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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kāmak kaṭaṉmaṉṉu muṇṭē yatunīntu / mēmap puṇaimaṉṉu mil.
“A sea of love, 'tis true, I see stretched out before, / But not the trusty bark that wafts to yonder shore.”
“There is a very sea before me in my passion for my beloved: but a trusty bark to cross it there is none for me.”
There is a sea of desire, and it is certainly there. The float that would carry me safely across it — that, just as certainly, is not.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
உண்டு காமக்கடலே மன்னும்= யாவர்க்கும் உளவாய் வருகின்ற இவ்விரண்டன்உள்ளும், எனக்குண்டாகின்றது காமக்கடலே; அது நீந்தும் ஏமப்புணை மன்னும் இல்= அதனை நீந்தும் அரணாகிய புணை இல்லை.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
A vast, boundless sea of love has engulfed me, yet I have no protective raft to help me swim across its surging deeps.