There is no artifice about loving words; however awkwardly they are spoken people love to listen to them. The silly lisping prattle of children seems wonderful to parents; Tuka says, Have pity upon me, O friend, O darling of my soul.
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 2031
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents