Love poem Kurunthogai # 362

cut a lamb in name of God

Vela! The God-decked-dancer! You sing traditional songs. Don’t be angry. I am questioning you. Different kinds of foods are devoted to in the name of God Murugu. You cut a lamb in name of God and apply its blood on her eyebrow. Is it possible that these kinds of devoted ceremony will make my lover, the mountain Man who made me mad, uniting me?

        

Words by        - friend-maid

To whom         - ve;lan, the God-decked-man

Context           - while he is performing ceremonial treatment to quench the heroine’s love appetite.

Love 1 of 5     - union

          

Author of the poem is Kannan Ku;tthan of Vembatru;r village

2nd century B.C.

Refer the original poem in Tamil with annotation