Oodha Oodha Oodha Poo
From Minsara Kanna · 1999
- Lyricists
- Not listed
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Minsara Kanna1999
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| ……………………………… | |
| Male | |
| Oodha oodha oodhaa poo | Oh purple, purple, purple flower! |
| Oodhum vandu oodhaa poo | The purple flower where the beetle hums! |
| Oodha oodha oodhaa poo | Oh purple, purple, purple flower! |
| Oodha kaatril modhaa poo | The flower unswayed by the chilly breeze! |
| Male | |
| Naan paartha oodhaa poovae | Oh purple flower that I gazed upon! |
| Nalam dhaanaa oodhaa poovae | Are you doing well, oh purple flower? |
| Thaen vaartha oodhaa poovae | Oh purple flower that pours sweet honey! |
| Sugam dhaanaa oodhaa poovae | Are you fine and joyful, oh purple flower? |
| Male | |
| Oodha oodha oodhaa poo | Oh purple, purple, purple flower! |
| Indrum endrum udhiraa poo | A flower that never wilts or falls, today or forever! |
| Female | |
| Oodha oodha oodhaa poo | Oh purple, purple, purple flower! |
| Oodhum vandu oodhaa poo | The purple flower where the beetle hums! |
| Oodha oodha oodhaa poo | Oh purple, purple, purple flower! |
| Oodha kaatril modhaa poo | The flower unswayed by the chilly breeze! |
| Female | |
| Nee paarthaal oodhaa poovae | If you just look at me, oh purple flower, |
| Nalam aagum oodhaa poovae | Everything will become fine, oh purple flower! |
| Thozh serthaal oodhaa poovae | If you rest on my shoulder, oh purple flower, |
| Sugam kaanum oodhaa poovae | It will find pure bliss, oh purple flower! |
| Female | |
| Oodha oodha oodhaa poo | Oh purple, purple, purple flower! |
| Unnai neengi vaazhaa poo | A flower that cannot live away from you! |
| Male | |
| Oodha oodha oodhaa poo | Oh purple, purple, purple flower! |
| Oodhum vandu oodhaa poo | The purple flower where the beetle hums! |
| Male | |
| ………………………………… | |
| Female | |
| ……………………………… | |
| Male | |
| Oodha oodha oodhaa poove | Oh purple, purple, purple flower! |
| Oodha oodha oodhaa poove | Oh purple, purple, purple flower! |
| Female | |
| ………………………………. | |
| Female | |
| Oar uyil theeti vaipen | I shall write down a legal will, |
| Naan unakaaga endru | Declaring that everything of mine belongs to you, |
| Ennuyir kooda illai ini enakaaga endru | Saying that even my life is no longer meant for myself! |
| Male | |
| Oar nedunchaalai thannai | Along a long, quiet highway, |
| Naan kadandhenae andru | When I walked across that day, |
| Ennai nizham kettadhamma | The ground asked me back then, |
| Un nizhal engu endru | 'Where is your shadow now?' |
| Female | |
| Unnil naan oru paadhiyena theriyaadho ooo | Don't you know that I am just one half of you? |
| Male | |
| Ooo anbae nee adhai solluvadhen puriyaadho oh | Oh my beloved, why don't you understand when I tell you that? |
| Female | |
| Oodhaa oodhaa oodhaa poo | Oh purple, purple, purple flower! |
| Un per thavira oodhaa poo | A flower that utters no name except yours! |
| Male | |
| Oodha oodha oodhaa poo | Oh purple, purple, purple flower! |
| Oodhum vandu oodhaa poo | The purple flower where the beetle hums! |
| Male | |
| oooo ooo ooo | Oooo ooo ooo |
| Male | |
| ……………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Un mazhai koondhal meedhu | Upon your long, rain-like dark tresses, |
| En mana poovai vaithen | I placed the gentle flower of my heart. |
| Oar uyir noolai kondu | Using a single thread made of life, |
| Iru udal sera thaithen | I stitched our two bodies together as one. |
| Male | |
| ………………………….. | |
| Female | |
| Un vizhi paarvai andru | That day, in the glance of your eyes, |
