Promise me

My dear,
If you refuse my love,
You have to promise me
you shall be born again;

Offer me a chance,
I shall try to get your love
and be your lover and your hand
in the rebirth.

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O' Lotus flower in the pond

Are you in a hurry
to see my fiancee's face,
She is very fresh and grace;

O' Lotus flower in the pond,
Why have you bloomed so early
in the very early morning
in a hurry? Hurray!

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Scar never heals!

Fire,
burns,
But wound heals!

Abusing with harsh words,
Hurts and wounded,
Scar never heals!

Ref:
Thiiyinaal suttapuN uLLaaRum aaRAthe
naavinaal sutta vatu. (ThirukkuRaL 129)

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Chronic alcoholism!

Wine shops,
Government sponsored,
Suicide attempt!

Wine shops,
Government sponsored,
Encouraging suicide!

Irrespective of caste and creed,
Education no bar,
Chronic alcoholism!

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Animals and birds will thankfully worship

All living beings,
animals and birds,
will thankfully worship
with folded hands
the persons
who do not kill,
refuse to eat
the meat
of those
animals and birds!

ThirukkuRaL 260

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Mind Your Tongue

Mind your tongue
Whoever you are;
If not, you feel sorry
and lose reputation in a hurry!

Ref:
yaakaavaa rayinum naakaakka; kaavaakkaal
sOkaappar sollizhukkup pattu. (ThirukkuRaL 127)

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Stay still like a heron

Stay still like a heron in an unfavorable situation,
Later act swiftly in appropriate time and get things done
As if the heron waits patiently with one leg,
Picks fast and seizes the fish.

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Helping as gratitude depends

Helping as gratitude does not depend
Upon the amount of help you received
Earlier from a person;

It depends upon how much the receiver deserves it,
Depends upon the character he possesses!

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An Actress laments

An Actress laments,
Everybody knows
that I shed tears in movie
with glycerine;

But, alas!
Who knows
my heart weeps and shed tears
without glycerine!

I get fame,
but not a happy family.

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The God Himself Will Come Forward

If any person acts in such a way
That he will uphold the pride and glory
Of his family trait,

The God himself will come forward,
By tying his waist-dress tight
Readying to help by all means.

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