Semmari Aade Semmari Aade
From Uzhavan Magan · 1987
- Lyricist
- Aabavanan
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vijaya
- Music director
- Manoj – Gyan
- Details
- Uzhavan Magan1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Semmari aadae semmari aadae | O red sheep, O red sheep, |
| Semmari aadae semmari aadae | O red sheep, O red sheep, |
| Seivathu sariyaa sol | Tell me, is what you are doing right? |
| Female :Mm….heem | Female: Mm....heem |
| Male :Sevaththa ponnu ivaththa ninnu | Male: Should this fair girl stand here |
| Thavikkalaamaa sol | And suffer in longing? Tell me! |
| Male | |
| Semmari aadae semmari aadae | O red sheep, O red sheep, |
| Seivathu sariyaa sol | Tell me, is what you are doing right? |
| Female :Mm….heem | Female: Mm....heem |
| Male :Sevaththa ponnu ivaththa ninnu | Male: Should this fair girl stand here |
| Thavikkalaamaa sol | And suffer in longing? Tell me! |
| Female | |
| Thavikkindra nenjam indru | Can this yearning heart today |
| Thunai ondru peralaama | Find a companion? |
| Thunai ingu nee endru | That you are the companion here, |
| Oor solla vendaamaa | Shouldn't the town say so? |
| Female | |
| Thavikkindra nenjam indru | Can this yearning heart today |
| Thunai ondru peralaama | Find a companion? |
| Thunai ingu nee endru mheemm… | That you are the companion here... mheemm... |
| Male | |
| Aahaah semmari aadae semmari aadae | Aahaah, O red sheep, O red sheep, |
| Seivathu sariyaa sol | Tell me, is what you are doing right? |
| Female :Mm….heem | Female: Mm....heem |
| Male :Sevaththa ponnu ivaththa ninnu | Male: Should this fair girl stand here |
| Thavikkalaamaa sol | And suffer in longing? Tell me! |
| Female | |
| Dingu daangu dingu daangu | Dingu daangu dingu daangu |
| Dingu daangu dingu daangu | Dingu daangu dingu daangu |
| Iyyaa iyyaa iyyaavo…. | Sir, sir, O sir... |
| Ellaa therinja aiyyaavo | O wise sir who knows everything, |
| Ellaa therinja aiyyaavo | O wise sir who knows everything, |
| Iyyaa iyyaa iyyaavo | Sir, sir, O sir, |
| Female | |
| Sevalakkaala rendum pootti | Yoking both young bulls, |
| Vandi otta theriyaathaa | Don't you know how to drive a cart? |
| Vandippaathai veettukku varuthae | The cart path leads right to the house, |
| Parisham poda mudiyaathaa | Can't you pay the bride price? |
| Male | |
| Paathaiya kaattura ponnae | O girl who shows the path, |
| Parisaththa poduraen munnae | I will pay the bride price first, |
| Maalaikku yaaengidum kannae | O beloved who yearns for the garland, |
| Kazhuththula thaaliyum poduraen pinnae | I will tie the sacred knot around your neck later. |
| Female | |
| Malar thedum mangai nenjam thadumaaruthu | The maiden's heart seeking a flower falters, |
| Manappanthal manathil katti dhinam paaduthu | Building a wedding canopy in her mind, she sings daily. |
| Malar thedum mangai nenjam thadumaaruthu | The maiden's heart seeking a flower falters, |
| Manappanthal manathil katti dhinam paaduthu | Building a wedding canopy in her mind, she sings daily. |
| Male | |
| Mmheem semmari aadae semmari aadae | Mmheem, O red sheep, O red sheep, |
| Seivathu sariyaa sol | Tell me, is what you are doing right? |
| Female :Mm….heem | Female: Mm....heem |
| Male :Sevaththa ponnu ivaththa ninnu | Male: Should this fair girl stand here |
| Thavikkalaamaa sol | And suffer in longing? Tell me! |