| Enai vilaipesa kanden | I saw you putting a bid to buy me. |
| Nee enai vaangum munbu | Before you could buy me, |
| Naan unai vaangi konden | I bought you for myself! |
| Male | |
| Endhan kaadhali solluvadhae ini aanai | Whatever my lover says is a command from now on! |
| Female | |
| Endrum dhaavani vendridumo oru aanai | Can a man's order ever overcome the command of a woman? |
| Male | |
| Oodha oodha oodhaa poo | Oh purple, purple, purple flower! |
| Neethaan neethaan vaada poo | You are the flower that never fades! |
| Female | |
| Oodha oodha oodhaa poo | Oh purple, purple, purple flower! |
| Oodhum vandu oodhaa poo | The purple flower where the beetle hums! |
| Oodha oodha oodhaa poo | Oh purple, purple, purple flower! |
| Oodha kaatril modhaa poo | The flower unswayed by the chilly breeze! |
| Male | |
| Naan paartha oodhaa poovae | Oh purple flower that I gazed upon! |
| Nalam dhaanaa oodhaa poovae | Are you doing well, oh purple flower? |
| Thaen vaartha oodhaa poovae | Oh purple flower that pours sweet honey! |
| Sugam dhaana oodhaa poovae | Are you fine and joyful, oh purple flower? |
| Male | |
| Oodha oodha oodhaa poo | Oh purple, purple, purple flower! |
| Indrum endrum udhiraa poo | A flower that never wilts or falls, today or forever! |
| Female | |
| Oodha oodha oodha poo mmm mm hmm | Oh purple, purple, purple flower, mmm mm hmm! |
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ஊதா ஊதா ஊதா
பூ ஊதும் வண்டு ஊதா பூ
ஊதா ஊதா ஊதா பூ ஊத
காற்றில் மோதா பூ
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
The purple flower where the beetle hums!
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
The flower unswayed by the chilly breeze!
நான் பார்த்த
ஊதா பூவே நலம் தானா
ஊதா பூவே தேன் வார்த்த
ஊதா பூவே சுகம் தானா
ஊதா பூவே
Oh purple flower that I gazed upon!
Are you doing well, oh purple flower?
Oh purple flower that pours sweet honey!
Are you fine and joyful, oh purple flower?
ஊதா ஊதா
ஊதா பூ இன்றும்
என்றும் உதிரா பூ
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
A flower that never wilts or falls, today or forever!
ஊதா ஊதா ஊதா
பூ ஊதும் வண்டு ஊதா பூ
ஊதா ஊதா ஊதா பூ ஊத
காற்றில் மோதா பூ
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
The purple flower where the beetle hums!
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
The flower unswayed by the chilly breeze!
நீ பார்த்தால்
ஊதா பூவே நலம் ஆகும்
ஊதா பூவே தோள் சேர்த்தால்
ஊதா பூவே சுகம் காணும்
ஊதா பூவே
If you just look at me, oh purple flower,
Everything will become fine, oh purple flower!
If you rest on my shoulder, oh purple flower,
It will find pure bliss, oh purple flower!
ஊதா ஊதா
ஊதா பூ உன்னை
நீங்கி வாழா பூ
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
A flower that cannot live away from you!
ஊதா ஊதா ஊதா
பூ ஊதும் வண்டு ஊதா பூ
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
The purple flower where the beetle hums!
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ஊதா ஊதா
ஊதா பூவே ஊதா
ஊதா ஊதா பூவே
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Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
ஓா் உயில் தீட்டி
வைப்பேன் நான் உனக்காக
என்று என்னுயிர் கூட இல்லை
இனி எனக்காக என்று
ஓர் நெடுஞ்சாலை
தன்னை நான் கடந்தேனே
அன்று என்னை நிலம்
கேட்டதம்மா உன் நிழல்
எங்கு என்று
I shall write down a legal will,
Declaring that everything of mine belongs to you,
Saying that even my life is no longer meant for myself!
உன்னில் நான்
ஒரு பாதியென
தெரியாதோ ஓ..
Along a long, quiet highway,
When I walked across that day,
The ground asked me back then,
'Where is your shadow now?'
ஓ அன்பே நீ
அதை சொல்லுவதேன்
புரியாதோ ஓ
Don't you know that I am just one half of you?
