Poverty
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iṉṟum varuvatu kollō nerunaluṅ / koṉṟatu pōlum nirappu.
“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.”
Will the poverty that killed me with suffering yesterday return today? What will I do if it comes?
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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 destitute soul cries in dread: 'Will the relentless poverty that tormented me to death yesterday return to crush me today as well? What shall I do if it comes?'