Quarrelling with the Heart
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iṉiyaṉṉa niṉṉoṭu cūḻvāryār neñcē / tuṉiceytu tuvvāykāṇ maṟṟu.
You will not show your displeasure first and take your pleasure afterwards; the moment you see him you want only the pleasure. Who is going to plan anything with you after this, my heart?
▸Other translations · Pope (1886) & Aiyar (1916)
“'See, thou first show offended pride, and then submit,' I bade; / Henceforth such council who will share with thee my heart?”
“Thou refusest to indulge in a bouderie, my Heart, before showing thy delight in his company: who is going hereafter to take thee as a confidant in suchlike things?”
Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
நெஞ்சே= நெஞ்சே; துனி செய்து மற்றுத் துவ்வாய்காண்= நீ அவரைக் கண்டபொழுதே இன்பம் நுகரக் கருதுவது அல்லது, அவர் தவறுநோக்கி முன் புலவியை உண்டாக்கி அதனை அளவறிந்து பின் நுகரக் கருதாய்; இனி அன்ன நின்னொடு சூழ்வார் யார்= ஆகலான், இனி அப்பெற்றிப்பட்டவற்றை நின்னோடு எ்ண்ணுவார் யார், யானது செய்யேன், எ-று.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Parimelazhagar has her set out the arrangement the heart has broken. Displeasure was to come first, measured against what he had done, and only after that the enjoyment of his company. The heart neither measures nor waits: the moment it sees him it wants the pleasure and nothing else. So she asks who will take counsel with it about such matters hereafter, and answers for herself — I shall not.