Sembaruthi Sembaruthi
From Vasanthakala Paravai · 1991
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Vasanthakala Paravai1991
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Koopitaa malar thedi | If called, seeking the flower |
| Vandu varum | A beetle will come |
| Thethi kurippittaa koiyyavai | If a date is specified, guavas |
| Kiligal koththum | Parrots will peck |
| Sinthithaal varukindra kavithai polae | Like poetry that flows when thought of |
| Kangal santhithaal varavendum | When eyes meet, it should arrive |
| Unmai kaadhal | True love |
| Male | |
| Sembaruthi sembaruthi | Hibiscus, hibiscus |
| Poovai pola pen oruthi | A woman like a flower |
| Kadhalana thedi vandhaal | Came searching for her lover |
| Kannil vanna mai yezhuthi | Wearing colorful kohl in her eyes |
| Melum keelum aadukindra | Swaying up and down |
| Noolidaithaan..aa.. | Her waist like a slender thread |
| Meendum meendum naan padikkum | Again and again I read |
| Noolagam dhaan | She is a library |
| Naal ellaam | All day long |
| Meendum meendum naan padikkum | Again and again I read |
| Noolagam dhaan | She is a library |
| Female | |
| Sembaruthi sembaruthi | Hibiscus, hibiscus |
| Poovai pola pennoruthi | A woman like a flower |
| Male | |
| Palliyarai naandhanae | I am the bedchamber |
| Paari jatha poondhenae | I am the sweet honey of the Parijatha flower |
| Kalvi pol kaadhalai | Love, just like education |
| Kattruthara vandhenae | I came to teach you |
| Female | |
| Kattrukkodu kannalae | Teach me with your darling eyes |
| Kannimayil unnalae | The maiden peacock, because of you |
| Yennavo yennavo | Something unknown |
| Inbangalai kandaalae | She found sheer bliss |
| Male | |
| Paruva kanavu | Youthful dreams |
| Pirakkum poozhudhu | When they are born |
| Iragu mulaiththu | Growing wings |
| Parakkum manadhu | The mind flies away |
| Female | |
| Unarchi alaigal | Waves of emotions |
| Thirandu thirandu | Gathering and swelling |
| Karaiyai kadakkum | Crossing the banks |
| Nadhigal irandu | Are two rivers |
| Male | |
| Imaidhanae | Just as the eyelids |
| Kannai serndhadhu | Belong to the eye |
| Endhan ilam nenjam | My young heart |
| Unnai serndhadhu | Has reached you |
| Male | |
| Sembaruthi sembaruthi | Hibiscus, hibiscus |
| Poovai pola pen oruthi | A woman like a flower |
| Female | |
| Eppozhudhum ennaalum | At all times and every day |
| Unnudaiya boopaalam | Your morning raga melody |
| Illaiyel yengumae | Without it, nowhere |
| Ennudaiya aagayam | Does my sky exist |
| Male | |
| Jannal vazhi naal dhorum | Through the window every day |
| Minnal ondru kai kaattum | A flash of lightning gestures a hand |
| Ammamma ennaithaan | Oh my, it bathes me |
| Aasaigalil neeraattum | In waves of desire |
| Female | |
| Ennakkum unakkum | Between you and me |
| Irukkum nerukkam | The intimacy that exists |
| Ilamai thodarndhu | Continuing from youth |
| Mudhumai varaikkum | Until old age |
| Male | |
| Iravum pagalum | Day and night |
| Uravai valarkkum | Nurtures the bond |
| Idaiyil irukkum | In between existing |
| Thadayai thagarkkum | Shattering all barriers |
| Female | |
| Vilagadhu sondhamanathu | An inseparable kinship |
| Dheivam mudi pottu bandham anadhu | A divine bond tied with a nuptial knot |
| Female | |
| Sembaruthi sembaruthi | Hibiscus, hibiscus |
| Poovai pola pen oruthi | A woman like a flower |
| Kadhalanai thedi vandhaal | Came searching for her lover |
| Kannil vanna mai yezhuthi | Wearing colorful kohl in her eyes |
| Naarbin meedhu kann mayangi | Fainting with love upon his chest |
| Sainthidaththaan | To lean gently |
| Meni engum kaviri pol | All over the body like the Cauvery river |
| Painthidaththaan | To flow rapidly |
| Kai thodum meni engum | Wherever the hand touches all over the body |
| Kaviri pol painthidaththaan | To flow like the Cauvery river |
