Mozhi Illamalae
From Pokkisham · 2009
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- Madhu Balakrishnan
- Music director
- Sabesh – Murali
- Details
- Pokkisham2009
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Haaa…aaa..haaa.. | Haaa...aaa..haaa.. |
| Haaa..aaa…haaa… | Haaa..aaa...haaa... |
| Haaa…aaaaa….aaa… | Haaa...aaaaa....aaa... |
| Haaa…aaa..haaa.. | Haaa...aaa..haaa.. |
| Haaa..aaa…haaa… | Haaa..aaa...haaa... |
| Haaa…aaaaa….aaa… | Haaa...aaaaa....aaa... |
| Male | |
| Mozhi illamalae | Without language or words, |
| Edhai solvaan ini | what will he express now? |
| Vizhi illamalae | Without eyes or sight, |
| Edhai kaanbaan ini | what will he see now? |
| Male | |
| Vaasamae pona pin | Once the fragrance is gone, |
| Pookkalae poopadhu yen… | why should flowers bloom? |
| Swasamae oindha pin | Once breathing has ceased, |
| Moochilae kaatru yen… | why is there air in the lungs? |
| Oru kannadi pol | Like a glass mirror, |
| Naan udaindhal enna… | what if I shatter completely? |
| Female | |
| Haa….aaa….. | Haa....aaa..... |
| Haa….aaa….haa… | Haa....aaa....haa... |
| Male | |
| Vazhi illamalae | Without a path to walk, |
| Engu selvaan ini | where will he go now? |
| Uyir illamalae | Without a soul or life, |
| Enna seivaan ini | what will he do now? |
| Male | |
| Odaiyae kaaindha pin | Once the stream has dried up, |
| Meengalae neechal yen… | why do fish try to swim? |
| Vaanamae veezhndha pin | Once the sky itself falls, |
| Koorayae vaazhvadhen… | why should a roof survive? |
| Ada boolagamae | Oh, what if this entire world |
| Ini azhindhal enna.. | gets destroyed from now on? |
...........................................
Haaa...aaa..haaa..
Haaa..aaa...haaa...
Haaa...aaaaa....aaa...
Haaa...aaa..haaa..
Haaa..aaa...haaa...
Haaa...aaaaa....aaa...
மொழி இல்லாமலே
எதை சொல்வான் இனி
விழி இல்லாமலே
எதைக் காண்பான் இனி
Without language or words,
what will he express now?
Without eyes or sight,
what will he see now?
வாசமே போனபின்
பூக்களேப் பூப்பதேன்
சுவாசமே ஓய்ந்தபின்
மூச்சிலே காற்று ஏன்
ஒரு கண்ணாடிப் போல்
நான் உடைந்தால் என்ன
Once the fragrance is gone,
why should flowers bloom?
Once breathing has ceased,
why is there air in the lungs?
Like a glass mirror,
what if I shatter completely?
...........................................
Haa....aaa.....
Haa....aaa....haa...
வழி இல்லாமலே
எங்குசெல்வான் இனி
உயிர் இல்லாமலே
என்ன செய்வான் இனி
Without a path to walk,
where will he go now?
Without a soul or life,
what will he do now?
ஓடையே காய்ந்தப்பின்
மீன்களே நீச்சல் ஏன்
வானமே வீழ்ந்தப்பின்
கூரையே வாழ்வதேன்
அட பூலோகமே
இனி அழிந்தால் என்ன
Once the stream has dried up,
why do fish try to swim?
Once the sky itself falls,
why should a roof survive?
Oh, what if this entire world
gets destroyed from now on?
Haaa…aaa..haaa..
Haaa...aaa..haaa..
Haaa..aaa…haaa…
Haaa..aaa...haaa...
Haaa…aaaaa….aaa…
Haaa...aaaaa....aaa...
Haaa…aaa..haaa..
Haaa...aaa..haaa..
Haaa..aaa…haaa…
Haaa..aaa...haaa...
Haaa…aaaaa….aaa…
Haaa...aaaaa....aaa...
Mozhi illamalae
Without language or words,
Edhai solvaan ini
what will he express now?
Vizhi illamalae
Without eyes or sight,
Edhai kaanbaan ini
what will he see now?
Vaasamae pona pin
Once the fragrance is gone,
Pookkalae poopadhu yen…
why should flowers bloom?
Swasamae oindha pin
Once breathing has ceased,
Moochilae kaatru yen…
why is there air in the lungs?
Oru kannadi pol
Like a glass mirror,
Naan udaindhal enna…
what if I shatter completely?
Haa….aaa…..
Haa....aaa.....
Haa….aaa….haa…
Haa....aaa....haa...
Vazhi illamalae
Without a path to walk,
Engu selvaan ini
where will he go now?
Uyir illamalae
Without a soul or life,
Enna seivaan ini
what will he do now?
Odaiyae kaaindha pin
Once the stream has dried up,
Meengalae neechal yen…
why do fish try to swim?
Vaanamae veezhndha pin
Once the sky itself falls,
Koorayae vaazhvadhen…
why should a roof survive?
Ada boolagamae
Oh, what if this entire world
Ini azhindhal enna..
gets destroyed from now on?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant track from Cheran's 'Pokkisham' captures deep heartbreak, existential grief, and tragic separation. Through a series of powerful metaphors, the protagonist questions the purpose of living when the essence of life and love is stripped away. Life without love is compared to flowers blooming without fragrance, fish swimming in a dried stream, or a roof remaining after the sky has collapsed.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Oru kannadi pol / Naan udaindhal enna…”
Compares the fragile mental state of the protagonist to a glass mirror shattering.
Rhetorical Question (Vinah)
“Odaiyae kaaindha pin / Meengalae neechal yen…”
Uses logical paradoxes as rhetorical questions to emphasize the absolute futility of existence after heartbreak.
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Mozhi illamalae ... Vizhi illamalae”
Rhyming of the second letter ('zhi') across consecutive opening lines ('Mozhi' and 'Vizhi').
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Trivia
Pokkisham (2009) was directed by Cheran, who also played the lead role. The film's musical score was composed by Sabesh-Murali, and the songs are renowned for their poetic Tamil lyrics by Yugabharathi that evoke nostalgic love letters.
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