ஊதா ஊதா
ஊதா பூ உன் பேர்
தவிர ஊதா பூ
Oh my beloved, why don't you understand when I tell you that?
ஊதா ஊதா
ஊதா பூ ஊதும் வண்டு
ஊதா பூ
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
A flower that utters no name except yours!
ஓஓ ஓஓ ஓஓ
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
The purple flower where the beetle hums!
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Oooo ooo ooo
உன் மழை கூந்தல்
மீது என் மனப்பூவை வைத்தேன்
ஓர் உயிர் நூலை கொண்டு
இரு உடல் சேர தைத்தேன்
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Upon your long, rain-like dark tresses,
I placed the gentle flower of my heart.
Using a single thread made of life,
I stitched our two bodies together as one.
உன் விழி பார்வை
அன்று எனை விலைபேச
கண்டேன் நீ எனை வாங்கும்
முன்பு நான் உனை வாங்கி
கொண்டேன்
எந்தன் காதலி
சொல்லுவதே இனி ஆணை
That day, in the glance of your eyes,
I saw you putting a bid to buy me.
Before you could buy me,
I bought you for myself!
என்றும் தாவணி
வென்றிடுமோ ஒரு ஆணை
Whatever my lover says is a command from now on!
ஊதா ஊதா
ஊதா பூ நீதான் நீதான்
வாடா பூ
Can a man's order ever overcome the command of a woman?
ஊதா ஊதா ஊதா
பூ ஊதும் வண்டு ஊதா பூ
ஊதா ஊதா ஊதா பூ ஊத
காற்றில் மோதா பூ
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
You are the flower that never fades!
நான் பார்த்த
ஊதா பூவே நலம் தானா
ஊதா பூவே தேன் வார்த்த
ஊதா பூவே சுகம் தானா
ஊதா பூவே
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
The purple flower where the beetle hums!
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
The flower unswayed by the chilly breeze!
ஊதா ஊதா
ஊதா பூ இன்றும்
என்றும் உதிரா பூ
Oh purple flower that I gazed upon!
Are you doing well, oh purple flower?
Oh purple flower that pours sweet honey!
Are you fine and joyful, oh purple flower?
ஊதா ஊதா
ஊதா பூ ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
ஹ்ம்ம்
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
A flower that never wilts or falls, today or forever!
Oh purple, purple, purple flower, mmm mm hmm!
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Oodha oodha oodhaa poo
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
Oodhum vandu oodhaa poo
The purple flower where the beetle hums!
Oodha oodha oodhaa poo
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
Oodha kaatril modhaa poo
The flower unswayed by the chilly breeze!
Naan paartha oodhaa poovae
Oh purple flower that I gazed upon!
Nalam dhaanaa oodhaa poovae
Are you doing well, oh purple flower?
Thaen vaartha oodhaa poovae
Oh purple flower that pours sweet honey!
Sugam dhaanaa oodhaa poovae
Are you fine and joyful, oh purple flower?
Oodha oodha oodhaa poo
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
Indrum endrum udhiraa poo
A flower that never wilts or falls, today or forever!
Oodha oodha oodhaa poo
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
Oodhum vandu oodhaa poo
The purple flower where the beetle hums!
Oodha oodha oodhaa poo
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
Oodha kaatril modhaa poo
The flower unswayed by the chilly breeze!
Nee paarthaal oodhaa poovae
If you just look at me, oh purple flower,
Nalam aagum oodhaa poovae
Everything will become fine, oh purple flower!
Thozh serthaal oodhaa poovae
If you rest on my shoulder, oh purple flower,
Sugam kaanum oodhaa poovae
It will find pure bliss, oh purple flower!
Oodha oodha oodhaa poo
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
Unnai neengi vaazhaa poo
A flower that cannot live away from you!
Oodha oodha oodhaa poo
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
Oodhum vandu oodhaa poo
The purple flower where the beetle hums!
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Oodha oodha oodhaa poove
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
Oodha oodha oodhaa poove
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
……………………………….
Oar uyil theeti vaipen
I shall write down a legal will,
Naan unakaaga endru
Declaring that everything of mine belongs to you,
Ennuyir kooda illai ini enakaaga endru
Saying that even my life is no longer meant for myself!
