Pining and Complaint
பிரிவின் துயர் தாளாமல் மறைக்க முயன்றும் நெஞ்சம் வெடித்து அழுதல். — Trying in vain to hide the sea of longing that overflows her heart.
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maṟaippēṉmaṉ yāṉiḵtō nōyai yiṟaippavark / kūṟṟunīr pōla mikum.
“I would my pain conceal, but see! it surging swells, / As streams to those that draw from ever-springing wells.”
“I smother my grief within me, but behold! it only welleth up more and more even as the water of the spring to those who are draining it.”
I do keep this sickness hidden, for all the good it does. It only rises higher, the way the water in a spring rises for the people who keep baling it out.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
நோயை யான் மறைப்பேன்= இந்நோயைப் பிறர் அறிதல் நாணி யான் மறையாநின்றேன்; இஃதோ இறைப்பவர்க்கு ஊற்றுநீர் போல மிகும்= நிற்பவும், இஃது அந்நாள்வரை நில்லாது நீர் வேண்டும் என்று இறைப்பவர்க்கு ஊற்றுநீர் மிகுமாறு போல் மிகாநின்றது.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Fearing public shame, I strive to conceal this ache of love; yet like a fresh spring that yields more water the more it is baled out, my love swells the more I hide it.