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Lyrics & meaning

Oh Uncle

From Minsara Kanna · 1999

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Mano
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Minsara Kanna
Movie release year
1999
Lyrics added on
6 Dec 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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{O uncle o uncle
O uncle aunty
O aunty o aunty
O aunty uncle} (2)
{O uncle aunty naan
Unghal veetu pillaiyae
Endha kavalaiyum
Enakku inghu illayae} (2)
Malarin ulaipugal kaniyaagum
Mazhaiyin ulaipugal nadhiyaagum
Moongil ulaipugal kuzhalaagum
Manidhan ulaipugal panamaagum
O uncle o uncle
O uncle aunty
O aunty o aunty
O aunty uncle
……………………….
Madhangal sandaiyidum
Ulagathai thiruthi
Amaidhi solla vendum
Malargal eduthu naam
Ayudham azhithu
Anbai solla vendum
Arivaalae undhan arivaalae
Boomi un vasam aakividalaam
Mudiyaadhu endru kidaiyadhu
Nee muyandraal vetri peralaam
Vinnum mannum thooram illai
Thottu kolla paadham undu
Thaneerilum vaanam thondrumae
O uncle o uncle
O uncle aunty
O aunty o aunty
O aunty uncle
Naalaikku ennum sollai
Nee thalli podu
Indraikkae mudithu vidu
Vilakkin adiyilum iruttugal undu
Velicham thedi edu
Aruviyidam malai aruviyidam
Naam paadangalai kettu kollalaam
Kuruvigalai chittu kuruvigalai
Naam manavaraai serthu kollalaam
Mannai mutham ittadhaal
Kannangal sivandhadho
Carrotukkum vetkam vanthatho
……………………….
O uncle o uncle
O uncle aunty
O aunty o aunty
O aunty uncle
O uncle uncle
Uncle aunty
O aunty o aunty
Aunty uncle
{O uncle aunty naan
Unghal veetu pillaiyae
Endha kavalaiyum
Enakku inghu illayae} (2)
Malarin ulaipugal kaniyaagum
Mazhaiyin ulaipugal nadhiyaagum
Moongil ulaipugal kuzhalaagum
Manidhan ulaipugal panamaagum
O uncle uncle
Uncle aunty
O aunty aunty
Aunty uncle
……………………………….
...
Oh uncle, oh uncle,
Oh uncle, aunty,
Oh aunty, oh aunty,
Oh aunty, uncle,
Oh uncle and aunty, I am
a child of your own home;
no worry or trouble
do I have here.
The labor of a flower yields a fruit,
The labor of rain becomes a river,
The labor of bamboo becomes a flute,
The labor of a human becomes wealth.
Oh uncle, oh uncle,
Oh uncle, aunty,
Oh aunty, oh aunty,
Oh aunty, uncle,
...
In a world where religions fight each other,
we must correct the path
and preach peace.
Taking flowers in our hands
and destroying weapons,
we must spread love.
With your intellect, with your intellect,
you can bring the entire earth under your fold.
There is no such thing as impossible;
if you make an effort, you can achieve victory.
Sky and earth are not far apart;
there are feet to reach and touch them.
Even in water, the sky is reflected.
Oh uncle, oh uncle,
Oh uncle, aunty,
Oh aunty, oh aunty,
Oh aunty, uncle,
The word named 'tomorrow',
push it aside;
finish the task today itself.
Even beneath a lamp, darkness exists;
seek and find the light.
From the stream, from the mountain stream,
we can learn our lessons.
The birds, the tiny sparrows,
we can gather as our students.
Because it kissed the soil,
did its cheeks turn red?
Has even the carrot felt shy and blushed?
...
Oh uncle, oh uncle,
Oh uncle, aunty,
Oh aunty, oh aunty,
Oh aunty, uncle,
Oh uncle, uncle,
Uncle, aunty,
Oh aunty, oh aunty,
Aunty, uncle,
Oh uncle and aunty, I am
a child of your own home;
no worry or trouble
do I have here.
The labor of a flower yields a fruit,
The labor of rain becomes a river,
The labor of bamboo becomes a flute,
The labor of a human becomes wealth.
Oh uncle, uncle,
Uncle, aunty,
Oh aunty, aunty,
Aunty, uncle,
...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

"O Uncle O Uncle" is a cheerful, upbeat song from the 1999 Tamil film Minsara Kanna, composed by Deva with lyrics by Vaali and sung by Mano. The track combines lighthearted family fun with inspirational wisdom. The protagonist endears himself to the elders of the household, presenting himself as a child of their home who enjoys a carefree, joyful life in their presence. Interspersed with these affectionate family refrains are poetic reflections on the value of human effort, hard work, unity, and living in the present moment. Throughout the song, Vaali weaves vivid natural imagery—such as flowers turning into fruits, rain into rivers, and bamboo into flutes—to illustrate how focused labor creates beauty and value. The lyrics encourage peaceful human co-existence over conflict, calling for love over weapons, and urge against procrastination. Balancing playful humor (like a carrot blushing upon touching the soil) with profound moral motivation, the song radiates optimism, warmth, and high energy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Parallelism

“Malarin ulaipugal kaniyaagum / Mazhaiyin ulaipugal nadhiyaagum / Moongil ulaipugal kuzhalaagum / Manidhan ulaipugal panamaagum (Lines 10-13) - 'Malarin ulaipugal kaniyaagum' shown in Line 10. Explanation: The song uses identical syntactic structure across four consecutive lines to compare nature's dedicated labor with human endeavor. Each line follows the pattern of an element's effort yielding a valuable outcome.”

Personification

“Carrotukkum vetkam vanthatho (Line 47) - 'Carrotukkum vetkam vanthatho'. Explanation: The lyricist whimsically attributes the human emotion of shyness and blushing cheeks to a carrot, playfully asking if it turned red from kissing the earth.”

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Trivia

In Minsara Kanna (1999), directed by K. S. Ravikumar, the protagonist (played by Vijay) disguises his wealthy background to enter a matriarchal household as a servant to win over the family, and this Deva-composed song captures his energetic efforts to charm the household elders.

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