Oar nedunchaalai thannai
Along a long, quiet highway,
Naan kadandhenae andru
When I walked across that day,
Ennai nizham kettadhamma
The ground asked me back then,
Un nizhal engu endru
'Where is your shadow now?'
Unnil naan oru paadhiyena theriyaadho ooo
Don't you know that I am just one half of you?
Ooo anbae nee adhai solluvadhen puriyaadho oh
Oh my beloved, why don't you understand when I tell you that?
Oodhaa oodhaa oodhaa poo
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
Un per thavira oodhaa poo
A flower that utters no name except yours!
Oodha oodha oodhaa poo
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
Oodhum vandu oodhaa poo
The purple flower where the beetle hums!
oooo ooo ooo
Oooo ooo ooo
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Un mazhai koondhal meedhu
Upon your long, rain-like dark tresses,
En mana poovai vaithen
I placed the gentle flower of my heart.
Oar uyir noolai kondu
Using a single thread made of life,
Iru udal sera thaithen
I stitched our two bodies together as one.
…………………………..
Un vizhi paarvai andru
That day, in the glance of your eyes,
Enai vilaipesa kanden
I saw you putting a bid to buy me.
Nee enai vaangum munbu
Before you could buy me,
Naan unai vaangi konden
I bought you for myself!
Endhan kaadhali solluvadhae ini aanai
Whatever my lover says is a command from now on!
Endrum dhaavani vendridumo oru aanai
Can a man's order ever overcome the command of a woman?
Oodha oodha oodhaa poo
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
Neethaan neethaan vaada poo
You are the flower that never fades!
Oodha oodha oodhaa poo
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
Oodhum vandu oodhaa poo
The purple flower where the beetle hums!
Oodha oodha oodhaa poo
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
Oodha kaatril modhaa poo
The flower unswayed by the chilly breeze!
Naan paartha oodhaa poovae
Oh purple flower that I gazed upon!
Nalam dhaanaa oodhaa poovae
Are you doing well, oh purple flower?
Thaen vaartha oodhaa poovae
Oh purple flower that pours sweet honey!
Sugam dhaana oodhaa poovae
Are you fine and joyful, oh purple flower?
Oodha oodha oodhaa poo
Oh purple, purple, purple flower!
Indrum endrum udhiraa poo
A flower that never wilts or falls, today or forever!
Oodha oodha oodha poo mmm mm hmm
Oh purple, purple, purple flower, mmm mm hmm!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
‘Oodha Oodha Oodha Poo’ from Minsara Kanna (1999) is an enchanting romantic duet that captures the tender, unwavering devotion between two lovers. Using the 'purple flower' as a central metaphor for rare, delicate beauty and eternal love, the song portrays a romance that withstands adversity and never fades with time. The male and female leads exchange poetic vows, highlighting how their individual identities have merged into one single soul. Throughout the track, the lyrics express deep emotional surrenders—from writing a metaphorical 'will' giving one's life to the beloved, to feeling incomplete without the partner's shadow. The song delicately balances playful affection and spiritual intimacy, concluding with the acknowledgment that love's gentle command reigns supreme over everything else.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Oodha oodha oodhaa poo”
Compares the beloved lady to a rare 'purple flower', symbolizing delicate beauty and sweetness.
Iyaipu (Rhyming End Scheme)
“Nalam dhaanaa oodhaa poovae / Sugam dhaanaa oodhaa poovae”
Repetition of identical ending refrain ('oodhaa poovae') creates musicality and rhythmic symmetry.
Personification
“Ennai nizham kettadhamma / Un nizhal engu endru”
Attributes human speech to inanimate ground ('nizham'), which asks the protagonist where his lover's shadow is.
Metaphor
“Oar uyir noolai kondu / Iru udal sera thaithen”
Love is conceptualized as a 'thread made of life' stitching two distinct bodies into a single soul.
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Trivia
Composed by Deva for the 1999 romantic comedy 'Minsara Kanna' starring Vijay and Monica, this hit track was sung by Hariharan and Harini with lyrics penned by Vaali. The phrase 'Oodha Poo' became a widespread pop-culture reference in Tamil Nadu during the late 90s, famous for its catchy tune and vibrant picturization.
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