Sad Remembrance
காதலரின் நினைவுகள் அமுதமாய் இனிப்பதும், நேரில் இல்லாமை நஞ்சாய் வாட்டுவதும். — Sweet memory turning bitter in physical absence: "Does he remember me as I remember him?"
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yāmu muḷēṅko lavarneñcat tenneñcat / tōo vuḷarē yavar.
“Have I a place within his heart! / From mine, alas! he never doth depart.”
“Have I at all a place in his heart? As for him, there is never a doubt but he abideth in mine.”
In my heart he is there, always, without a doubt. But am I there in his heart at all — am I even present in him?
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
எம் நெஞ்சத்து அவர் ஓஒ உளரே= எம்முடைய நெஞ்சத்து அவர் எப்பொழுதும் உளரேயாய் இராநின்றார்; அவர்நெஞ்சத்து யாமும் உளேங்கொல்= அவ்வகையே அவருடைய நெஞ்சத்தும் யாமும் உளம் ஆதுமோ, ஆகேமோ, எ-று.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
My absent lover abides ever constant within my heart; but how can I know if any dwelling place remains for me in his?