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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nāṇum maṟantēṉ avarmaṟak kallā'eṉ / māṇā maṭaneñciṟ paṭṭu
“Fall'n 'neath the sway of this ignoble foolish heart, / Which will not him forget, I have forgotten shame.”
“Fallen into the company of this foolish Heart that knoweth not to preserve its self-respect by forgetting him, I have myself forgotten my dignity.”
I have forgotten even my own self-respect, caught in this worthless and witless heart of mine that will not forget the man who forgot me.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
அவர் மறக்கல்லா என் மாணா மடநெஞ்சிற் பட்டு= தன்னைமறந்த காதலரைத் தான் மறக்கமாட்டாத என் மாட்சிமை இல்லாதமட நெஞ்சுடனே கூடி; நாணும் மறந்தேன்= என் உயிரினும் சிறந்த நாண் தன்னையும், மறந்துவிட்டேன், எ-று.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Joined to this foolish, senseless heart that cannot forget the lover who has forgotten me, I have lost even that modest shame which is dearer than life itself.