Semba
From Five Six Seven Eight Album · 2022
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singer
- Uthara Unnikrishnan
- Music director
- Sam C. S
- Details
- Five Six Seven Eight Album2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hey polaamm….. | Hey let's go... |
| Vanga vanga vanga vanga | Come on, come on, come on, come on |
| Hey navurungda… | Hey move aside guys... |
| Female | |
| Hey eyy perusu perusu | Hey old man, old man |
| Bigil adikaruthukku badhila | Instead of blowing a whistle |
| Sanghu oodhuriyae | You are blowing a conch! |
| Male | |
| Thiruvizha ellam mudinchuchu | The festival is all over |
| Kilambhu kilambhu kilambhu | Leave, leave, leave! |
| Male | |
| {Semba | {Semba |
| Female :Kalakalakala pattaasaam} (2) | Female: Like a lively, crackling firecracker} (2) |
| Male :Ye semba | Male: Hey Semba |
| Female :Ah ah ah ahahah | Female: Ah ah ah ahahah |
| Female | |
| Bajaare bejaraagum | The whole market will get crazy |
| Aattam paaruda | Watch the dance! |
| Empola aada yaaruda | Who is there to dance like me? |
| Female | |
| Annaachi naanum aadum | Brother, the folk performance |
| Koothu joruda | I dance is full of zest! |
| Aadatha vaazhkka boruda | A life without dance is boring! |
| Female | |
| Ye anda kunda konda | Hey bring the big pots and pans |
| Nee thaalam podu vanda | You beetle, beat the rhythm! |
| Empol ingu aattam poda | To dance like me here |
| Yaaru inga unda | Who is even capable here? |
| Ye sollen neeyae | Hey tell me yourself |
| Ammaava kanda | If you see Mom |
| Female | |
| Dei rocket beetta poduda | Hey Rocket, play the beat! |
| Avangala kittaye varavenaannu sollu | Tell them not to come anywhere near! |
| Female | |
| Ye vaala meenu vanjira meenu | Hey, ribbon fish and seer fish... |
| Vikkurathukka naanu | Am I born just to sell those? |
| Naa vaanam mela moonu mela | Above the sky and above the moon |
| Thaava purantha maanu | I am a deer born to leap! |
| Female | |
| Kaasa thedi race-u odum | Running in a race chasing money |
| Vaazhkka enakku venaam | I don't want a life like that |
| Nee beettu onna pottuvidu | You just play a beat |
| Feetu aadum thaanaa | My feet will dance on their own! |
| Female | |
| Beeta podu beeta podu | Play the beat, play the beat |
| Beettu beettu beetta podra dei | Beat, beat, play the beat, hey! |
| Male | |
| Ye sembha police di | Hey Semba, it is the police! |
| Police di | It is the police! |
| Male | |
| Ye ponne ithu enna roada veeda | Hey girl, is this a street or a house? |
| Haan unkitta than pesitu irukken | Hey, I am talking to you! |
| Nee pattuku adittu irukka..hey | You are just dancing away... hey! |
| Female | |
| Policekaar policekaar | Policeman, policeman |
| Aadurathu thappa sir | Is it wrong to dance, sir? |
| Policekaar policekaar | Policeman, policeman |
| Aadurathu thappa sir | Is it wrong to dance, sir? |
| Police unga nanbannu sonnaanga | They said the police is your friend |
| En kooda vanthu neenga | If you come and dance with me |
| Aadunna ennanga | What is wrong with that? |
| Police unga nanbannu sonnaanga | They said the police is your friend |
| Enga kooda vanthu neenga | If you come and dance with us |
| Aadunna ennanga | What is wrong with that? |
| Male | |
| Heyy..enna nakkalaa | Hey... are you mocking me? |
| Rendu naalu ulla vechu adichennu vai | What if I lock you up for two days and beat you? |
| Female | |
| Dei rocketu odurra | Hey Rocket, run! |
| Odu odu odu odu odu odu odu odu | Run run run run run run run run |
| Female | |
| Aattam podu aattam podu | Dance, dance! |
| Ellaam marandhu nee | Forgetting everything, you |
| Aadu aadu aadu aadu | Dance, dance, dance, dance |
| Aadu aadu aadu aadu nee aadu | Dance, dance, dance, dance, you dance! |
| Male | |
| Semba | Semba |
| Female :Kalakalakala pattaasaam | Female: Like a lively, crackling firecracker |
| Male :Ye semba | Male: Hey Semba |
| Female :Kalakalakala pattaasaam | Female: Like a lively, crackling firecracker |
| Male :Semba | Male: Semba |
வசனம் :
......................
