Poverty
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iṉṟum varuvatu kollō nerunaluṅ / koṉṟatu pōlum nirappu.
Will it come today as well — the want that yesterday, too, did what killing does?
▸Other translations · Pope (1886) & Aiyar (1916)
“And will it come today as yesterday, / The grief of want that eats my soul away?”
“Is Indigence to bear me company even today? It tormented me but only yesterday even unto death.”
Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
நெருநலும் கொன்றது போலும் நிரப்பு= நெருநற்றும் கொன்றது போன்று எனக்கு இன்னாதவற்றைச் செய்த நல்குரவு; இன்றும் வருவது கொல்லோ = இன்றும் என்பால் வரக்கடவதோ வந்தால் இனி யாது செய்வேன்?
Source: Tamil Wikisource
The want that yesterday used me as though it had killed me — is it coming again today? And if it comes, what am I to do now?