The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 1284

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Desire for Reunion · Love

ஊடற்கண் சென்றேன்மன் தோழி அதுமறந்து கூடற்கண் சென்றது என் னெஞ்சு.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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ஊடற்கண் சென்றேன்மன் தோழி அதுமறந்து கூடற்கண் சென்றது என் னெஞ்சு.

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My friend, I went prepared to show a cool disdain; My heart, forgetting all, could not its love restrain.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain