Love poem Kurunthogai # 364

He is a Man of the village where nIr-nAi (lutra lutra) having striped back as rattan plant gets vAlai fish (sward-fish).      

Somebody says that she, the selling-girl for him only is proud of her beauty. Let her meet during thunangai dance (hands with other’s shoulder hugging dance) glancing at lad. I shall win in getting him to hug me.   

        

Words by        - one concubine

To whom         - friends of other concubine offering only one man in her life

Context           - while going to perform thunangai dance

Love 1 of 5     - sulking

          

Author of the poem is auvvaiyAr

2nd century B.C.

Refer the original poem in Tamil with annotation