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Ennasai Rajan

From Veettukku Vandha Varalakshmi · 1958

Lyricist
Kuyilan
Singers
Jikki, Mallik
Music director
Pendyala Nageswara Rao
Movie name
Veettukku Vandha Varalakshmi
Movie release year
1958
Lyrics added on
28 Feb 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ennaasai rajan evanda naan vandhu theda
Engu kaathirukkayodaa
Naan vandhu theda
Engu kaathirukkayodaa
Pongudhada en sogusu
Ponaana ila vayasu
Ho ho ho ho ho
Pongudhada en sogusu
Ponaana ila vayasu
Mugam enna idai yenna
Mogandheerkka kurai enna
Ennaasai rajan evanda naan vandhu theda
Engu kaathirukkayodaa
Haei
Sundharangi en melae thayai kattadi
Sundharangi en melae
Ha ha hi hi ho ho
Sundharangi en melae thayai kattadi
Thedi thedi adimaiyinnu naadinenadi
Thedi thedi adimaiyinnu naadinenadi
Katti karumbhu kanni ponnu
Kaniyae naan kandu unnai
Konda kaadhal mandaikkeri
Konja nenju thoondudhadi…hahahaha
Chae chae idhu kittadhuda kaal nondikku
Thaen koodu ettadhudaa
Kaal nondikku
Thaen koodu ettadhudaa
Pookkiri kan pottiyoo
Poosanikkaai mootaiyoo
Pookkiri kan pottiyoo
Poosanikkaai mootaiyoo
Joraana enakku nee jodiyinnu nenachiyaa
Uppilladhu muppadhuidly
Sappi thinnum thoppai veera
Chae chae idhu kittadhuda kaal nondikku
Thaen koodu ettadhudaa
Haei
En pakkam odi vammaa
Oiyaara pennae
En viruppam theerka vammaa
Oiyaara pennae
En viruppam theerka vammaa
En pakkam odi vammaa
Oiyaara pennae
En viruppam theerka vammaa
Oiyaara pennae
En viruppam theerka vammaa
Moonu logangalilum
Potti poda aalu yaaru
Hmm hmm hmm hmm
Moonu logangalilum
Potti poda aalu yaaru
Veeradhi veeran naan soosradhi sooran naan
Vaayale veeranavan
Vanjanai sei manushanavan
Yaar nalla soosran endrae
Paarthitta piraghu
Naan konja varuvenada
Male :Haei
Female :Veeran nee …veeran nee
Yaar nalla soosran endrae
Paarthitta piraghu
Naan konja varuvenada
Sodhanaikku kattupattu
Koochamellam vittuputtu
Sodhanaikku kattupattu
Koochamellam vittuputtu
Munnae avndhu meesai murukki
Podu sandai balamaagha
Pandhayamum jeyichaal
Aanandham anubhavi neeyae
Ennaasai rajan evanda naan vandhu theda
Engu kaathirukkayodaa
Ada nee evan magandaa
Naanum adichu theerthiduvenda aahaa
Kadichu theerthiduvenda
Adadae yaarunnu nenachaedaa
Kazhuthai karakaravena aruppendaa
Unnai parapara endraruppenada
Who is my sweet prince, that I should come looking for him?
Where on earth are you waiting?
For me to come looking,
where on earth are you waiting?
My charm and beauty are overflowing,
in this golden youth of mine!
Ho ho ho ho ho!
My charm and beauty are overflowing,
in this golden youth of mine!
Look at my face, look at my waist!
What is missing here to satisfy desire?
Who is my sweet prince, that I should come looking for him?
Where on earth are you waiting?
Hey!
Beautiful girl, show some mercy on me!
Beautiful girl, upon me...
Ha ha hi hi ho ho!
Beautiful girl, show some mercy on me!
Searching for you, I came seeking you like a slave!
Searching for you, I came seeking you like a slave!
Sweet sugarcane, golden young girl,
sweet fruit, the moment I saw you,
the love I felt went straight to my head,
and my heart urges me to hold you close... ha ha ha ha!
No way, this is not for you! For a lame man,
the honeycomb is out of reach!
For a lame man,
the honeycomb is out of reach!
You rascal, are you blind?
Or are you a sack of pumpkins?
You rascal, are you blind?
Or are you a sack of pumpkins?
Did you really think you could match a stunning girl like me?
Gulping down thirty saltless idlis,
you pot-bellied "hero"!
No way, this is not for you! For a lame man,
the honeycomb is out of reach!
Hey!
Come running to my side,
graceful girl!
Come satisfy my longing,
graceful girl!
Come satisfy my longing!
Come running to my side,
graceful girl!
Come satisfy my longing,
graceful girl!
Come satisfy my longing!
In all three worlds,
who is there to match me?
Mm mm mm mm...
In all three worlds,
who is there to match me?
I am the bravest of heroes, the greatest of champions!
He is a hero only with his mouth,
he is just a deceitful man!
Only after seeing
who the true champion is,
will I come to cuddle you!
Male: Hey!
Female: You a hero... you, a hero!
Only after seeing
who the true champion is,
will I come to cuddle you!
Face the test,
cast aside all your shyness,
face the test,
cast aside all your shyness,
step forward, twirl your mustache,
and put up a mighty fight!
If you win the contest,
you can enjoy all the pleasure!
Who is my sweet prince, that I should come looking for him?
Where on earth are you waiting?
Hey, whose son do you think you are?
I will beat you black and blue, aha!
I will chew you to pieces!
Hey, who did you take me for?
You donkey, I will slash you to bits!
I will slice you up in a flash!
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Male
Male
Male
Female
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful and dramatic duet from the 1958 movie 'Veettukku Vandha Varalakshmi' features a humorous verbal spar between a romantic suitor and a sharp-witted woman. The song opens with the female lead expressing her longing for a worthy king while admiring her own beauty and youth. The male lead enters, praising her beauty using sweet metaphors like sugarcane and fruit, declaring himself her humble servant and boasting of his supreme bravery across all three worlds.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Katti karumbhu kanni ponnu, Kaniyae naan kandu unnai

The male character compares the young woman to solid sugarcane ('katti karumbhu') and sweet fruit ('kaniye') to emphasize her sweetness and charm.

Proverb / Idiomatic Metaphor (Pazhamozhi)

Kaal nondikku thaen koodu ettadhudaa

The female character uses a well-known proverb style expression comparing an impossible match to a lame man trying to reach a beehive high up in a tree.

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Veeradhi veeran naan... / Vaayale veeranavan...

The repetition of the 'ee' / 'aa' sound in second positions across lines creates rhythmic harmony standard in Tamil lyrical poetry.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Pookkiri kan pottiyoo / Poosanikkaai mootaiyoo

Both lines end with the 'oo' rhyming suffix, adding a catchy comic tone to the playful insult.

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Trivia

'Veettukku Vandha Varalakshmi' (1958) features music composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao, a prominent music director of South Indian cinema during the 1950s and 60s. The song showcases a blend of folk theatrical style (Therukoothu style banter) delivered brilliantly by playback singers Jikki and Mallik.

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