Rejoicing in the Embrace
மெய்தீண்டல்: தலைவியின் அணைப்பினால் அடையும் அளவிலா இன்பத்தைப் போற்றுதல். — Celebrating the sacred joy and peaceful contentment of the beloved's embrace.
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nīṅkiṟ ṟeṟūuṅ kuṟukuṅkāṟ ṟaṇṇeṉṉun / tīyāṇṭup peṟṟā ḷivaḷ.
“Withdraw, it burns; approach, it soothes the pain; / Whence did the maid this wondrous fire obtain?”
“When she is at a distance she burneth, but when she is near she is refreshingly cool: ah! whence did she obtain this strange fire?”
It burns when far and cools when near; where did she obtain such a wondrous flame of love?
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
நீங்கின்தெறூஉம் குறுகுங்கால் தண் என்னும் தீ= தன்னை அகன்றுழிச் சுடாநிற்கும், அணுகுழிக் குளிராநிற்கும், இப்பெற்றித்தாய தீயை; இவள் யாண்டுப்பெற்றாள்= என்கண் தருதற்கு இவள் எவ்வுலகத்துப் பெற்றாள்?
Source: Tamil Wikisource
There exists a wondrous fire that burns when distant and cools when near; where did this maiden find such an extraordinary flame to enchant the soul?