| Male | |
| Mayilakkaala manasu | The mind as graceful as a peacock's leg, |
| Intha mayilukkuththaan theriyaathaa | Doesn't this peacock know it? |
| Therinjirunthum purinsirunthum | Even knowing and understanding it, |
| Veliyil solla mudiyaathaa | Can't it be expressed outside? |
| Female | |
| Thavikkuthu thavikkuthu manasu | The heart twinges and yearns, |
| Ada thayanguthu mayanguthu elasu | Oh, the youthful heart hesitates and swoons! |
| Nenaichchathum thudikkuthu vayasu | Youth throbs as soon as it thinks, |
| Vetkam thadukkuthu anupavam pudhusu | Shyness stops it, as the experience is new. |
| Male | |
| Manthai pogum aattukkutti ini pogattum | Let the lamb going with the herd go, |
| Sontham ennum sollae ingu nilaiyaagattum | Let the word of kinship become permanent here. |
| Manthai pogum aattukkutti ini pogattum | Let the lamb going with the herd go, |
| Sontham ennum sollae ingu nilaiyaagattum | Let the word of kinship become permanent here. |
| Female | |
| Mmheem semmari aadae semmari aadae | Mmheem, O red sheep, O red sheep, |
| Seivathu sariyaa sol | Tell me, is what you are doing right? |
| Male :Mm….heem | Male: Mm....heem |
| Female :Sevaththa ponnu ivaththa ninnu | Female: Should this fair girl stand here |
| Thavikkalaamaa sol | And suffer in longing? Tell me! |
செம்மறி ஆடே செம்மறி ஆடே
செம்மறி ஆடே செம்மறி ஆடே
செய்வது சரியா சொல்......
ம்..ஹும்..
செவத்த பொண்ணு இவத்த நின்னு
தவிக்கலாமா சொல்.......
O red sheep, O red sheep,
O red sheep, O red sheep,
Tell me, is what you are doing right?
Female: Mm....heem
Male: Should this fair girl stand here
And suffer in longing? Tell me!
செம்மறி ஆடே செம்மறி ஆடே
செய்வது சரியா சொல்......
ம்..ஹும்..
செவத்த பொண்ணு இவத்த நின்னு
தவிக்கலாமா சொல்.......
O red sheep, O red sheep,
Tell me, is what you are doing right?
Female: Mm....heem
Male: Should this fair girl stand here
And suffer in longing? Tell me!
தவிக்கின்ற நெஞ்சம் இன்று
துணை ஒன்று பெறலாமா
துணை இங்கு நீ என்று
ஊர் சொல்ல வேண்டாமா.....
Can this yearning heart today
Find a companion?
That you are the companion here,
Shouldn't the town say so?
தவிக்கின்ற நெஞ்சம் இன்று
துணை ஒன்று பெறலாமா
துணை இங்கு நீ என்று ம்ஹீம்ம்ம்.....
Can this yearning heart today
Find a companion?
That you are the companion here... mheemm...
ஆஹாஹ் செம்மறி ஆடே செம்மறி ஆடே
செய்வது சரியா சொல்......
ம்..ஹும்..
செவத்த பொண்ணு இவத்த நின்னு
தவிக்கலாமா சொல்.......
Aahaah, O red sheep, O red sheep,
Tell me, is what you are doing right?
Female: Mm....heem
Male: Should this fair girl stand here
And suffer in longing? Tell me!
டிங்கு டாங்கு டிங்கு டாங்கு
டிங்கு டாங்கு டிங்கு டாங்கு..
இய்யா இய்யா இய்யாவோ..
எல்லா தெரிஞ்ச ஐய்யாவோ
எல்லா தெரிஞ்ச ஐயாவே
இய்யா இய்யா இய்யாவோ....
Dingu daangu dingu daangu
Dingu daangu dingu daangu
Sir, sir, O sir...
O wise sir who knows everything,
O wise sir who knows everything,
Sir, sir, O sir,
செவலக்காள ரெண்டும் பூட்டி
வண்டி ஓட்ட தெரியாதா
வண்டிப்பாதை வீட்டுக்கு வருதே
பரிசம் போட முடியாதா
Yoking both young bulls,
Don't you know how to drive a cart?
The cart path leads right to the house,
Can't you pay the bride price?
பாதைய காட்டுற பொண்ணே
பரிசத்த போடுறேன் முன்னே
மாலைக்கு ஏங்கிடும் கண்ணே
கழுத்துல தாலியும் போடுறேன் பின்னே
O girl who shows the path,
I will pay the bride price first,
O beloved who yearns for the garland,
I will tie the sacred knot around your neck later.
