Love poem Kurunthogai # 323

The days spend here in royal duty, not sleeping with her shoulder with the smell of flower ‘mullai’ are the days as the chaff (without rice) among paddy ray [image].

(Hence, hurry up).  

The ‘mulli’ blossoms after the rain that followed with thunder that resembles the sound of ‘padumalai’ music from ‘ezAl’ instrument.

     

Words by    - hero

To whom    - his chariot driver

Context       - after finishing his royal duty                     

          

Author of the poem is pathadi vaigalAr, whose name was unknown and so he was initiated after a peculiar phrase used in this poem.

2nd century B.C.

Refer the original poem in Tamil with annotation