The Pleasures of Temporary Estrangement
ஊடல் காதலுக்கு உப்பு போன்றது; ஊடலின் முடிவில் கூடும் கூடலே வாழ்வின் உச்ச இன்பம் என நிறைவுறுதல். — The grand finale: Sulking is the salt of love; the embrace that follows is the zenith of human bliss.
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illai tavaṟavark kāyiṉu mūṭutal / valla tavaraḷikku māṟu.
“Although there be no fault in him, the sweetness of his love / Hath power in me a fretful jealousy to move.”
“Even if he is free from faults, it is only bouderie that giveth me a taste of his conciliatory grace.”
There is no fault in him — and even so, sulking has the power to bring out the very way he shows me his tenderness.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
அவர்க்குத் தவறு இல்லையாயினும்= அவர்மாட்டுத் தவறு இல்லையாயினும்; அவர் அளிக்குமாறு ஊடுதல் வல்லது= நமக்கு அவர் தலையளி செய்கின்றவாறு, அவரோடு ஊடுதலை விளைக்கவற்றாகின்றது, எ-று.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Though my lover is without fault, the very depth and tenderness of his boundless affection inspires in me the desire to sulk.