ABOUT THE POEM
This is a translated version of an epic poem OUT FOR ANY HUMILIATION from Tamil literature. It is a fervent outcry of a boy to his lover’s friend. He affirms that he is ready to face any type of humiliation and even be an object of ridicule in the public’s eyes when the blinding passion of love for his sweetheart overwhelms his heart
OUT FOR ANY HUMILIATION
Ready to fall head over heels
The lunatic lover fraughts
Even to mount a palm-stem horse
and sport a ring of milkweed buds
besides being an object of ridicule
of the public locale
he is out for any remonstration
while the blinding energy of adoration
overpowers his heart with veneration