| Male | |
| Sembaruthi sembaruthi | Hibiscus, hibiscus |
| Poovai pola pen oruthi | A woman like a flower |
கூப்பிட்டால் மலர் தேடி
வண்டு வரும்
தேதி குறிபிட்டால் கொய்யாவை
கிளிகள் கொத்தும்
சிந்தித்தால் வருகின்ற கவிதை போலே
கண்கள் சந்தித்தால் வர வேண்டும்
உண்மைக் காதல்
If called, seeking the flower
A beetle will come
If a date is specified, guavas
Parrots will peck
Like poetry that flows when thought of
When eyes meet, it should arrive
True love
செம்பருத்தி செம்பருத்தி
பூவைப் போல பெண் ஒருத்தி
காதலன தேடி வந்தால்
கண்ணில் வண்ண மை எழுதி
மேலும் கீழும் ஆடுகின்ற
நூல் இடை தான்
மீண்டும் மீண்டும் நான் படிக்கும்
நூலகம் தான்
நாள் எல்லாம்
மீண்டும் மீண்டும் நான் படிக்கும்
நூலகம் தான்
Hibiscus, hibiscus
A woman like a flower
Came searching for her lover
Wearing colorful kohl in her eyes
Swaying up and down
Her waist like a slender thread
Again and again I read
She is a library
All day long
Again and again I read
She is a library
செம்பருத்தி செம்பருத்தி
பூவைப் போல பெண் ஒருத்தி
Hibiscus, hibiscus
A woman like a flower
பள்ளியறை நான் தானே
பாரிஜாத பூந்தேனே
கல்வி போல் காதலை
கற்று தர வந்தேனே
I am the bedchamber
I am the sweet honey of the Parijatha flower
Love, just like education
I came to teach you
கற்றுக் கொடு கண்ணாலே
கன்னி மயில் உன்னாலே
என்னவோ என்னவோ
இன்பங்களை கண்டாளே
Teach me with your darling eyes
The maiden peacock, because of you
Something unknown
She found sheer bliss
பருவ கனவு
பிறக்கும் பொழுது
இறகு முளைத்து
பறக்கும் மனது
Youthful dreams
When they are born
Growing wings
The mind flies away
உணர்ச்சி அலைகள்
திரண்டு திரண்டு
கரையை கடக்கும்
நதிகள் இரண்டு
Waves of emotions
Gathering and swelling
Crossing the banks
Are two rivers
இமை தானே
கண்ணை சேர்ந்தது
எந்தன் இள நெஞ்சம்
உன்னை சேர்ந்தது
Just as the eyelids
Belong to the eye
My young heart
Has reached you
செம்பருத்தி செம்பருத்தி
பூவைப் போல பெண் ஒருத்தி
Hibiscus, hibiscus
A woman like a flower
எப்பொழுதும் எந்நாளும்
உன்னுடைய பூபாளம்
இல்லையேல் ஏங்குமே
என்னுடைய ஆகாயம்
At all times and every day
Your morning raga melody
Without it, nowhere
Does my sky exist
ஜன்னல் வழி நாள் தோறும்
மின்னல் ஒன்று கை காட்டும்
அம்மம்மா என்னை தான்
ஆசைகளில் நீராட்டும்
Through the window every day
A flash of lightning gestures a hand
Oh my, it bathes me
In waves of desire
எனக்கும் உனக்கும்
இருக்கும் நெருக்கம்
இளமை தொடங்கி
முதுமை வரைக்கும்
Between you and me
The intimacy that exists
Continuing from youth
Until old age
இரவும் பகலும்
உறவை வளர்க்கும்
இடையில் இருக்கும்
தடையை தகர்க்கும்
Day and night
Nurtures the bond
In between existing
Shattering all barriers
விலகாது சொந்தமானது
தெய்வம் முடி போட்ட பந்தம் ஆனது
An inseparable kinship
A divine bond tied with a nuptial knot
செம்பருத்தி செம்பருத்தி
பூவைப் போல பெண் ஒருத்தி
காதலனை தேடி வந்தாள்
கண்ணில் வண்ண மை எழுதி
Hibiscus, hibiscus
A woman like a flower
Came searching for her lover
Wearing colorful kohl in her eyes
Fainting with love upon his chest
To lean gently
All over the body like the Cauvery river
To flow rapidly
Wherever the hand touches all over the body
To flow like the Cauvery river
மார்பின் மீது கண் மயங்கி
Hibiscus, hibiscus
A woman like a flower
சாய்ந்திடத்தான்
மேனி எங்கும் காவிரி போல்
பாய்ந்திடத்தான்
கை தொடும்
மேனி எங்கும் காவிரி போல்
பாய்ந்திடத்தான்
செம்பருத்தி செம்பருத்தி
பூவைப் போல பெண் ஒருத்தி
Koopitaa malar thedi
If called, seeking the flower
Vandu varum
A beetle will come
Thethi kurippittaa koiyyavai
If a date is specified, guavas
Kiligal koththum
Parrots will peck
Sinthithaal varukindra kavithai polae
Like poetry that flows when thought of
Kangal santhithaal varavendum
When eyes meet, it should arrive
Unmai kaadhal
True love
Sembaruthi sembaruthi
Hibiscus, hibiscus
Poovai pola pen oruthi
A woman like a flower
Kadhalana thedi vandhaal
Came searching for her lover
Kannil vanna mai yezhuthi
Wearing colorful kohl in her eyes
Melum keelum aadukindra
Swaying up and down
Noolidaithaan..aa..
