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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maṉṉuyi rellān tuyiṟṟi yaḷittirā / veṉṉalla tillai tuṇai.
“All living souls in slumber soft she steeps; / But me alone kind night for her companing keeps!”
“Night in her mercy rocketh all life to sleep: and yet she hath none to help her through but me.”
She has put every living thing to sleep, and now there is nobody left for her but me. Poor night.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
இரா அளித்து= இவ்விரா அளித்தாய் இருந்தது; மன் உயிர் எல்லாம் துயிற்றி என்னல்லது துணை இல்லை= உலகத்து நிலைபெறுகின்ற உயிர்களையெல்லாம் தானே துயிலப்பண்ணுதலான் என்னை அல்லது வேறு துணை உடைத்தாயிற்றில்லை.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Having lulled every living creature in the world to restful sleep, this lonely night has no companion left beside it except sleepless me; I pity its desolate vigil.