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Chapter 113: காதற் சிறப்புரைத்தல்

On Love Secret Love Chapter 113

Kural 1127

காதற் சிறப்புரைத்தல்

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திருக்குறள்

கண்ணுள்ளார் காத லவராகக் கண்ணும் எழுதேம் கரப்பாக்கு அறிந்து.

Kannullaar Kaadha Lavaraakak Kannum Ezhudhem Karappaakku Arindhu

“My lover in my eyes abides I paint them not lest he hides”

My love doth ever in my eyes reside;I stain them not, fearing his form to hide

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Kural #1127

The Resident of My Eyes

The story reflects the Kural's idea that the lover is so present in the eyes that decorating them would only hide his image. As my lover abides in my eyes, I will not even paint them, for he would (then) have to conceal himself

6–10 yr 1 min