Long-Standing Friendship
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aḻivanta ceyyiṉu maṉpaṟā raṉpiṉ / vaḻivanta kēṇmai yavar.
“True friends, well versed in loving ways, / Cease not to love, when friend their love betrays.”
“Behold the man who hath loved dearly and long: he bateth not in his affection for his friend even though he cause him damage frequently.”
Those whose old friendship has grown along the path of love do not cease loving even when the friend does something that brings them ruin.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
அழிவந்த செய்யினும் அன்பு அறார்= நட்டார் தமக்கு அழிவு வந்தவற்றைச் செய்தாராயினும் அவர்மாட்டு அன்பு ஒழியார்; அன்பின்வழிவந்த கேண்மையவர்= அன்புடனே பழையதாய் வந்த நட்பினை உடையார்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Those whose friendship has been nurtured through long-standing love will never withdraw their deep affection, even if an old friend brings about their ruin.