Hey let's go...
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Hey move aside guys...
{செம்பா
கலகலகல பட்டாசாம்} (2)
ஏ செம்பா
ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆஆஆ
Hey old man, old man
Instead of blowing a whistle
You are blowing a conch!
பஜாரே பேஜராகும்
ஆட்டம் பாருடா
எம்போல ஆட யாருடா
The festival is all over
Leave, leave, leave!
அண்ணாச்சி நானும் ஆடும்
கூத்து ஜாேருடா
ஆடாத வாழ்க்க போருடா
{Semba
Female: Like a lively, crackling firecracker} (2)
Male: Hey Semba
Female: Ah ah ah ahahah
ஏ அண்டா குண்டா கொண்டா
நீ தாளம் போடு வண்டா
எம்போல் இங்கு ஆடடம் போட
யாரு இங்க உண்டா
ஏ சொல்லேன் நீயே
அம்மாவ கண்டா
The whole market will get crazy
Watch the dance!
Who is there to dance like me?
டேய் ராக்கெட்டு பீட்ட போடுடா
அவங்கள கிட்ட வரவேனான்னு சொல்லு
Brother, the folk performance
I dance is full of zest!
A life without dance is boring!
ஏ வாள மீனு வஞ்சிர மீனு
விக்கிறதுக்கா நானு
நா வானம் மேல மூனு மேல
தாவ புறந்த மானு
Hey bring the big pots and pans
You beetle, beat the rhythm!
To dance like me here
Who is even capable here?
Hey tell me yourself
If you see Mom
காச தேடி ரேசு ஓடும்
வாழ்க்க எனக்கு வேணாம்
நீ பீட்டு ஒன்ன போட்டுவிட்டு
ஸ்வீட்டு ஆடும் தானா
Hey Rocket, play the beat!
Tell them not to come anywhere near!
பீட்ட போடு பீட்ட போடு
பீட்டு பீட்டு பீட்ட போட்ரா டேய்
Hey, ribbon fish and seer fish...
Am I born just to sell those?
Above the sky and above the moon
I am a deer born to leap!
வசனம் :
......................
Running in a race chasing money
I don't want a life like that
You just play a beat
My feet will dance on their own!
போலிஸ்கார் போலிஸ்கார்
ஆடுறது தப்பா சார்
போலிஸ் உங்க நண்பன்னு சொன்னாங்க
எ கூட வந்து நீங்க ஆடுன்னா என்னங்க
போலிஸ் உங்க நண்பன்னு சொன்னாங்க
எ கூட வந்து நீங்க ஆடுன்னா என்னங்க
Play the beat, play the beat
Beat, beat, play the beat, hey!
வசனம் :
.......................
Hey Semba, it is the police!
It is the police!
டேய் ராக்கெட்டு ஓடுரா
ஓடு ஓடு ஓடு ஓடு ஓடு ஓடு ஓடு ஓடு
Hey girl, is this a street or a house?
Hey, I am talking to you!
You are just dancing away... hey!
ஆட்டம் போடு ஆட்டம் போடு
எல்லாம் மறந்து நீ
ஆடு ஆடு ஆடு ஆடு ஆடு ஆடு ஆடு
Policeman, policeman
Is it wrong to dance, sir?
Policeman, policeman
Is it wrong to dance, sir?
They said the police is your friend
If you come and dance with me
What is wrong with that?
They said the police is your friend
If you come and dance with us
What is wrong with that?
செம்பா
கலகலகல பட்டாசாம்
ஏ செம்பா
கலகலகல பட்டாசாம்
செம்பா
Hey... are you mocking me?
What if I lock you up for two days and beat you?
Hey Rocket, run!
Run run run run run run run run
Dance, dance!
Forgetting everything, you
Dance, dance, dance, dance
Dance, dance, dance, dance, you dance!
Semba
Female: Like a lively, crackling firecracker
Male: Hey Semba
Female: Like a lively, crackling firecracker
Male: Semba
Hey polaamm…..
Hey let's go...
Vanga vanga vanga vanga
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Hey navurungda…
Hey move aside guys...
Hey eyy perusu perusu
Hey old man, old man
Bigil adikaruthukku badhila
Instead of blowing a whistle
Sanghu oodhuriyae
You are blowing a conch!
Thiruvizha ellam mudinchuchu
The festival is all over
Kilambhu kilambhu kilambhu
Leave, leave, leave!
{Semba
{Semba
Female :Kalakalakala pattaasaam} (2)
Female: Like a lively, crackling firecracker} (2)
Male :Ye semba
Male: Hey Semba
Female :Ah ah ah ahahah
Female: Ah ah ah ahahah
Bajaare bejaraagum
The whole market will get crazy
Aattam paaruda
Watch the dance!
