தார் அகலாத
காலை அறிந்தது இலேன்.

123/06. Maalainoi seidhal mannandhaar aghalaadha
Kaalai arrindhadhu ilean.

123/06. "This evening time now hurting me,
I never felt it hurting when he was with me? "
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Balachandran: In the company of her lover
She felt troublesome never.

Mayoor: She had all kinds of pleasures
Amidst his graceful presence,
But a terrible gap she feels,
During his long absence.

She feels why this evening comes?
Is it for her to shed sorrowful tears?
She was happy when he was here,
But not when he's not with her.

Tears flow from her eyes,
Though, to control, she tries,
For love is a kind of bondage,
Irrespective of one's age.
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