Desire for Reunion
ஊடல் கொள்ள நினைத்தாலும் அவரைக் கண்டவுடன் மனம் அணைப்பையே நாடுவதாகக் கூறுதல். — Intending to feign anger, but melting instantly into an embrace upon his sight.
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kāṇuṅkāṟ kāṇēṉ ṟavaṟāya kāṇākkāṟ / kāṇēṉ ṟavaṟal lavai.
“When him I see, to all his faults I 'm blind; / But when I see him not, nothing but faults I find.”
“When he is before me I can see no faults in him: but when I see him not, I can see nothing in him but faults.”
When I see him, I do not see the things in him that are faults. When I do not see him, I do not see the things that are not faults.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
காணுங்கால் தவறாய காணேன்= கொண்கனை யான் காணும்பொழுது அவன் தவறாயவற்றைக் காண்கின்றிலேன்; காணாக்கால் தவறல்லவை காணேன்= காணாதபொழுது அவையேயல்லது, பிறவற்றைக் காண்கின்றிலேன், எ-று.
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When I see him, I do not see the things in him that are faults. When I do not see him, I see nothing other than those.
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