The Living Kural
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The Announcement of the Rumour · Love

தாம்வேண்டின் நல்குவர் காதலர் யாம்வேண்டும் கெளவை எடுக்கும்இவ் வூர்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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தாம்வேண்டின் நல்குவர் காதலர் யாம்வேண்டும் கெளவை எடுக்கும்இவ் வூர்.

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If we desire, who loves will grant what we require; This town sends forth the rumour we desire!

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain