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Paarudaappa Paaru

From Digambara Samiyar · 1950

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singer
Master Subbaiya
Music director
G. Ramanathan
Movie name
Digambara Samiyar
Movie release year
1950
Lyrics added on
13 Aug 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Paarudappa paarudappa paarudappa paar
Kallai odaiyappa odayappa odayappa nee
Paarudappa paarudappa paarudappa paar
Kallai odaiyappa odayappa odayappa nee
Oh.oh oh.paarinil vanjagar vaazhvu
Oh.oh oh.paarinil vanjagar vaazhvu
Paarudappa paarudappa paarudappa paar
Kallai odaiyappa odayappa odayappa nee
Paarudappa paarudappa paarudappa paar
Kallai odaiyappa odayappa odayappa nee
Oorai eaipon kudiyai keduppon
Oorai eaipon kudiyai keduppon
Unnum sottril mannai adippon
Unnum sottril mannai adippon
Kaludaithu sekizhukka nerum
Kaludaithu sekizhukka nerum
Ennalume azhinthu povene
Paarudappa paarudappa paarudappa paar
Kallai odaiyappa odayappa odayappa nee
Paarudappa paarudappa paarudappa paar
Kallai odaiyappa odayappa odayappa nee
Oh….ohoh..vanjithavan jailil chanjarikindraan
Vanjitthavan jailil chanjarikindraan
Nenjudaiyave veyilil kalludaikiraan
Vanjitthavan jailil chanjarikindraan
Nenjudaiyave veyilil kalludaikiraan oh….ohoh.
Kondra pavam elam thindre thaan theeranum
Nee vaitha theeyil neeyum venthethaan poganum
Venthethaan poganum
Kondra pavam elam thindre thaan theeranum
Nee vaitha theeyil neeyum venthethaan poganum
Venthethaan poganum
Ezhaigalin kneerin ethirroliyaale
Chanjarikindraai jailil chanjarikindraai
Ezhaigalin kneerin ethirroliyaale
Chanjarikindraai jailil chanjarikindraai…oh….ohoh
Paarudappa paarudappa paarudappa paar
Kallai odaiyappa odayappa odayappa nee
Paarudappa paarudappa paarudappa paar
Kallai odaiyappa odayappa odayappa nee
Look, brother, look, look, just look!
Break the stones, brother, break them, keep breaking!
Look, brother, look, look, just look!
Break the stones, brother, break them, keep breaking!
Oh... oh... oh... look at the fate of deceivers in this world!
Oh... oh... oh... look at the fate of deceivers in this world!
Look, brother, look, look, just look!
Break the stones, brother, break them, keep breaking!
Look, brother, look, look, just look!
Break the stones, brother, break them, keep breaking!
The one who cheats the town and ruins families,
The one who cheats the town and ruins families,
The one who throws dirt on another person's meal,
The one who throws dirt on another person's meal,
Will end up having to break stones and pull the oil press,
Will end up having to break stones and pull the oil press,
And will be destroyed for ever and ever...
Look, brother, look, look, just look!
Break the stones, brother, break them, keep breaking!
Look, brother, look, look, just look!
Break the stones, brother, break them, keep breaking!
Oh... oh... the deceitful man now suffers in jail,
The deceitful man now suffers in jail,
With a broken heart, he breaks stones under the blazing sun,
The deceitful man now suffers in jail,
The deceitful man now suffers in jail, oh... oh...
Every sin you committed must be paid for in full,
In the very fire you set, you too must burn,
You too must burn!
Every sin you committed must be paid for in full,
In the very fire you set, you too must burn,
You too must burn!
As an echo of the tears shed by the poor,
You suffer in prison, trapped inside a jail!
As an echo of the tears shed by the poor,
You suffer in prison, trapped inside a jail... oh... oh...
Look, brother, look, look, just look!
Break the stones, brother, break them, keep breaking!
Look, brother, look, look, just look!
Break the stones, brother, break them, keep breaking!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Paarudappa Paarudappa from the 1950 film Digambara Samiyar is a rhythmic moral commentary on karma and retribution. Written by A. Maruthakasi, the lyrics caution hypocrites and criminals that wicked deeds—such as tricking society, ruining households, and destroying people's livelihoods—will inevitably lead to severe punishment and imprisonment. In jail, such villains are forced into hard labor, breaking rocks under the scorching sun and turning oil presses. The song warns that the suffering and tears of the poor echo as a curse upon the wicked, forcing them to burn in the very flames of misdeeds they created.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

“Paarudappa paarudappa paarudappa paar”

The word 'paarudappa' and 'odayappa' are repeated consecutively to create urgency, rhythm, and strong dramatic emphasis.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Vanjitthavan jailil chanjarikindraan / Nenjudaiyave veyilil kalludaikiraan”

The second consonant 'nj' in 'Vanjitthavan' matches with 'Nenjudaiyave', establishing traditional Tamil poetic harmony.

Metaphor / Idiom

“Unnum sottril mannai adippon”

'Unnum sottril mannai adippon' (throwing sand in one's food) is a traditional Tamil metaphor representing the act of ruining someone's living or livelihood.

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Trivia

Digambara Samiyar (1950), produced by T. R. Sundaram under Modern Theatres, was an iconic mystery thriller based on Vaduvur K. Duraiswamy Iyengar's novel. The film is famous for actor M. N. Nambiar playing eleven different roles. This song, composed by G. Ramanathan and sung by Master Subbaiya, illustrates the prison hard labor scenes emphasizing the inescapable nature of moral justice and karma.

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