Poem 68

கொள்ளுங் கடுங்கதி ரிற்கள்ளி தீச்சில வேயுலறிவிள்ளும் வெடிபடும் பாலையென் பாவை விடலைபின்னேதெள்ளும் புனற்கச்சி யுள்திரு ஏகம்பர் சேவடியைஉள்ளும் அதுமறந் தாரெனப் போவ துரைப்பரிதே.

In plain words

In the fierce sun that seizes all, the kaḷḷi burns, and the few things there wither, split and crack: such is the pālai. My doll goes behind the young man there, like those who have forgotten to think on the red feet of holy Ēkampar in Kanchi of clear waters. Her going is hard to tell.

Line by line

In the fierce sun that seizes all, the kaḷḷi burns, a few things wither, split and crack: the pālai; my doll, behind the young man, the red feet of holy Ēkampar in Kanchi of clear waters like those who forgot to think on them, her going is hard to tell indeed.