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Kaatrin Mozhi (Male)

From Mozhi · 2007

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Balram
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Mozhi
Movie release year
2007
Lyrics added on
17 Dec 2016

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaatrin mozhi oliyaa isaiyaa
Poovin mozhi niramaa manamaa
Kadalin mozhi alaiyaa nuraiyaa
Kaadhal mozhi vizhiyaa idhazhaa
Iyarkaiyin mozhigal purinthuvidil
Manitharin mozhigal thevai illai
Idhayathin mozhigal purinthuvidil
Manitharku mozhiyae thevai illai….
Kaatrin mozhi oliyaa isaiyaa
Poovin mozhi niramaa manamaa
Kaatru veesum bothu thisaigal kidayaathu
Kaadhal pesum bothu mozhigal kidaiyaathu
Pesum vaarthai pola mounam puriyaathu
Kangal pesum vaarthai kadavul ariyaathu
Ulavi thiriyum kaatruku uruvam theeta mudiyaathu
Kadhal pesum mozhiyellam sabthakootil adangaathu
Iyarkaiyin mozhigal purinthuvidil
Manitharin mozhigal thevai illai
Idhayathin mozhigal purinthuvidil
Manitharku mozhiyae thevai illai….
Vaanam pesum pechu thuliyaai veliyaagum
Vaanavillin pechu niramaai veliyaagum
Unnmai oomai aanal kaneer mozhi aagam
Pennmai oomai aanal naanam mozhi aagum
Osai thoongum jaamathil ucchi meengal mozhiyaagum
Aasai thoongum idhayathil asaivu kooda mozhiyaagum
Iyarkaiyin mozhigal purinthuvidil
Manitharin mozhigal thevai illai
Idhayathin mozhigal purinthuvidil
Manitharku mozhiyae thevai illai….
Kaatrin mozhi oliyaa isaiyaa
Poovin mozhi niramaa manamaa
Is the language of the wind sound or music?
Is the language of a flower color or fragrance?
Is the language of the sea waves or foam?
Is the language of love the eyes or the lips?
If we understand the languages of nature,
human languages are not needed.
If we understand the language of the heart,
mankind needs no language at all...
Is the language of the wind sound or music?
Is the language of a flower color or fragrance?
When the wind blows, there are no boundaries or directions.
When love speaks, there are no languages.
Silence is not understood as easily as spoken words.
Even God cannot fathom the words spoken by the eyes.
No one can draw a shape for the wandering wind.
All the words spoken by love cannot be trapped in a cage of sound.
If we understand the languages of nature,
human languages are not needed.
If we understand the language of the heart,
mankind needs no language at all...
The words spoken by the sky fall as drops of rain.
The words spoken by the rainbow appear as colors.
If the truth is struck mute, tears become its language.
If a woman remains silent, her shyness becomes her language.
In the midnight hour when all sounds sleep, the stars overhead become the language.
In a heart where desire rests, even a gentle stir becomes a language.
If we understand the languages of nature,
human languages are not needed.
If we understand the language of the heart,
mankind needs no language at all...
Is the language of the wind sound or music?
Is the language of a flower color or fragrance?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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