Desire for Reunion
ஊடல் கொள்ள நினைத்தாலும் அவரைக் கண்டவுடன் மனம் அணைப்பையே நாடுவதாகக் கூறுதல். — Intending to feign anger, but melting instantly into an embrace upon his sight.
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pēṇātu peṭpavē ceyyiṉuṅ koṇkaṉaik / kāṇā tamaiyala kaṇ.
“Although his will his only law, he lightly value me, / My heart knows no repose unless my lord I see.”
“Though he careth not for me and doth only as he pleaseth, my eyes will not rest unless they behold him.”
Though he gives me no regard and does only what he himself wants, my eyes will not settle until they have seen him.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
பேணாது பெட்பவே செய்யினும்= நம்மை அவமதித்துத் தான் வேண்டியனவே செய்யுமாயினும்; கொண்கனைக் கண் காணாது அமையல= கொண்கனை என்கண்கள் காணாது அமைகின்றன இல்லை, எ-று.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Even though he slights me and does only the things he himself wants, my eyes do not remain settled without seeing him.