Make Love Not Work

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மானுடர் உழாவிடினும் வித்து நடாவிடினும்
வரம்பு கட்டாவிடினும் அன்றி நீர் பாய்ச்சாவிடினும்
வானுலகு நீர்தருமேல் மண்மீது மரங்கள்
வகைவகையா நெற்கள்புற்கள் மலிந்திருக்கும் அன்றோ?

யான் எதற்கும் அஞ்சுகிலேன்,மானுடரே,நீவிர்
என் மதத்தைக் கைக்கொண்மின்,பாடுபடல் வேண்டா;

ஊன் உடலை வருத்தாதீர்; உணவு இயற்கை கொடுக்கும்;
உங்களுக்குத் தொழில் இங்கே அன்பு செய்தல் கண்டீர்!


Happy Birthday!

Comments

  1. MuraliDecember 11, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    சுப்பிரமணிய பாரதியார் - இனிய பிறந்தநாள் வாழ்த்துகள்

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  2. Krupa GeDecember 11, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    How beautiful. The last two lines made my day.

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  3. dagaltiDecember 11, 2011 at 9:58 PM

    @krupage :-)

    The last line standalone is such a quotidian one. But it takes a poet to juxtapose love and work. If we didn't have to contend with the rat-race, wouldn't there be more love all around? Simple as that.

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  4. venkkiDecember 12, 2011 at 7:04 AM

    கடைசி இரு வரிகளை எங்கள் தமிழாசிரியர் ஒருவர் அடிக்கடி சொல்லி சிலாகிப்பதுண்டு. இப்போது உங்கள் பதிவில் அதை வாசிக்கையில் என்னையும் அறியாமல் ரோமங்கள் சிலிர்த்து விட்டது. மானுட வாழ்வின் சாராம்சத்தையே உள்ளடக்கிய வரிகள்.

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