Her waist like a slender thread
Meendum meendum naan padikkum
Again and again I read
Noolagam dhaan
She is a library
Naal ellaam
All day long
Meendum meendum naan padikkum
Again and again I read
Noolagam dhaan
She is a library
Sembaruthi sembaruthi
Hibiscus, hibiscus
Poovai pola pennoruthi
A woman like a flower
Palliyarai naandhanae
I am the bedchamber
Paari jatha poondhenae
I am the sweet honey of the Parijatha flower
Kalvi pol kaadhalai
Love, just like education
Kattruthara vandhenae
I came to teach you
Kattrukkodu kannalae
Teach me with your darling eyes
Kannimayil unnalae
The maiden peacock, because of you
Yennavo yennavo
Something unknown
Inbangalai kandaalae
She found sheer bliss
Paruva kanavu
Youthful dreams
Pirakkum poozhudhu
When they are born
Iragu mulaiththu
Growing wings
Parakkum manadhu
The mind flies away
Unarchi alaigal
Waves of emotions
Thirandu thirandu
Gathering and swelling
Karaiyai kadakkum
Crossing the banks
Nadhigal irandu
Are two rivers
Imaidhanae
Just as the eyelids
Kannai serndhadhu
Belong to the eye
Endhan ilam nenjam
My young heart
Unnai serndhadhu
Has reached you
Sembaruthi sembaruthi
Hibiscus, hibiscus
Poovai pola pen oruthi
A woman like a flower
Eppozhudhum ennaalum
At all times and every day
Unnudaiya boopaalam
Your morning raga melody
Illaiyel yengumae
Without it, nowhere
Ennudaiya aagayam
Does my sky exist
Jannal vazhi naal dhorum
Through the window every day
Minnal ondru kai kaattum
A flash of lightning gestures a hand
Ammamma ennaithaan
Oh my, it bathes me
Aasaigalil neeraattum
In waves of desire
Ennakkum unakkum
Between you and me
Irukkum nerukkam
The intimacy that exists
Ilamai thodarndhu
Continuing from youth
Mudhumai varaikkum
Until old age
Iravum pagalum
Day and night
Uravai valarkkum
Nurtures the bond
Idaiyil irukkum
In between existing
Thadayai thagarkkum
Shattering all barriers
Vilagadhu sondhamanathu
An inseparable kinship
Dheivam mudi pottu bandham anadhu
A divine bond tied with a nuptial knot
Sembaruthi sembaruthi
Hibiscus, hibiscus
Poovai pola pen oruthi
A woman like a flower
Kadhalanai thedi vandhaal
Came searching for her lover
Kannil vanna mai yezhuthi
Wearing colorful kohl in her eyes
Naarbin meedhu kann mayangi
Fainting with love upon his chest
Sainthidaththaan
To lean gently
Meni engum kaviri pol
All over the body like the Cauvery river
Painthidaththaan
To flow rapidly
Kai thodum meni engum
Wherever the hand touches all over the body
Kaviri pol painthidaththaan
To flow like the Cauvery river
Sembaruthi sembaruthi
Hibiscus, hibiscus
Poovai pola pen oruthi
A woman like a flower
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic romantic duet from Vasanthakala Paravai celebrates the flowering of romantic love between two souls. The lyrics compare the heroine to a delicate hibiscus ('Sembaruthi') and describe the intense attraction, intimacy, and emotional unity between the lovers. Through beautiful nature imagery—bees seeking flowers, parrots pecking fruit, and rivers overflowing their banks—the song expresses how love naturally blossoms and bonds the lovers together for a lifetime.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile / Metaphor)
“Poovai pola pen oruthi”
Compares the heroine to a hibiscus flower ('Poovai pola pen oruthi') and her slender waist to a library to be read continuously ('Noolagam dhaan').
Emona / Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)
“Paruva kanavu / Pirakkum poozhudhu”
Uses rhythmic Tamil rhyming patterns across lines such as 'Paruva kanavu / Pirakkum poozhudhu / Iragu mulaiththu / Parakkum manadhu'.
Uvamai (Simile)
“Meni engum kaviri pol”
Compares the rush of physical and emotional passion to the flowing waters of the River Cauvery ('Kaviri pol painthidaththaan').
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Trivia
The song 'Sembaruthi Sembaruthi' from Vasanthakala Paravai (1991) was composed by Deva and sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki. Directed by Pavithran and produced by K. T. Kunjumon, the song's catchy melody and poet Vaali's playful metaphors made it one of the biggest chartbusters of 1991.
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