P. Susheela sings Vanji En Nenjinil on the album Ponnana Kudumbam, with music by M. B. Sreenivasan. The lyrics from Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass begin with a teasing question to a king. This opening sets a confident tone for the song.
Vanji En Nenjinil
P. Susheela • From “Ponnana Kudumbam”
Ponnana Kudumbam’s Vanji En Nenjinil Lyrics Translation
The verses compare the woman to Oorvasi, a celestial nymph, to show her value in romance. Another line states that even an ascetic would worship her. This imagery frames her desirability as a powerful, almost sacred force.
Oho OhoOho Oho
Sagasameno RajaWhy this adventure, my king?
Vanji En Nenjinil KanudhadaThis maiden’s heart is filled with yearning
Anja Vayathin ArvamadaThis is the passion of my youth
Vanji En Nenjinil KanudhadaThis maiden’s heart is filled with yearning
Nin Oodalukkor Ezhil Oorvasi NanFor your lover’s games, I am the beautiful ‘Oorvasi’
Inba Oonjalile InaindhadudhadaLet’s join together on the swing of pleasure
Nin Oodalukkor Ezhil Oorvasi NanFor your lover’s games, I am the beautiful ‘Oorvasi’
Inba Oonjalile InaindhadudhadaLet’s join together on the swing of pleasure
Ho O O O OHo O O O O
Then Idhazh Vandinai TheduthadaMy honeyed lips are searching for the bee
Vanji En Nenjinil KanudhadaThis maiden’s heart is filled with yearning
Anja Vayathin ArvamadaThis is the passion of my youth
Vanji En Nenjinil KanudhadaThis maiden’s heart is filled with yearning
Manadhal Madhuvai Vayadhal VadhuvaiWith a heart like sweet nectar, and a youth like a bride’s
Manadhal Madhuvai Vayadhal VadhuvaiWith a heart like sweet nectar, and a youth like a bride’s
Ullathal Idhuvai MagizhndhodidadaLet’s celebrate this moment with all our hearts
Ho O O O OHo O O O O
Yogiyum Poojikkum KanniyadaI am a maiden that even an ascetic would worship
Vanji En Nenjinil KanudhadaThis maiden’s heart is filled with yearning
Anja Vayathin ArvamadaThis is the passion of my youth
Vanji En Nenjinil KanudhadaThis maiden’s heart is filled with yearning
Ezhil VennilavalWith the beauty of a full moon
Valar PunnagaiyalAnd with a growing smile
Ezhil VennilavalWith the beauty of a full moon
Valar PunnagaiyalAnd with a growing smile
En Kangalil Orr Alai ModhidudheA wave crashes in my eyes
Ullathal Idhuvai MagizhndhodidadaLet’s celebrate this moment with all our hearts
Ho O O O OHo O O O O
Inba Nilai Ingu KanumadaThis moment here is a state of bliss
Vanji En Nenjinil KanudhadaThis maiden’s heart is filled with yearning
Anja Vayathin ArvamadaThis is the passion of my youth
Vanji En Nenjinil KanudhadaThis maiden’s heart is filled with yearning
Vanji En Nenjinil Music Video
The song moves from a playful question to a full catalog of the woman’s divine qualities. Her love is not a quiet hope but a prize to be won. The lyrics’ meaning in Vanji En Nenjinil is about absolute assurance in one’s own appeal.