Poem 53

கிறிபல பேசிச் சதிரால் நடந்து விடங்குபடக்குறிபல பாடிக் குளிர்கச்சி ஏகம்பர் ஐயங்கொள்ளநெறிபல வார்குழ லார்மெலி வுற்ற நெடுந்தெருவில்செறிபல வெள்வளை போயின தாயர்கள் தேடுவரே.

In plain words

Speaking many tricks, walking with grace so that his beauty showed, singing many tunes, cool Kanchi's Ēkampar went taking alms. In the long street, the women whose long hair falls in many waves grew thin. Many close-set white bangles have gone, and the mothers are searching for them.

Line by line

Speaking many tricks, walking with grace, so that his beauty shows, singing many tunes, as cool Kanchi's Ēkampar took alms, in the long street where the women of long hair in many waves grew thin, many close-set white bangles have gone; the mothers are searching for them.