Empola aada yaaruda
Who is there to dance like me?
Annaachi naanum aadum
Brother, the folk performance
Koothu joruda
I dance is full of zest!
Aadatha vaazhkka boruda
A life without dance is boring!
Ye anda kunda konda
Hey bring the big pots and pans
Nee thaalam podu vanda
You beetle, beat the rhythm!
Empol ingu aattam poda
To dance like me here
Yaaru inga unda
Who is even capable here?
Ye sollen neeyae
Hey tell me yourself
Ammaava kanda
If you see Mom
Dei rocket beetta poduda
Hey Rocket, play the beat!
Avangala kittaye varavenaannu sollu
Tell them not to come anywhere near!
Ye vaala meenu vanjira meenu
Hey, ribbon fish and seer fish...
Vikkurathukka naanu
Am I born just to sell those?
Naa vaanam mela moonu mela
Above the sky and above the moon
Thaava purantha maanu
I am a deer born to leap!
Kaasa thedi race-u odum
Running in a race chasing money
Vaazhkka enakku venaam
I don't want a life like that
Nee beettu onna pottuvidu
You just play a beat
Feetu aadum thaanaa
My feet will dance on their own!
Beeta podu beeta podu
Play the beat, play the beat
Beettu beettu beetta podra dei
Beat, beat, play the beat, hey!
Ye sembha police di
Hey Semba, it is the police!
Police di
It is the police!
Ye ponne ithu enna roada veeda
Hey girl, is this a street or a house?
Haan unkitta than pesitu irukken
Hey, I am talking to you!
Nee pattuku adittu irukka..hey
You are just dancing away... hey!
Policekaar policekaar
Policeman, policeman
Aadurathu thappa sir
Is it wrong to dance, sir?
Policekaar policekaar
Policeman, policeman
Aadurathu thappa sir
Is it wrong to dance, sir?
Police unga nanbannu sonnaanga
They said the police is your friend
En kooda vanthu neenga
If you come and dance with me
Aadunna ennanga
What is wrong with that?
Police unga nanbannu sonnaanga
They said the police is your friend
Enga kooda vanthu neenga
If you come and dance with us
Aadunna ennanga
What is wrong with that?
Heyy..enna nakkalaa
Hey... are you mocking me?
Rendu naalu ulla vechu adichennu vai
What if I lock you up for two days and beat you?
Dei rocketu odurra
Hey Rocket, run!
Odu odu odu odu odu odu odu odu
Run run run run run run run run
Aattam podu aattam podu
Dance, dance!
Ellaam marandhu nee
Forgetting everything, you
Aadu aadu aadu aadu
Dance, dance, dance, dance
Aadu aadu aadu aadu nee aadu
Dance, dance, dance, dance, you dance!
Semba
Semba
Female :Kalakalakala pattaasaam
Female: Like a lively, crackling firecracker
Male :Ye semba
Male: Hey Semba
Female :Kalakalakala pattaasaam
Female: Like a lively, crackling firecracker
Male :Semba
Male: Semba
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic song from the dance drama series 'Five Six Seven Eight' celebrates the sheer joy and freedom of dance through the eyes of the spirited young protagonist, Semba. Rejecting mundane societal routines and the endless rat race for money, Semba treats every street corner as her stage, comparing herself to a wild deer leaping past the sky and moon.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Onomatopoeia (Oli-kkurippu)
“Kalakalakala pattaasaam”
The expressive word 'Kalakalakala' imitates the bursting sound of firecrackers, evoking vivid celebration and energy.
Metaphor (Uvamaani / Uruvagam)
“Naa vaanam mela moonu mela / Thaava purantha maanu”
Semba compares herself to a leapful deer born to jump beyond the sky and moon, expressing boundless ambition and energy.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Aattam paaruda... Koothu joruda... Aadatha vaazhkka boruda”
The words 'paaruda', 'joruda', and 'boruda' end with matching sounds, giving the stanza a rhythmic flow.
Adukku Thodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Odu odu odu odu odu odu odu odu”
The repetitive usage of verbs like 'Odu' and 'Aadu' creates high tempo and urgent musical rhythm.
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Trivia
'Five Six Seven Eight' (2022) is a dance-centric teen drama web series directed by A.L. Vijay and Prasanna JK. Sung by National Award-winning young singer Uthara Unnikrishnan (daughter of P. Unnikrishnan), the song showcases her versatile vocal transition from classical melody to high-energy urban street beat.
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