The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 1159

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Separation unendurable · Love

தொடிற்சுடின் அல்லது காமநோய் போல விடிற்சுடல் ஆற்றுமோ தீ.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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தொடிற்சுடின் அல்லது காமநோய் போல விடிற்சுடல் ஆற்றுமோ தீ.

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Fire burns the hands that touch; but smart of love Will burn in hearts that far away remove.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain