The Pallor of Longing
பிரிவால் உடலில் படரும் பசலை நிறம் தன் துயரத்தை ஊருக்குக் காட்டிவிட்டதே எனக் குமுறுதல். — Lamenting the sorrowful pallor (பசலை) spreading on her skin, revealing her inner hurt.
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pacantā ḷivaḷeṉpa tallā livaḷait / tuṟantā ravareṉpā ril.
“On me, because I pine, they cast a slur; / But no one says, 'He first deserted her.'”
“There are people to reproach me saying, Behold she hath become sallow and pale: but there is none to reproach him for abandoning me!”
That she has gone pale — that is all anyone says. There is not one person who says that he was the one who left her.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
இவள் பசந்தாள் என்பது அல்லால்= இவள் ஆற்றியிராது பசந்தாள் என்று என்னைப் பழிகூறுவதல்லது; இவளை அவர் துறந்தார் என்பார் இல்= இவளை அவர் துறந்து போயினார் என்று அவரைக் கூறுவார் ஒருவரும் இல்லை, எ-று.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Everyone gossips that I have grown pale from lack of endurance; not a single person points out that he was the one who abandoned me.