- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Tippu
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Movie name
- Mozhi
- Movie release year
- 2007
- Lyrics added on
- 7 Jan 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
These lines from the film Mozhi celebrate non-verbal communication and reframe disability through poetic appreciation. The lyricist highlights how the female protagonist, despite being unable to speak, communicates powerfully and poetically through her deep eyes, facial expressions, and body gestures. It emphasizes that silence is not a handicap and that spoken words are often incomplete compared to genuine emotional expression.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor & Imagery
“Aazha kannaal tamizh sonnalae”
Describing her eyes as speaking 'Tamil' metaphorically elevates her silent gaze to the status of a rich, articulated language.
Epistrophe / Adukkuthodar (Repetition for emphasis)
“Mounam ondrum oonam alla alla”
The repetition of 'alla alla' (not at all) and 'solla solla' (to speak) adds rhythmic musicality and strongly emphasizes the assertion that silence is not an imperfection.
Antithesis (Contrast)
“Mounam ondrum oonam alla alla”
Contrasts the physical silence ('Mounam') with the idea of impairment ('oonam'), reframing silence as a full presence rather than an absence.
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Trivia
Mozhi (2007) is a critically acclaimed Tamil film directed by Radha Mohan, starring Jyothika as a speech-and-hearing-impaired woman. The music was composed by Vidyasagar, and Vairamuthu penned the lyrics centering heavily around themes of sound, silence, and emotional connection.
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