Anbirkum undo adaikkum thaazh aarvalar
Punkaneer poosal tharum.
Is there a bolt to lock love? The tears of the devoted lover will announce it.
அன்பை மறைக்கும் தாழ் போட முடியுமா? ஆர்வமுள்ளவர்களின் கண்ணீரே அதை வெளிப்படுத்திவிடும்.
Love cannot be hidden — it leaks through the tears of the devoted person. No door can lock it in; no pretense can conceal it. The lover's tears betray everything. Valluvar opens the chapter on love by saying: love is honest in spite of itself, always self-revealing.