மலர் தேடும் மங்கை நெஞ்சம் தடுமாறுது
மணப்பந்தல் மனதில் கட்டி தினம் பாடுது
மலர் தேடும் மங்கை நெஞ்சம் தடுமாறுது
மணப்பந்தல் மனதில் கட்டி தினம் பாடுது
The maiden's heart seeking a flower falters,
Building a wedding canopy in her mind, she sings daily.
The maiden's heart seeking a flower falters,
Building a wedding canopy in her mind, she sings daily.
ம்ம்ஹும்..செம்மறி ஆடே செம்மறி ஆடே
செய்வது சரியா சொல்.....
ம்..ஹும்..
செவத்த பொண்ணு இவத்த நின்னு
தவிக்கலாமா சொல்.......
Mmheem, O red sheep, O red sheep,
Tell me, is what you are doing right?
Female: Mm....heem
Male: Should this fair girl stand here
And suffer in longing? Tell me!
மயிலக்காள மனசு
இந்த மயிலுக்குதான் தெரியாதா
தெரிஞ்சிருந்தும் புரிஞ்சிருந்தும்
வெளியில் சொல்ல முடியாதா
The mind as graceful as a peacock's leg,
Doesn't this peacock know it?
Even knowing and understanding it,
Can't it be expressed outside?
தவிக்குது தவிக்குது மனசு
அட தயங்குது மயங்குது எளசு
நெனைச்சதும் துடிக்குது வயசு
வெட்கம் தடுக்குது அனுபவம் புதுசு
The heart twinges and yearns,
Oh, the youthful heart hesitates and swoons!
Youth throbs as soon as it thinks,
Shyness stops it, as the experience is new.
மந்தை போகும் ஆட்டுக்குட்டி இனி போகட்டும்
சொந்தம் என்னும் சொல்லே இங்கு நிலையாகட்டும்
மந்தை போகும் ஆட்டுக்குட்டி இனி போகட்டும்
சொந்தம் என்னும் சொல்லே இங்கு நிலையாகட்டும்
Let the lamb going with the herd go,
Let the word of kinship become permanent here.
Let the lamb going with the herd go,
Let the word of kinship become permanent here.
ம்ம்ஹும்.....செம்மறி ஆடே செம்மறி ஆடே
செஞ்சது சரிதான் சொல்..
ம்..ஹும்..
செவத்த பொண்ணு இவத்த நின்னு
தவிக்கலாமா சொல்.......
Mmheem, O red sheep, O red sheep,
Tell me, is what you are doing right?
Male: Mm....heem
Female: Should this fair girl stand here
And suffer in longing? Tell me!
........................
Semmari aadae semmari aadae
O red sheep, O red sheep,
Semmari aadae semmari aadae
O red sheep, O red sheep,
Seivathu sariyaa sol
Tell me, is what you are doing right?
Female :Mm….heem
Female: Mm....heem
Male :Sevaththa ponnu ivaththa ninnu
Male: Should this fair girl stand here
Thavikkalaamaa sol
And suffer in longing? Tell me!
Semmari aadae semmari aadae
O red sheep, O red sheep,
Seivathu sariyaa sol
Tell me, is what you are doing right?
Female :Mm….heem
Female: Mm....heem
Male :Sevaththa ponnu ivaththa ninnu
Male: Should this fair girl stand here
Thavikkalaamaa sol
And suffer in longing? Tell me!
Thavikkindra nenjam indru
Can this yearning heart today
Thunai ondru peralaama
Find a companion?
Thunai ingu nee endru
That you are the companion here,
Oor solla vendaamaa
Shouldn't the town say so?
Thavikkindra nenjam indru
Can this yearning heart today
Thunai ondru peralaama
Find a companion?
Thunai ingu nee endru mheemm…
That you are the companion here... mheemm...
Aahaah semmari aadae semmari aadae
Aahaah, O red sheep, O red sheep,
Seivathu sariyaa sol
Tell me, is what you are doing right?
Female :Mm….heem
Female: Mm....heem
Male :Sevaththa ponnu ivaththa ninnu
Male: Should this fair girl stand here
Thavikkalaamaa sol
And suffer in longing? Tell me!
