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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ūṭip peṟukuvaṅ kollō nutalveyarppak / kūṭaliṟ ṟōṉṟiya vuppu.
“And shall we ever more the sweetness know of that embrace / With dewy brow; to which 'feigned anger' lent its piquant grace.”
“Verily, will she give some piquancy to the delights of our embrace by just feigning a quarrel for some time?”
The savour that arose in that embrace, in which her forehead grew damp — shall we come by it again, through her sulking once more?
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
நுதல் வெயர்ப்பக் கூடலில் தோன்றிய உப்பு= இதுபொழுது இவள் நுதல் வெயர்க்கும்வகை கலவியின்கண் உளதாய இனிமையை; ஊடிப் பெறுகுவம் கொல்லோ= இன்னுமொருகால் இவள் ஊடி யாம்பெறவல்லேமோ, எ-று.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Can we ever taste again that sweet rapture which sprang from our breathless embrace just now, unless she sulks with me once more?