Kaatrin Mozhi (Male)
From Mozhi · 2007
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Balram
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Details
- Mozhi2007
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaatrin mozhi oliyaa isaiyaa | Is the language of the wind sound or music? |
| Poovin mozhi niramaa manamaa | Is the language of the flower color or fragrance? |
| Kadalin mozhi alaiyaa nuraiyaa | Is the language of the ocean waves or foam? |
| Kaadhal mozhi vizhiyaa idhazhaa | Is the language of love eyes or lips? |
| Male | |
| Iyarkaiyin mozhigal purinthuvidil | If the languages of nature are understood, |
| Manitharin mozhigal thevai illai | Human spoken languages are unnecessary. |
| Idhayathin mozhigal purinthuvidil | If the languages of the heart are understood, |
| Manitharku mozhiyae thevai illai…. | Humanity has no need for language at all... |
| Male | |
| Kaatrin mozhi oliyaa isaiyaa | Is the language of the wind sound or music? |
| Poovin mozhi niramaa manamaa | Is the language of the flower color or fragrance? |
| Male | |
| Kaatru veesum bothu thisaigal kidayaathu | When the wind blows, there are no directions. |
| Kaadhal pesum bothu mozhigal kidaiyaathu | When love speaks, there are no languages. |
| Pesum vaarthai pola mounam puriyaathu | Silence is not easily understood like spoken words. |
| Kangal pesum vaarthai kadavul ariyaathu | Even God does not know the words spoken by the eyes. |
| Ulavi thiriyum kaatruku uruvam theeta mudiyaathu | You cannot paint a form for the wandering wind. |
| Kadhal pesum mozhiyellam sabthakootil adangaathu | All the languages love speaks cannot be contained in a cage of sound. |
| Male | |
| Iyarkaiyin mozhigal purinthuvidil | If the languages of nature are understood, |
| Manitharin mozhigal thevai illai | Human spoken languages are unnecessary. |
| Idhayathin mozhigal purinthuvidil | If the languages of the heart are understood, |
| Manitharku mozhiyae thevai illai…. | Humanity has no need for language at all... |
| Male | |
| Vaanam pesum pechu thuliyaai veliyaagum | The speech of the sky comes out as rain drops. |
| Vaanavillin pechu niramaai veliyaagum | The speech of the rainbow comes out as color. |
| Unnmai oomai aanal kaneer mozhi aagam | If truth becomes mute, tears become its language. |
| Pennmai oomai aanal naanam mozhi aagum | If womanhood becomes mute, shyness becomes its language. |
| Osai thoongum jaamathil ucchi meengal mozhiyaagum | In the midnight hour when sound sleeps, distant overhead stars become a language. |
| Aasai thoongum idhayathil asaivu kooda mozhiyaagum | In a heart where desire slumbers, even a subtle movement becomes a language. |
| Male | |
| Iyarkaiyin mozhigal purinthuvidil | If the languages of nature are understood, |
| Manitharin mozhigal thevai illai | Human spoken languages are unnecessary. |
| Idhayathin mozhigal purinthuvidil | If the languages of the heart are understood, |
| Manitharku mozhiyae thevai illai…. | Humanity has no need for language at all... |
| Male | |
| Kaatrin mozhi oliyaa isaiyaa | Is the language of the wind sound or music? |
| Poovin mozhi niramaa manamaa | Is the language of the flower color or fragrance? |
காற்றின் மொழி
ஒலியா இசையா பூவின்
மொழி நிறமா மணமா
கடலின் மொழி அலையா
நுரையா காதல் மொழி
விழியா இதழா
Is the language of the wind sound or music?
Is the language of the flower color or fragrance?
Is the language of the ocean waves or foam?
Is the language of love eyes or lips?
இயற்கையின்
மொழிகள் புரிந்துவிடில்
மனிதரின் மொழிகள்
தேவையில்லை இதயத்தின்
மொழிகள் புரிந்துவிடில்
மனிதர்க்கு மொழியே
தேவையில்லை
If the languages of nature are understood,
Human spoken languages are unnecessary.
If the languages of the heart are understood,
Humanity has no need for language at all...
காற்றின் மொழி
ஒலியா இசையா பூவின்
மொழி நிறமா மணமா
Is the language of the wind sound or music?
Is the language of the flower color or fragrance?
காற்று வீசும்
போது திசைகள் கிடையாது
காதல் பேசும் போது மொழி்கள்
கிடையாது பேசும் வார்த்தை போல
மௌனம் புரியாது கண்கள் பேசும்
வார்த்தை கடவுள் அறியாது
உலவித்திரியும் காற்றுக்கு
உருவம் தீட்ட முடியாது
காதல் பேசும் மொழியெல்லாம்
சப்தக்கூட்டில் அடங்காது
When the wind blows, there are no directions.
When love speaks, there are no languages.
Silence is not easily understood like spoken words.
Even God does not know the words spoken by the eyes.
You cannot paint a form for the wandering wind.
All the languages love speaks cannot be contained in a cage of sound.
இயற்கையின்
மொழிகள் புரிந்துவிடில்
மனிதரின் மொழிகள்
தேவையில்லை இதயத்தின்
மொழிகள் புரிந்துவிடில்
மனிதர்க்கு மொழியே
தேவையில்லை
If the languages of nature are understood,
Human spoken languages are unnecessary.
If the languages of the heart are understood,
Humanity has no need for language at all...
காற்றின் மொழி
The speech of the sky comes out as rain drops.
The speech of the rainbow comes out as color.
If truth becomes mute, tears become its language.
If womanhood becomes mute, shyness becomes its language.
In the midnight hour when sound sleeps, distant overhead stars become a language.
