Making the Signs Known
தலைவியின் பார்வையில் மலரும் ஊடலின் சிறு குறிப்புகளை உணர்ந்து கொள்ளுதல். — Discerning the subtle hints of feigned grievance veiled beneath her silent smile.
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nerunaṟṟuc ceṉṟāreṅ kātalar yāmu / meḻunāḷē mēṉi pacantu.
“My loved one left me, was it yesterday? / Days seven my pallid body wastes away!”
“My beloved parted only yesterday: but it is seven days since my form hath lost its freshness!”
Our beloved went away yesterday; and we, with the body gone pale, are already seven days old in this parting.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
எங் காதலர்சென்றார்நெருநற்று= எங்காதலர் பிரிந்து போயினார் நெருநற்றே; யாமும் மேனி பசந்து எழுநாளேம்= அப்பிரிவிற்கு யாமும் மேனிபசந்து ஏழுநாளுடையம் ஆயினேம் எ-று.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
It was only yesterday that my beloved departed; yet the wasting pallor that has overtaken my body makes it seem as though seven long days have passed.