P. Susheela’s ‘Vaanam Ennum’ from the album ‘Orey Vazhi’ channels solitude through Kannadasan’s lyrics and R. Govarthanam’s melody. The composition balances fragility with melodic intensity.
Vaanam Ennum
P. Susheela • From “Orey Vazhi”
Vaanam Ennum Lyrics Translation P. Susheela | Orey Vazhi
Kannadasan frames the moon as a messenger to a distant lover. The lines ‘Love is not a mere thought; it will not return once time has passed’ stress urgency over passive waiting.
Vaanam Ennum VeedhiyilaeIn the avenue known as the sky,
Vandhu Nirkkum VennilavaeOh white moon, you’ve come to stay.
Aasai Ennum Ulaginil IvaraiInto this world of desire,
Azhaithu Varuvaai VennilavaePlease bring him along, oh white moon.
Vaanam Ennum VeedhiyilaeIn the avenue known as the sky,
Vandhu Nirkkum VennilavaeOh white moon, you’ve come to stay.
Aasai Ennum Ulaginil IvaraiInto this world of desire,
Azhaithu Varuvaai VennilavaePlease bring him along, oh white moon.
Unmai Maranthu Ulagai MaranthuForgetting the truth, forgetting the world,
Ennaiyum Maranthu ThoongugiraarHe’s forgotten me too and is sleeping.
Unmai Maranthu Ulagai MaranthuForgetting the truth, forgetting the world,
Ennaiyum Maranthu ThoongugiraarHe’s forgotten me too and is sleeping.
Kanni Oruthi Naan Kaathu NirpadhaiThat a maiden is waiting here,
Kaadhinil Solvaai VennilavaeWhisper it in his ear, oh white moon.
Kanni Oruthi Naan Kaathu NirpadhaiThat a maiden is waiting here,
Kaadhinil Solvaai VennilavaeWhisper it in his ear, oh white moon.
Ivar Kaadhinil Solvaai VennilavaeWhisper it in his ear, oh white moon.
Vaanam Ennum VeedhiyilaeIn the avenue known as the sky,
Vandhu Nirkkum VennilavaeOh white moon, you’ve come to stay.
Aasai Ennum Ulaginil IvaraiInto this world of desire,
Azhaithu Varuvaai VennilavaePlease bring him along, oh white moon.
Kaadhal Enbadhu Sindhanai IllaiLove isn’t just a thought in the mind,
Kaalam Ponaaal VaruvadhillaiIf time passes, it won’t come back.
Kaadhal Enbadhu Sindhanai IllaiLove isn’t just a thought in the mind,
Kaalam Ponaaal VaruvadhillaiIf time passes, it won’t come back.
Nee Theindhu Maraindhu Sellum MunnBefore you wane and disappear,
Indha Saedhiyai Solvaai VennilavaeDeliver this message, oh white moon.
Nee Theindhu Maraindhu Sellum MunnBefore you wane and disappear,
Indha Saedhiyai Solvaai VennilavaeDeliver this message, oh white moon.
Ivar Kaadhinil Solvaai VennilavaeWhisper it in his ear, oh white moon.
Vaanam Ennum VeedhiyilaeIn the avenue known as the sky,
Vandhu Nirkkum VennilavaeOh white moon, you’ve come to stay.
Aasai Ennum Ulaginil IvaraiInto this world of desire,
Azhaithu Varuvaai VennilavaePlease bring him along, oh white moon.
Vaanam Ennum Music Video
P. Susheela’s delivery elevates the ‘Vaanam Ennum’ lyrics translation about separation’s tension and celestial mediation.