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Mugam Theriyaa

From Kuttram 23 · 2017

Lyricist
Viveka
Singer
Ranjith
Music director
Vishal Chandrasekhar
Movie name
Kuttram 23
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
27 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mugam theriyaa
Uyir thudikka
Mugam thiruppi selvathu
Kuttram thaan
Nanban vizhi
Kasigaiyilae
Un nazhuval
Kuttram thaan
Mugam theriyaa
Uyir thudikka
Mugam thiruppi selvathu
Kuttram thaan
Nanban vizhi
Kasigaiyilae
Un nazhuval
Kuttram thaan
Neethi mandram
Solvathu mattum
Kuttram illai
Nenjam sollum
Niyaayathai keladaa
Vaal eduthu
Kolavathu mattum
Kuttram illai
Vaarthaigalaal kolvathum
Kuttram thaan
Unnai nambi
Varum pennaiyae
Nirgathiyaai
Viduthal Kuttram
Unnai
Uyir aakkiya
Petroraii
Maraththal kuttram
Nettrikan thiranthaal kooda
Kuttram kuttram
Kuttram than
{Kuttrathin thozhan aasai
Kuttrathin vaasal kovam
Kuttrathin palanae pavam
Kuttrangal vaazhvin saabam} (2)
Mugam theriyaa
Uyir thudikka
Mugam thiruppi selvathu
Kuttram thaan
Nanban vizhi
Kasigaiyilae
Un nazhuval
Kuttram thaan
{Arivugalin koochal kuttram
Mei marakkum aanmeegaththil
Alavedutha vaarthai kuttram
Nanbargal koodaraththil} (2)
Piran manai nokkuthal kuttramae…
Pirivinai pesuthal kuttramae…
Karppinai tholaippathu polavae…
Kadamaiyai marappathum
Kuttramae kuttramae…
{Kuttrathin thozhan aasai
Kuttrathin vaasal kovam
Kuttrathin palanae pavam
Kuttrangal vaazhvin saabam} (2)
Mugam theriyaa
Uyir thudikka
Mugam thiruppi selvathu
Kuttram thaan
Nanban vizhi
Kasigaiyilae
Un nazhuval
Kuttram thaan
………………………..
{Ovvoruvan kuttrathukkum
Avanukkena niyaayam undu
Iruthiyaai kaalam sollum
Niyaangkalin sabaiyil nindru} (2)
Manithanai yevi vittae thaan…
Manithanai kolgiraanae manithan….
Yethu mattru… azhuvorkkellam…
Iraivan thaane koolippadai thalaivan…
{Kuttrathin thozhan aasai
Kuttrathin vaasal kovam
Kuttrathin palanae pavam
Kuttrangal vaazhvin saabam} (2)
Mugam theriyaa
Uyir thudikka
Mugam thiruppi selvathu
Kuttram thaan
Nanban vizhi
Kasigaiyilae
Un nazhuval
Kuttram thaan
When an unknown
life suffers in agony,
turning your face and walking away
is indeed a crime.
When a friend's eyes
well up with tears,
slipping away from him
is indeed a crime.
When an unknown
life suffers in agony,
turning your face and walking away
is indeed a crime.
When a friend's eyes
well up with tears,
slipping away from him
is indeed a crime.
What the court of law
declares alone
is not the only crime;
listen to the justice
that your conscience speaks.
Drawing a sword
and killing someone
is not the only crime;
killing someone with words
is also a crime.
The woman who trusted you
and came into your life,
leaving her helpless
and abandoned is a crime.
The parents
who gave you life
and raised you,
forgetting them is a crime.
Even if the third eye opens,
a crime is a crime,
it is definitely a crime.
Desire is the companion of crime,
Anger is the doorway to crime,
Sin is the fruit of crime,
Crimes are the curse of life.
When an unknown
life suffers in agony,
turning your face and walking away
is indeed a crime.
When a friend's eyes
well up with tears,
slipping away from him
is indeed a crime.
The clamour of arguments is a crime
in selfless spirituality;
Guarded, measured words are a crime
in a gathering of friends.
Coveting another's wife is a crime...
Speaking words of division is a crime...
Just like losing one's integrity...
forgetting one's duty
is a crime, indeed a crime...
Desire is the companion of crime,
Anger is the doorway to crime,
Sin is the fruit of crime,
Crimes are the curse of life.
When an unknown
life suffers in agony,
turning your face and walking away
is indeed a crime.
When a friend's eyes
well up with tears,
slipping away from him
is indeed a crime.
...
For every person's crime,
he makes his own justification;
In the end, time will deliver its verdict,
standing in the court of justice.
By setting one human against another,
man goes on killing man...
What solace is there for all who weep,
if God Himself acts like the leader of hitmen?
Desire is the companion of crime,
Anger is the doorway to crime,
Sin is the fruit of crime,
Crimes are the curse of life.
When an unknown
life suffers in agony,
turning your face and walking away
is indeed a crime.
When a friend's eyes
well up with tears,
slipping away from him
is indeed a crime.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This theme track from 'Kuttram 23' presents a philosophical exploration of what constitutes a 'crime' beyond legal definitions. Lyricist Viveka emphasizes that crimes are not limited to acts recognized by courts or physical violence with weapons. Moral indifference, emotional abandonment, verbal cruelty, deserting a trusting partner, and neglecting parents are highlighted as equally severe transgressions.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Epiphora (Iraibuthodai / Anaphora)

Kuttram thaan

The deliberate repetition of 'Kuttram thaan' and 'Kuttramae' at the end of successive lines reinforces the moral themes of responsibility and conscience.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kuttrathin thozhan aasai / Kuttrathin vaasal kovam

Desire is conceptualized as the companion of crime, and anger is personified as its entry door.

Antithesis (Muran)

Vaal eduthu kolavathu mattum... Vaarthaigalaal kolvathum Kuttram thaan

Contrasts physical murder with a sword against emotional murder using words.

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Trivia

Kuttram 23 is a 2017 Tamil medical crime thriller film directed by Arivazhagan and starring Arun Vijay. The soundtrack and background score were composed by Vishal Chandrashekhar, with lyrics penned by Viveka. The title itself refers to the 23rd medical crime depicted in the story.

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