Old Tamil Poetry

Translations of Tamil Poetic works that span 2000 years

Ainkurunooru – 60

You,from the town where the junglefowl
crows in fields to lure its hen! I say:
You always come after the house is asleep;
Aren’t you afraid of her dad’s spear?

பழனக் கம்புள் பயிர்ப்பெடை அகவும்
கழனி ஊர! நின் மொழிவல்: என்றும்
துஞ்சு மனை நெடு நகர் வருதி;
அஞ்சாயோ, இவள் தந்தை கை வேலே?

Poem no. 60 from Ainkurunooru. Her friend admonishes him for coming to visit her in the night and warns him of her dad’s anger. The junglefowl crowing to attract the female is equated to him wooing her.

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