Love (காமத்துப்பால்) — The Pre-marital love (களவியல்) — Declaration of Love's special Excellence (காதற்சிறப்புரைத்தல்)

Kural 1121:
பாலொடு தேன்கலந் தற்றே பணிமொழி
வாலெயிறு ஊறிய நீர்.
paalodu thaenkalanh thatrae paNimozhi
vaaleyiRu ooRiya neer
English couplet:
The dew on her white teeth, whose voice is soft and low,
Is as when milk and honey mingled flow.
Explanation: The water which oozes from the white teeth of this soft speeched damsel is like a mixture of milk and honey.

Kural 1122:
உடம்பொடு உயிரிடை என்னமற் றன்ன
மடந்தையொடு எம்மிடை நட்பு.
udampotu uyiridai ennamaR Ranna
madandhaiyodu emmitai natpu
English couplet:
Between this maid and me the friendship kind
Is as the bonds that soul and body bind.
Explanation: The love between me and this damsel is like the union of body and soul.

Kural 1123:
கருமணியிற் பாவாய்நீ போதாயாம் வீழும்
திருநுதற்கு இல்லை இடம்.
karumaNiyiR paavaainhee poadhaayaam veezhum
thirunhudhaRku illai idam
English couplet:
For her with beauteous brow, the maid I love, there place is none;
To give her image room, O pupil of mine eye, begone! .
Explanation: O you image in the pupil (of my eye)! depart; there is no room for (my) fair-browed beloved.

Kural 1124:
வாழ்தல் உயிர்க்கன்னள் ஆயிழை சாதல்
அதற்கன்னள் நீங்கும் இடத்து.
Vaazhdhal Uyirkkannal Aayizhai Saadhal
Adharkannal Neengum Itaththu
English couplet:
Life is she to my very soul when she draws nigh;
Dissevered from the maid with jewels rare, I die!.
Explanation: My fair-jewelled one resembles the living soul (when she is in union with me), the dying soul when she leaves me.

Kural 1125:
உள்ளுவன் மன்யான் மறப்பின் மறப்பறியேன்
ஒள்ளமர்க் கண்ணாள் குணம்.
uLLuvan manyaan maRappin maRappaRiyaen
oLLamark kaNNaal kuNam
English couplet:
I might recall, if I could once forget; but from my heart
Her charms fade not, whose eyes gleam like the warrior's dart.
Explanation: If I had forgotten her who has bright battling eyes, I would have remembered (thee); but I never forget her. (Thus says he to her maid).

Kural 1126:
கண்ணுள்ளின் போகார் இமைப்பின் பருகுவரா
நுண்ணியர்எம் காத லவர்.
kaNNuLLin poakaar imaippin parukuvaraa
nuNNiyar-em kaadha lavar
English couplet:
My loved one's subtle form departs not from my eyes;
I wink them not, lest I should pain him where he lies.
Explanation: My lover would not depart from mine eyes; even if I wink, he would not suffer (from pain); he is so ethereal.

Kural 1127:
கண்ணுள்ளார் காத லவராகக் கண்ணும்
எழுதேம் கரப்பாக்கு அறிந்து.
kaNNuLLaar kaadha lavaraakak kaNNum
ezhudhaem karappaakku aRindhu
English couplet:
My love doth ever in my eyes reside;
I stain them not, fearing his form to hide.
Explanation: As my lover abides in my eyes, I will not even paint them, for he would (then) have to conceal himself.

Kural 1128:
நெஞ்சத்தார் காத லவராக வெய்துண்டல்
அஞ்சுதும் வேபாக் கறிந்து.
Nenjaththaar Kaadha Lavaraaka Veydhuntal
Anjudhum Vepaak Karindhu
English couplet:
Within my heart my lover dwells; from food I turn
That smacks of heat, lest he should feel it burn.
Explanation: As my lover is in my heart, I am afraid of eating (anything) hot, for I know it would pain him.

Kural 1129:
இமைப்பின் கரப்பாக்கு அறிவல் அனைத்திற்கே
ஏதிலர் என்னும்இவ் வூர்.
imaippin karappaakku aRival anaiththiRkae
Edhilar ennum-iv voor
English couplet:
I fear his form to hide, nor close my eyes:
'Her love estranged is gone!' the village cries.
Explanation: I will not wink, knowing that if I did, my lover would hide himself; and for this reason, this town says, he is unloving.

Kural 1130:
உவந்துறைவர் உள்ளத்துள் என்றும் இகந்துறைவர்
ஏதிலர் என்னும்இவ் வூர்.
uvandhuRaivar uLLaththuL endrum ikandhuRaivar
Edhilar ennum-iv voor
English couplet:
Rejoicing in my very soul he ever lies;
'Her love estranged is gone far off!' the village cries.
Explanation: My lover dwells in my heart with perpetual delight; but the town says he is unloving and (therefore) dwells afar.