- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- U. R. Chandra
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Movie name
- Digambara Samiyar
- Movie release year
- 1950
- Lyrics added on
- 16 Aug 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This lighthearted song from Digambara Samiyar (1950) portrays a woman urgently ordering her maid servant (Subbi) to prepare her attire and cosmetics before her beloved or master arrives. She imperiously demands her face powder, cold cream, expensive imported Evening in Paris perfume, fine Kasi silk sarees, and lavish jewelry including coin necklaces, diamond neckpieces, waistbands, and armlets. The song captures a playful, impatient domestic scene with rich cultural references of mid-20th-century luxury items, reflecting social status and grooming habits of the era through catchy colloquial Tamil rhythm.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (Rhyming end words)
“Vaasaani powder snow rendum / Evening paaris scentum”
The lines end with rhyming sounds 'rendum' and 'scentum', creating a bouncy rhythm.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Ippodhu vendum ippodhae vendum”
Repetition of 'vendum' highlights the singer's urgency and demanding mood.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kaasi pattaadaiyum... / Vaira necklace-udan...”
Though mixing Tamil and English loanwords, the rhythm maintains internal consonantal flow matching traditional Tamil lyric structures.
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Trivia
Digambara Samiyar (1950) is an iconic Tamil thriller film directed by T. R. Sundaram and produced by Modern Theatres. The music was composed by G. Ramanathan, featuring lyrics by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass. The song humorously showcases early 1950s Western cosmetics luxury trends in South India, such as 'Snow' (vanishing cream) and 'Evening in Paris' perfume.
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