Quarrelling with the Heart
ஊடலை நிலைநிறுத்த விடாமல் காதலரைக் கண்டதும் சரணடையும் தன் நெஞ்சோடு வழக்காடுதல். — Scolding her treacherous heart for instantly abandoning all pride the moment he appears.
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peṟāamai yañcum peṟiṟpiri vañcu / maṟāa viṭumpaitteṉ ṉeñcu.
“I fear I shall not gain, I fear to lose him when I gain; / And thus my heart endures unceasing pain.”
“It feareth lest it should not get him, and when it hath got him, it feareth lest it should lose him: thus there is no end to the pangs that my Heart suffereth.”
When it does not have him it is afraid of never having him; when it has him it is afraid of the parting to come. My heart holds a distress that never breaks off.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
பெறாமை அஞ்சும்= காதலரைப் பெறாத ஞான்று அப்பெறாமைக்கு அஞ்சாநின்றது; பெறின் பிரிவு அஞ்சும்= பெற்றக்கால் வரக்கடவ பிரிவினை உட்கொண்டு அதற்கு அஞ்சா நின்றது; என்னெஞ்சு அறாஅ இடும்பைத்து= ஆகலான், என்னெஞ்சம் எஞ்ஞான்றும் நீங்காத இடும்பையை உடைத்தாயிற்று, எ-று.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
When parted from my beloved, my heart fears that it may never win him; when united, it trembles at the separation to come; thus it is bound to unending grief.
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