Declaring the Excellence of Love
தோழியிடம் தன் நெஞ்சில் பூத்த காதலின் ஆழத்தைப் பகிர்ந்துகொள்ளுதல். — Confiding the depth of her boundless affection to her companion.
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uṭampo ṭuyiriṭai yeṉṉamaṟ ṟaṉṉa / maṭantaiyo ṭemmiṭai naṭpu.
“Between this maid and me the friendship kind / Is as the bonds that soul and body bind.”
“How great is the love between the body and the soul? Even so great is my love for this artless one.”
Like the inseparable union of body and soul is the deep bond between this maiden and me.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
உடம்பொடு உயிரிடை என்ன அன்ன= உடம்பொடு உயிரிடை உளவாய நட்புக்கள் எத்தன்மைய அத்தன்மைய; மடந்தையொடு எம்மிடை நட்பு= இம்மடந்தையொடு எம்மிடை உளவாய நட்புக்கள்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Just as life and body dwell together in inseparable union, such is the intimate bond that unites this young maiden and me.