Semisimple Representation and Irreducible Representation

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I read something about Lie algebra where it requires a representation $\rho : \mathfrak g \to \mathfrak{gl}(V)$ to be "semisimple and irreducible". In my understanding, a representation is semisimple just means it is completely reducible, i.e. it is the direct sum of some irreducible representations. Hence if it is irreducible, it is automatically semisimple. Is it right?

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Yes, you are right in every aspect. Therefore, “semisimple and irreducible” is the same thing as “irreducible”.