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Semma Botha Aagathey

From Semma Botha Aagathey · 2017

Lyricist
Rokesh
Singer
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Semma Botha Aagathey2017

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Oru lady bodyBecause a woman's body
Enna thediCame searching for me
Vandha dhaalaeBecause it arrived
AlainchitenI wandered around aimlessly
Male
En vetkam eenamMy shame, my self-respect
Maanam suda soranaiMy honor and all feelings
Ellam maranthutaenI forgot everything
Male
Semma bodha aagathaDon't get heavily intoxicated
Semma bodha aagathaDon't get heavily intoxicated
Semma bodha aayitaIt became heavily intoxicated
ChickennudaHey chicken!
Male
Semma bodha aagathaDon't get heavily intoxicated
Semma bodha aagathaDon't get heavily intoxicated
Semma bodha aayitaIt became heavily intoxicated
NasthiyadaIt is completely ruined!
Male
Oru lady bodyBecause a woman's body
Enna thediCame searching for me
Vandha dhaalaeBecause it arrived
NorikkitenI smashed it up
Male
Ini yaarum ennaFrom now on, if anyone
Seendi paarthaTries to mess with me
Mavanae unnaSon, I will
PolanthutenTear you apart
Male
Semma bodha aagathaDon't get heavily intoxicated
Semma bodha aagathaDon't get heavily intoxicated
Semma bodha aayitaIt became heavily intoxicated
ChickennudaHey chicken!
Male
Semma bodha aagathaDon't get heavily intoxicated
Semma bodha aagathaDon't get heavily intoxicated
Semma bodha aayitaIt became heavily intoxicated
NasthiyadaIt is completely ruined!
Chorus
Ha..ha…ooohhHa..ha...ooohh
Ooooooh…oooohh…oooohh…Ooooooh...oooohh...oooohh...
Male
Kavakara aalu neeYou are a guy who guards
Kaiya vuduraYet you drop your guard
Unna yedhuthavanWhoever takes you on
Ellaraiyum ooda vuduraYou make them all run away
Male
Thorathura kumbaluThe gang chasing you
Romba perusuIs very massive
Adha single athanSingle-handedly, that guy
Samalikkum dhavaluthuIs struggling to handle it
Male
Adikira adiyilWith the blows landed
Ethiri kaiIn the enemy's hands
Pidiyil sithari pathariScattered and panicked in their grip
Kathari aluvuthaeScreaming and weeping aloud
Male
Naan yessu aagumI am the escape artist
VithakaranA clever wizard
Moonchi kilichi unna galiI will tear your face and eliminate you
Panna porendaI am going to finish you off
Chorus
Ooooohh…Ooooohh...
Male
Oru lady bodyBecause a woman's body
Enna thediCame searching for me
Vandha dhaalaeBecause it arrived
NorikkitenI smashed it up
Male
Enna thedi vandhaWhoever comes seeking me
Kodachal thanthaAnd gives me trouble
Kaatuvenae gethuthanI will show them my pure swagger
Male
Semma bodha aagathaDon't get heavily intoxicated
Semma bodha aagathaDon't get heavily intoxicated
Semma bodha aayitaIt became heavily intoxicated
BejarudaIt is a total nuisance!
Male
Semma bodha aagathaDon't get heavily intoxicated
Semma bodha aagathaDon't get heavily intoxicated
Semma bodha aayitaIt became heavily intoxicated
Bejarudaaaaaa…..It is a total nuisance!
Chorus
Ooooooh…oooohh…oooohh…Ooooooh...oooohh...oooohh...
Ooooooh…oooohh…oooohh…Ooooooh...oooohh...oooohh...
Ooooooh…oooohh…oooohh…Ooooooh...oooohh...oooohh...
Ooooooh…oooohh…oooohh…Ooooooh...oooohh...oooohh...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Semma Botha Aagathey' revolves around the chaotic, high-stakes consequences of getting overly intoxicated and entering a mess involving an unexpected situation. The protagonist laments how a night of heavy drinking and an unexpected encounter caused him to lose his sense of shame, caution, and composure, landing him in deep trouble with rival gangs.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Madras Bashai (Local Slang Diction)

Semma bodha aayita / Nasthiyada

The song extensively uses North Chennai street slang such as 'Bejaru', 'Nasthiyada', 'Gethu', and 'Polanthuten' to build an authentic local persona.

Anaphora / Refrain

Semma bodha aagatha

Repetition of the title phrase 'Semma bodha aagatha' creates a catchy rhythmic chorus that reinforces the cautionary theme.

Rhyme / Ethukai (Second Letter Assonance)

Pidiyil sithari pathari / Kathari aluvuthae

Internal rhyming action verbs ('sithari', 'pathari', 'kathari') emphasize the panic and action of the fight.

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Trivia

The track is the title song for the 2018 Tamil action-comedy film 'Semma Botha Aagathey' starring Atharvaa. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, with street-style lyrics pennned by popular North Chennai lyricist Rokesh.

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