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Lyrics & meaning

Seemaiyellam

From Padicha Pulla · 1989

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
Mano, Chorus
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Padicha Pulla
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
31 Dec 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Seemai ellaam suthi vandhu
Oorulagam mecha vandha
Raasaa raasaa
Ada chaeri ellaam unnudaiya
Pera vechu paadumaiyaa
Raasaa raasaa
Ezhaikkoru annan thaan
Engalukku mannan thaan
Vaari tharum ennam thaan
Vaazha vaikkum ullam thaan
Ozhachu osandha uthamanae
Orava madhikkum nallavanae
Hae seemai ellaam suthi vandhu
Oorulagam mecha vandha
Raasaa raasaa
Chorus :Chaeri ellaam unnudaiya
Pera vechu paadumaiyaa
Raasaa raasaa
Thaananat thandhaana naana
Thaananat thandhaana naana naa… hoi
Haei nallaarukkum pollaarukkum
Naadengum ullaarukkum
Illaarukkum ellaarukkum
Ini maelae nallaarukkum
Kanneeril vaadum ezhaigal kaanum
Kashtangal thodaraadhu
Kai kondu ozhachaa mela mela
Nee pova thavaraadhu
Sathiya sodhana yaarukkum undu
Nichayam mudivil jeyam undu
Buthanum gandhiyum sonnadha kettu
Eduthup paaduren oru paattu
Munneru nee thaanae hoi
Naan kooda varuvenae paaru
Hae seemai ellaam suthi vandhu
Oorulagam mecha vandha
Raasaa raasaa
Chorus :Chaeri ellaam unnudaiya
Pera vechu paadumaiyaa
Raasaa raasaa
Ettaadhadhu kittaadhadhu
Eppodhum yedhum illa
Ishtappattu ettu vechaa
Kittaama povadhilla
Ullatthil irukkum ennatha pola
Unakkoru vaazhvu varum
Ellaarkkum ezhudhuna
Ezhuthuga pola
Thappaama nadandhu vidum
Nenacha maadhiri
Enakkoru vaazhvu
Nerungi vandhadhu ippodhu
Siricha malargala serththoru maala
Soodip paakkanum thappaadhu
Sandhosham ini melae hoi
Thunbangal pani pola odum
Hae seemai ellaam suthi vandhu
Oorulagam mecha vandha
Raasaa raasaa..hoi
Chorus :Chaeri ellaam unnudaiya
Pera vechu paadumaiyaa
Raasaa raasaa
Having travelled across distant lands,
Arriving with praise from the whole world,
Oh King, oh king!
Look, every neighborhood
Sings in praise of your name,
Oh King, oh king!
You are a brother to the poor,
A true king to all of us,
With a heart that gives freely,
And a spirit that uplifts our lives!
Noble man who rose through hard work,
Good soul who values every relationship,
Hey, having travelled across distant lands,
Arriving with praise from the whole world,
Oh King, oh king!
Chorus: Every neighborhood
Sings in praise of your name,
Oh King, oh king!
Thaananath thanthaana naana
Thaananath thanthaana naana naa… hoy!
Hey, for the good and the bad,
For people all across the land,
For the have-nots and for all,
From now on, life will be wonderful!
The hardships faced by the poor
Who suffer in tears will not continue!
If you work hard with your own hands,
You will surely keep rising high!
Trials and tests of truth come to everyone,
But in the end, victory is certain!
Heeding what Buddha and Gandhi taught,
I sing this song for you!
March forward on your own, hoy!
Look, I will walk alongside you!
Hey, having travelled across distant lands,
Arriving with praise from the whole world,
Oh King, oh king!
Chorus: Every neighborhood
Sings in praise of your name,
Oh King, oh king!
There is nothing unreachable,
Nothing is impossible forever!
If you take a step with all your heart,
Nothing will stay out of reach!
Just like the hopes within your heart,
A bright life will come to you!
Just like what is written
In destiny for everyone,
Everything will happen without fail!
Just as I had hoped,
A wonderful life
Has drawn near to me now!
Stringing smiling flowers into a garland,
I must wear it with joy, without fail!
Joy is here from now on, hoy!
Sorrows will melt away like mist!
Hey, having travelled across distant lands,
Arriving with praise from the whole world,
Oh King, oh king... hoy!
Chorus: Every neighborhood
Sings in praise of your name,
Oh King, oh king!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song is an uplifting celebratory anthem praising a benevolent leader and hard-working individual revered by the local populace as a brother and king. The lyricist highlights the virtues of honest labor, self-reliance, and moral integrity, reassuring that suffering will end for those who toil with determination.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Ezhaikkoru annan thaan / Engalukku mannan thaan

Matching second consonants across lines, such as 'Seemai' and 'Oorulagam' (m-sound pattern) or 'Ezhaikkoru' and 'Engalukku'.

Monnai (Initial letter alliteration)

Sathiya sodhana yaarukkum undu

Matching initial sounds across adjacent words, such as 'Sathiya sodhana' or 'Soodip paakkanum'.

Simile (Upamai)

Thunbangal pani pola odum

Comparing the rapid disappearance of sorrows to mist melting away in the sun.

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Trivia

Written by Gangai Amaran for the film Padicha Pulla (1989), this track reflects the classic Tamil cinema genre of folk-infused socio-political praise songs popularized during the late 1980s.

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