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Lyrics & meaning

Un Uyir Adhan Isai

From Pizza · 2012

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singer
Pradeep Vijay
Music director
Santhosh Narayanan
Details
Pizza2012

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Un uyir adhan isaiYour soul is its music
Thaen tharum poovin nizhaloIs it the shadow of a flower that yields honey?
Male
Mogathirai moondraam piraiThe veil of desire, a third-day crescent moon
Moongil maram mutham tharumThe bamboo tree bestows a kiss
Mogathirai moondraam piraiThe veil of desire, a third-day crescent moon
Moongil maram mutham tharumThe bamboo tree bestows a kiss
Male
Imai viralgalil kaatraai kai veesuWave your hand like a gentle breeze across eyelashes and fingers
Malar padukkaiyil mounam nee pesu kaadhalaeSpeak in silence on a bed of flowers, oh love
Thanimaiyil oru kaadhal thaazh pottuBolting the door on a love in solitude
Idaiveliyinil ennai nee poottu kaadhalaeLock me within the space between us, oh love
Male
Theendum dhinam thendral manamThe day that touches brings the fragrance of a gentle breeze
Koondhal izhai venneer mazhaiStrands of hair are a shower of warm rain
Un kaadhalaal ennul nooru kanaaBecause of your love, a hundred dreams blossom within me
Male
Un uyir adhan isaiYour soul is its music
Thaen tharum poovin nizhaloIs it the shadow of a flower that yields honey?
Male
Mogathirai moondraam piraiThe veil of desire, a third-day crescent moon
Moongil maram mutham tharumThe bamboo tree bestows a kiss
Mogathirai moondraam piraiThe veil of desire, a third-day crescent moon
Moongil maram mutham tharumThe bamboo tree bestows a kiss
Male
Megam ivan thooral ivalHe is the cloud, she is the drizzle
Naatkal ivan neram ivalHe is the days, she is the time
Kaatru ivan vaasam ivalHe is the wind, she is the fragrance
Vaarthai ivan artham ivalHe is the word, she is the meaning

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Mogathirai from the 2012 Tamil movie Pizza is a delicate, sensual romantic track that captures the tender intimacy and complete oneness of two lovers. Through lush imagery of nature—such as bamboo trees, crescent moons, breeze, rain, and flowers—lyricist Kabilan paints a vivid picture of unspoken romance and deep affection. The concluding lines emphasize their duality and unity, illustrating how the male and female protagonists complement each other like cloud and shower, wind and fragrance, or word and meaning.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Alliteration)

Moongil maram mutham tharum

Repetition of the initial 'M' sound across words creates a rhythmic and melodic flow.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Megam ivan thooral ival / Vaarthai ivan artham ival

Directly equates the male and female partners to inseparable, complementary natural elements (cloud/drizzle, word/meaning).

Anaphora / Parallelism

Kaatru ivan vaasam ival

Repeated structural pattern of 'X ivan Y ival' at the start of consecutive lines to emphasize completeness.

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Trivia

Composed by Santhosh Narayanan and sung by Pradeep Kumar for Kartik Subbaraj's hit directorial debut Pizza (2012), this song stands out for its soft acoustic composition amidst an otherwise eerie thriller soundtrack.

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