POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE - LOVELORN LOVER (40)

ABOUT THE POEM: This is a translated version of a heart-wrenching poem LOVELORN LOVER from Tamil literature. The poem is about what the lover told the girl’s friend about his lovelorn heart. He doubts whether the girl knows about his present state in which he heaves a sigh of relief like a sleeping elephant due to his separation from his beloved. LOVELORN LOVER She is a sweet young lass with merciful eyes, frightening off the parrots from the millet field, busy making a wreath of lilies collected from the mountain fountain. I don't have the foggiest idea in the event that she knows it or not, my heart is still with her in my residence farther here panting for breath hurling hasty sighs like a slumberous elephant. (what the lover told the girl’s friend about his desperate condition due to his separation from his lover)