Quarrelling with the Heart
ஊடலை நிலைநிறுத்த விடாமல் காதலரைக் கண்டதும் சரணடையும் தன் நெஞ்சோடு வழக்காடுதல். — Scolding her treacherous heart for instantly abandoning all pride the moment he appears.
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keṭṭārkku naṭṭāril leṉpatō neñcēnī / peṭṭāṅ kavarpiṉ celal.
“'The ruined have no friends, 'they say; and so, my heart, / To follow him, at thy desire, from me thou dost depart.”
“Thou followest him at thy own sweet will and pleasure, my Heart: dost thou also teach me that those who are unfortunate have no friends?”
You will not stay with me; you go after him exactly as you please. Is that because you hold that the ruined have no friends, my heart — or is it simply what you are?
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
நெஞ்சே= நெஞ்சே; நீ பெட்டாங்கு அவர்பின் செலல்= என்மாட்டு நில்லாது நீ விரும்பியவாறே அவர் மாட்டுச் செல்லுதற்குக் காரணம்; கெட்டார்க்கு நட்டார் இல் என்பதோ= கெட்டார்க்கு நட்டார் உலகத்து இல்லை என்னும் நினைவோ, நின்னியல்போ, கூறுவாயாக, எ-று.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
O my heart, in forsaking me to follow your beloved as you please, do you act upon the worldly truth that the ruined have no friends?