Lamenting at Evening
மாலை நேரம் காதலரின் பிரிவை ஒரு போர்க்களமாய் மாற்றித் தாக்குவதாக இரங்குதல். — Twilight (மாலை) arriving like an executioner, intensifying the agony of separation.
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patimaruṇṭu paita luḻakku matimaruṇṭu / mālai paṭartarum pōḻtu.
“If evening's shades, that darken all my soul, extend; / From this afflicted town will would of grief ascend.”
“If evening that hath already driven me mad should advance any further, the whole town will be shrouded in sorrow before long, for I shall simply die.”
At the hour when evening spreads and even those who look on lose their bearings, this whole town will be bewildered and will ache as I do.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
மதி மருண்டு மாலைபடர்தரும் போழ்து= (இதற்கு முன்னெல்லாம் யானே மயங்கி நோயுழந்தேன்) இனிக் கண்டாரும் மதி மருளும்வகை மாலை வரும்பொழுது; பதி மருண்டு பைதல் உழக்கும்= இப்பதி எல்லாம் மயங்கி நோயுழக்கும், எ-று.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Hitherto dusk bewildered only my solitary heart; now, as this dim twilight deepens, this entire town will be confounded and sorrow with me.