In a heart where desire slumbers, even a subtle movement becomes a language.
வானம் பேசும்
பேச்சு துளியாய் வெளியாகும்
வானவில்லின் பேச்சு நிறமாய்
வெளியாகும் உண்மை ஊமையானால்
கண்ணீர் மொழியாகும் பெண்மை
ஊமையானால் நாணம் மொழியாகும்
ஓசைதூங்கும் ஜாமத்தில் உச்சி மீன்கள்
மொழியாகும் ஆசைதூங்கும் இதயத்தில்
அசைவுகூட மொழியாகும்
If the languages of nature are understood,
Human spoken languages are unnecessary.
If the languages of the heart are understood,
Humanity has no need for language at all...
இயற்கையின்
மொழிகள் புரிந்துவிடில்
மனிதரின் மொழிகள்
தேவையில்லை இதயத்தின்
மொழிகள் புரிந்துவிடில்
மனிதர்க்கு மொழியே
தேவையில்லை
Is the language of the wind sound or music?
Is the language of the flower color or fragrance?
காற்றின் மொழி
ஒலியா இசையா பூவின்
மொழி நிறமா மணமா
Kaatrin mozhi oliyaa isaiyaa
Is the language of the wind sound or music?
Poovin mozhi niramaa manamaa
Is the language of the flower color or fragrance?
Kadalin mozhi alaiyaa nuraiyaa
Is the language of the ocean waves or foam?
Kaadhal mozhi vizhiyaa idhazhaa
Is the language of love eyes or lips?
Iyarkaiyin mozhigal purinthuvidil
If the languages of nature are understood,
Manitharin mozhigal thevai illai
Human spoken languages are unnecessary.
Idhayathin mozhigal purinthuvidil
If the languages of the heart are understood,
Manitharku mozhiyae thevai illai….
Humanity has no need for language at all...
Kaatrin mozhi oliyaa isaiyaa
Is the language of the wind sound or music?
Poovin mozhi niramaa manamaa
Is the language of the flower color or fragrance?
Kaatru veesum bothu thisaigal kidayaathu
When the wind blows, there are no directions.
Kaadhal pesum bothu mozhigal kidaiyaathu
When love speaks, there are no languages.
Pesum vaarthai pola mounam puriyaathu
Silence is not easily understood like spoken words.
Kangal pesum vaarthai kadavul ariyaathu
Even God does not know the words spoken by the eyes.
Ulavi thiriyum kaatruku uruvam theeta mudiyaathu
You cannot paint a form for the wandering wind.
Kadhal pesum mozhiyellam sabthakootil adangaathu
All the languages love speaks cannot be contained in a cage of sound.
Iyarkaiyin mozhigal purinthuvidil
If the languages of nature are understood,
Manitharin mozhigal thevai illai
Human spoken languages are unnecessary.
Idhayathin mozhigal purinthuvidil
If the languages of the heart are understood,
Manitharku mozhiyae thevai illai….
Humanity has no need for language at all...
Vaanam pesum pechu thuliyaai veliyaagum
The speech of the sky comes out as rain drops.
Vaanavillin pechu niramaai veliyaagum
The speech of the rainbow comes out as color.
Unnmai oomai aanal kaneer mozhi aagam
If truth becomes mute, tears become its language.
Pennmai oomai aanal naanam mozhi aagum
If womanhood becomes mute, shyness becomes its language.
Osai thoongum jaamathil ucchi meengal mozhiyaagum
In the midnight hour when sound sleeps, distant overhead stars become a language.
Aasai thoongum idhayathil asaivu kooda mozhiyaagum
In a heart where desire slumbers, even a subtle movement becomes a language.
Iyarkaiyin mozhigal purinthuvidil
If the languages of nature are understood,
Manitharin mozhigal thevai illai
Human spoken languages are unnecessary.
Idhayathin mozhigal purinthuvidil
If the languages of the heart are understood,
Manitharku mozhiyae thevai illai….
Humanity has no need for language at all...
Kaatrin mozhi oliyaa isaiyaa
Is the language of the wind sound or music?
Poovin mozhi niramaa manamaa
Is the language of the flower color or fragrance?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kaatrin Mozhi is a profound philosophical lyric that explores the essence of non-verbal communication. Lyricist Vairamuthu reflects on how nature continuously expresses itself without spoken words—through rain, colors, wind, and ocean waves. The song emphasizes that genuine emotions like love, truth, and shyness are conveyed far better through eyes, tears, and silence than through vocal language. Thematically tied to the movie Mozhi, which revolves around a hearing and speech-impaired woman, the song suggests that if humanity learns to listen to the unspoken dialect of nature and the heart, formal spoken language becomes entirely redundant.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question (Vinaa Alangaaram)
“Kaatrin mozhi oliyaa isaiyaa”
The lyrics open with a series of introspective questions pondering the true medium of natural expressions.
Personification
“Vaanam pesum pechu thuliyaai veliyaagum”
Elements of nature like the sky, rainbow, and stars are endowed with the human ability to speak and express.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Kadhal pesum mozhiyellam sabthakootil adangaathu”
The spoken words are metaphorically described as sounds that attempt to be caged ('sabthakootil adangaathu').
Monai / Alliteration
“Kaatru veesum bothu... / Kaadhal pesum bothu...”
Repetition of initial consonant and vowel sounds across adjacent lines for rhythmic harmony.
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Trivia
Composed by Vidyasagar for the movie Mozhi (2007) directed by Radha Mohan, this song serves as the thematic soul of the film. The movie features Jyothika as a deaf and mute character, making the song's exploration of unspoken love deeply symbolic. The male version was sung by Balram and the female version by Sujatha Mohan.
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