Dingu daangu dingu daangu
Dingu daangu dingu daangu
Dingu daangu dingu daangu
Dingu daangu dingu daangu
Iyyaa iyyaa iyyaavo….
Sir, sir, O sir...
Ellaa therinja aiyyaavo
O wise sir who knows everything,
Ellaa therinja aiyyaavo
O wise sir who knows everything,
Iyyaa iyyaa iyyaavo
Sir, sir, O sir,
Sevalakkaala rendum pootti
Yoking both young bulls,
Vandi otta theriyaathaa
Don't you know how to drive a cart?
Vandippaathai veettukku varuthae
The cart path leads right to the house,
Parisham poda mudiyaathaa
Can't you pay the bride price?
Paathaiya kaattura ponnae
O girl who shows the path,
Parisaththa poduraen munnae
I will pay the bride price first,
Maalaikku yaaengidum kannae
O beloved who yearns for the garland,
Kazhuththula thaaliyum poduraen pinnae
I will tie the sacred knot around your neck later.
Malar thedum mangai nenjam thadumaaruthu
The maiden's heart seeking a flower falters,
Manappanthal manathil katti dhinam paaduthu
Building a wedding canopy in her mind, she sings daily.
Malar thedum mangai nenjam thadumaaruthu
The maiden's heart seeking a flower falters,
Manappanthal manathil katti dhinam paaduthu
Building a wedding canopy in her mind, she sings daily.
Mmheem semmari aadae semmari aadae
Mmheem, O red sheep, O red sheep,
Seivathu sariyaa sol
Tell me, is what you are doing right?
Female :Mm….heem
Female: Mm....heem
Male :Sevaththa ponnu ivaththa ninnu
Male: Should this fair girl stand here
Thavikkalaamaa sol
And suffer in longing? Tell me!
Mayilakkaala manasu
The mind as graceful as a peacock's leg,
Intha mayilukkuththaan theriyaathaa
Doesn't this peacock know it?
Therinjirunthum purinsirunthum
Even knowing and understanding it,
Veliyil solla mudiyaathaa
Can't it be expressed outside?
Thavikkuthu thavikkuthu manasu
The heart twinges and yearns,
Ada thayanguthu mayanguthu elasu
Oh, the youthful heart hesitates and swoons!
Nenaichchathum thudikkuthu vayasu
Youth throbs as soon as it thinks,
Vetkam thadukkuthu anupavam pudhusu
Shyness stops it, as the experience is new.
Manthai pogum aattukkutti ini pogattum
Let the lamb going with the herd go,
Sontham ennum sollae ingu nilaiyaagattum
Let the word of kinship become permanent here.
Manthai pogum aattukkutti ini pogattum
Let the lamb going with the herd go,
Sontham ennum sollae ingu nilaiyaagattum
Let the word of kinship become permanent here.
Mmheem semmari aadae semmari aadae
Mmheem, O red sheep, O red sheep,
Seivathu sariyaa sol
Tell me, is what you are doing right?
Male :Mm….heem
Male: Mm....heem
Female :Sevaththa ponnu ivaththa ninnu
Female: Should this fair girl stand here
Thavikkalaamaa sol
And suffer in longing? Tell me!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Semmari Aadae is a playful rural duet from Uzhavan Magan where the lovers tease each other using pastoral imagery and folk humor. The male lead playfully addresses a sheep in the field, asking whether it is fair for his beloved fair-skinned girl to suffer in silent longing without a partner. The girl responds with banter about marriage preparations, questioning why he delays paying the traditional bride price (parisham) if he truly loves her.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Semmari aadae semmari aadae / Seivathu sariyaa sol”
Addressing the sheep ('Semmari aadae') as a silent witness and mediator to express romantic angst.
Emoni (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Sevaththa ponnu ivaththa ninnu / Thavikkalaamaa sol”
The second consonant sound matches across consecutive lines, creating rhythmic harmony.
Monaai (Alliteration)
“Malar thedum mangai nenjam thadumaaruthu”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds enhancing the folk rhythm.
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Trivia
'Uzhavan Magan' (1987), starring Vijayakanth and Radhika, was directed by R. Aravindraj. The music score was composed by the duo Manoj-Gyan with lyrics written by producer-lyricist Aabavanan, who was instrumental in bringing rural folk-flavored melodies into mainstream 1980s Tamil cinema.
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