குறுந்தொகை - 3

D01116 - குறுந்தொகை - 3

The last group of 14 poems from குறுந்தொகை is discussed in this lesson in terms of their contents, techniques and format. Three of these songs show you how lover poems feel the shadowing death when they are at the height of their sense of love. Besides poetic qualities like excellent figures of speech there are very good morals too in these poems. A heroine emphasizes the fact that those who spend the abundant of the wealth of their parents do not live at all. கங்குல் வெள்ளம் and கல்பொரு சிறுநுரை are very effective metaphors used in these poems. Even natural events like evening and night are not merely timings of a day but feelings of love as may be seen from these poems. Poets provide new images for any idea or feeling. Seamless love is the fiber of different feelings like shouting, scolding, intolerance and pensiveness. You will be able to experience these literary sensations in this lesson.

These poems express the flourishing feelings of sorrow due to failure or separation. A hero vouches for love as the fruition of life. A heroine laments how one-day love has resulted in many days’ worry. A friend asks a hero to return to the heroine her beauty stolen by him.

Posited against fertile landscape called மருதம் a poet states how the heroine’s friend refuses to plead with the heroine in favour of the hero who returned from a prostitute. Kabilar uses the seashore as his background for the heroine’s utterance to her friend about the stringent vigil of her mother? around her as a hint to the hiding hero, acting as if unaware of his presence. சிறுவெண் காக்கை is an example of nicety in describing natural beings like sea crow. நக்கீரனார் composes a poem against the landscape of குறிஞ்சி for the hero’s declaration to his criticising friend about his inability to live without the heroine. பரணர் sets his poem against குறிஞ்சி to present the heroine’s friend telling the heroine about the enhanced vigil around her only to indirectly inform the waiting hero. குப்பைக் கோழியார் is another poet named after his metaphor and his original name is not known. He sets his poem against மருதம் as a soliloquy of the heroine instructing her friend to come out with truth under increased vigilance.

The grammar of love in terms of its form, time and season is explicit in these poems. For example, summer and noon provide the backdrop for the mental heat of the lovers due to their separation. கங்குல் வெள்ளம் is truly a beautiful poetic expression which can be felt only by those who happened to spend sleepless nights.

Rhyme, Rhythm, alliteration and antithesis are dealt with appropriately in these poems. நக்கீரனார் is a fine example of this poetic technique as in his poem beginning கேளிர்வாழியோ. Reorganisation of actual events enhances the pace of the poem as handled by the poet கயத்தூர் கிழார் in his poem நீர் நீடாடிற் கண்ணும் சிவக்கும், Feelings are expressed strongly but softly in this poem.

You will understand from this lesson that separation of lovers due to the hero’s departure on business his not marrying her in time or his immoral behaviour formed the contents. Life and death are seeped in deep love as depicted in these poems.