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Alai Alai Alai

From Koogle Kuttappa · 2021

Lyricist
Ghibran
Singers
G. V. Prakash Kumar, Deepthi Suresh
Music director
Ghibran
Movie name
Koogle Kuttappa
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
28 Nov 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Alai alai alai alaiyena unnai kanden
Karai karai kadarkarai ena kaadhal konden
Tholai tholai tholai tholaivinil nenjam vaithen
Adhai adhai unadhalaigalil meendum kanden
Kuril kuril ena vazhnthenae thanthani aalaai
Nedil nedil ena aanenae nee en thunaikaalaai
Azhagae alaiyae ethirpaara ooru nerathil
En kaalgal izhupathu yen
Kilinjalilae kilinjal ondru urasidum osaigal
Idhayathilae idhayathilae ketkirenae
Mugil kulungi mugil kulungi veezhndhidum thooralaai
Alaikadalae unadhudalil veezhgiren veezhgiren
Aazhamaai unnilae veezhigirenae
Alai alai alai alaiyena paaindhen anbae
Karai kaarai kadarkarai unil saaindhen anbae
Tholai tholai nedun tholaivinil thondri vandhen
Nuraiyudan manal madiyinil ennai thandhen
Vazhi thavari sendrenae thananthani meenaai
Unai unai vazhi kettenae neeyae vazhi aanaai
Kanavae karaiyae ini eppodhum ennaalum
En vaazhvil vidumuraiyae
Kilinjalilae kilinjal ondru urasidum osaigal
Idhayathilae idhayathilae ketkirenae
Mugil kulungi mugil kulungi veezhndhidum thooralaai
Manal madiyil oru nodiyil veezhgiren veezhgiren
Aazhamaai unnilae veezhigirenae
Hooo eezhathin poongaatru indru
En meedhu modhi chella
Female :Hoo oo pogindra podhendhan marbil
Un perai theeti chella
Hey hey thamizhai suvaikka
Thavam kidandha kaadhilae
Thaen tamil paadalaaai thondrinaayae
Kilinjalilae kilinjal ondru urasidum osaigal
Idhayathilae idhayathilae ketkirenae
Female :Iyanthirangal naduvinilae
Enai marandha podhilae
Uyir thunaiyaai uyir thunaiyaai
Thondrinaai thondrinaai
Thozhanaai thozhanaai thondrinaayae
Alai alai alai alaiyena paaindhen anbae
Male :Karai kaarai kadarkarai inil saaindhen anbae
Female :Tholai tholai nedun tholaivinil thondri vandhen
Male :Nuraiyudan manal madiyinil ennai thandhen
Vazhi thavari sendrenae thananthani meenaai
Male :Unai unai vazhi kettenae neeyae vazhi aanaai
Both :Kanavae karaiyae ini eppodhum ennaalum
En vaazhvil vidumuraiyae
Kilinjalilae kilinjal ondru urasidum osaigal
Idhayathilae idhayathilae ketkirenae
Male :Mugil kulungi mugil kulungi veezhndhidum thooralaai
Manal madiyil oru nodiyil veezhgiren veezhgiren
Female :Aazhamaai unnilae veezhigirenae
Kaadhalaai thondrinaai….kaadhalaai thondrinaai
I saw you like wave after wave
I fell in love, as if I were the seashore
I had left my heart far, far away
And I found it again within your waves
I lived all alone, small like a short vowel
I became complete and long when you became my companion
My beauty, my wave, at an unexpected moment
Why do you pull at my feet?
Like the sound of seashells brushing against each other,
I hear it deep inside my heart
Like a drizzle falling from shivering clouds,
O wavy sea, I fall into your embrace, I fall
I fall deeply into you
I rushed forward like wave after wave, my love
I rested against you, my seashore, my love
I arrived, traveling from a long, long distance
With sea foam, I surrendered myself onto the sandy lap
I lost my way like a lonely fish
I asked you the way, and you became my path
O dream, O shore, from now on and forever,
Every day in my life is a holiday
Like the sound of seashells brushing against each other,
I hear it deep inside my heart
Like a drizzle falling from shivering clouds,
In a single moment, I fall onto the sandy lap, I fall
I fall deeply into you
Oh, as the gentle breeze of Eelam today
Sweeps softly against me,
Female: Oh, as it passes across my chest,
It writes your name
Hey hey, to savor the sweetness of Tamil,
In the ears that waited so long,
You appeared like a sweet, honeyed Tamil song
Like the sound of seashells brushing against each other,
I hear it deep inside my heart
Female: In the midst of all these machines,
When I had forgotten myself,
As my soulmate, as my life partner,
You appeared, you appeared
You appeared as a dear friend
I rushed forward like wave after wave, my love
Male: I rested against you, my seashore, my love
Female: I arrived, traveling from a long, long distance
Male: With sea foam, I surrendered myself onto the sandy lap
I lost my way like a lonely fish
Male: I asked you the way, and you became my path
Both: O dream, O shore, from now on and forever,
Every day in my life is a holiday
Like the sound of seashells brushing against each other,
I hear it deep inside my heart
Male: Like a drizzle falling from shivering clouds,
In a single moment, I fall onto the sandy lap, I fall
Female: I fall deeply into you
You appeared as love... you appeared as love
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Alai Alai is a romantic song from Koogle Kuttappa that beautifully uses the imagery of the sea, waves, rain, and shells to symbolize love and companionship. The lyrics draw a parallel between the eternal dynamic of ocean waves meeting the shore and two souls finding warmth and direction in each other's presence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (உருவகம்)

Kuril kuril ena vazhnthenae thanthani aalaai / Nedil nedil ena aanenae nee en thunaikaalaai

Compares an incomplete individual to a short vowel (Kuril) who becomes a long vowel (Nedil) when joined by a supporting diacritic symbol (Thunaikkaal), symbolizing how love completes a person.

Anaphora / Repetition (அடுக்குத்தொடர்)

Alai alai alai alaiyena unnai kanden

Repetition of words like 'Alai' (wave) and 'Tholai' (distance) to emphasize rhythmic movement and emotional intensity.

Rhyme / Assonance (எதுகை / மோனை)

Kilinjalilae kilinjal ondru urasidum osaigal / Idhayathilae idhayathilae ketkirenae

Use of matching sound structures across lines such as 'Kilinjalilae' and 'Idhayathilae' to enhance the musical quality of the verse.

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Trivia

Koogle Kuttappa is the official Tamil remake of the acclaimed 2019 Malayalam movie Android Kunjappan Version 5.25. The song Alai Alai features vocals by composer-actor G.V. Prakash Kumar alongside singer Deepthi Suresh.

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