Eyes Worn Out with Grief
அன்று அவரைக் காட்டிய என் கண்களே, இன்று அவரைக் காணாது அழுவது ஏன் என்று நொந்துரைத்தல். — Reproaching her own weeping eyes: "You showed him to me first; why weep now?"
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pēṇātu peṭṭā ruḷarmaṉṉō maṟṟavark / kāṇā tamaivila kaṇ.
“Who loved me once, onloving now doth here remain; / Not seeing him, my eye no rest can gain.”
“Verily there be those who love without being loved! For here are my eyes which know no repose for not seeing him.”
There is a man who wanted me with his words and never cherished me in his heart. And what of it — without the sight of him my eyes will not settle.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
பேணாது பெட்டார் உளர்= நெஞ்சத்தால் விழையாது வைத்துச் சொன்மாத்திரத்தால் விழைந்தவர் இவ்விடத்தே உளர்; மற்று அவர்க் கண் காணாது அமைவில= அவ்வுண்மையாற் பயன் யாது? அவரைக் கண்கள் காணாது அமைகின்றன இல்லையாயின.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
He loved me with his words alone and not with his heart; yet knowing this full well, my longing eyes still refuse to find peace without the sight of him.