Here's the text in English:
"Love and War are equal, O Tamilyogi"
"Love and conflict are indistinguishable, O seeker of Tamil knowledge" Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum Tamilyogi
A Tamil phrase!
"காமம் கரஞ்சே கைக்கூடும் கார்மேல் வாரல் யார்க்கும்" (Kāmam karañcē kaikkūṭum Kārmēl vārāl yārkkum) Here's the text in English: "Love and War
Or, in a more poetic translation:
Which roughly translates to: "The heat of love is like the heat of war; both are equal." both are equal."