Making the Signs Known
தலைவியின் பார்வையில் மலரும் ஊடலின் சிறு குறிப்புகளை உணர்ந்து கொள்ளுதல். — Discerning the subtle hints of feigned grievance veiled beneath her silent smile.
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taṇṇan tuṟaivaṉ ṟaṇantamai nammiṉu / muṉṉa muṇarnta vaḷai.
“My severance from the lord of this cool shore, / My very armlets told me long before.”
“My bracelet hath read the coolness in the heart of my gracious lord even sooner than my own self.”
The man of the cool, lovely shore had parted from me in mind while his body was still beside me; and my bangles knew it earlier than I did.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
தண்ணந் துறைவன் தணந்தமை= குளிர்ந்த துறையையுடையவன் நம்மை மெய்யாற் கூடியிருந்தே மனத்தாற் பிரிந்தமையை; நம்மினும் வளை முன்னம் உணர்ந்த= அவன் குறிபபான் அறிதற்குரிய நம்மினும் இவ்வளைகள் முன்னே அறிந்தன, எ-று.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Even while his body remained joined to mine, his heart had already withdrawn — a parting that my slipping bangles perceived even before I did.
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