The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 1226

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Lamentations at Eventide · Love

மாலைநோய் செய்தல் மணந்தார் அகலாத காலை அறிந்த திலேன்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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மாலைநோய் செய்தல் மணந்தார் அகலாத காலை அறிந்த திலேன்.

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The pangs that evening brings I never knew, Till he, my wedded spouse, from me withdrew.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain