Ale Ale
From Boys · 2003
- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Singers
- Karthik, Chitra Sivaraman
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Boys2003
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hoo oooh oooh … hoo ooh oooh | Hoo oooh oooh … hoo ooh oooh |
| Male | |
| Egiri kudhithen vaanam idithadhu | I jumped high, and the sky thundered |
| Paadhangal irandum paravaiyanadhu | Both my feet became birds |
| Viralgalin kaambil pookal muzhaithadhu | Flowers sprouted from the tips of my fingers |
| Puruvangal irangi meesai aanadhu | Eyebrows descended and became a mustache |
| Male | |
| Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale | Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale |
| Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale | Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale |
| Male | |
| Hey aanandha thanneer mondu kuzhithen | Hey, I drew water of bliss and bathed |
| Female | |
| Ovvoru parkalilum sirithen | I smiled through every single tooth |
| Male | |
| Karkandai thooki kondu nadandhen | I carried rock candy and walked |
| Oru erumbaai | Like an ant |
| Female | |
| Naan thanneeril mella mella nadandhen | I walked gently upon the water |
| Oru ilaiyaai | Like a leaf |
| Male | |
| Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale | Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale |
| Female | |
| Ale ale ale ale ale ale | Ale ale ale ale ale ale |
| Male | |
| Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale | Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale |
| Kaadhal sonna kanamae | The moment love was expressed |
| Adhu kadavulai kanda kanamae | Was the moment of beholding God |
| Kaatraai parakudhu manamae oh oh ooooh | The mind flies like the wind, oh oh ooooh |
| Male | |
| Kaatraai parakudhu manamae oh oh ooooh | The mind flies like the wind, oh oh ooooh |
| Male | |
| Narambugalil minnal nuzhaigiradhae | Lightning enters through my veins |
| Udal muzhudhum nila udhikiradhae | Moons shed all over my body |
| Female | |
| Vennilavai ivan varudiyadhum | When he caressed the full moon |
| Vinmeenaai naan sidharivitten | I scattered as stars |
| Male | |
| Oru vidhai idhayathil vizhundhadhu | A seed fell into my heart |
| Adhu thalai varai kilaigalaai mulaikiradhae | It sprouts branches all the way to my head |
| Female | |
| Ale ale ale ale ale ale | Ale ale ale ale ale ale |
| Male | |
| Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale | Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale |
| Female | |
| Kalangaadha kulam ena irundhaval | I who was like an undisturbed pond |
| Oru thavalai dhan kudhithadhum vatri vitten | Dried up completely as soon as a frog jumped in |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal sonna kanamae | The moment love was expressed |
| Adhu kadavulai kanda kanamae | Was the moment of beholding God |
| Kaatraai parakudhu manamae oh oh ooooh | The mind flies like the wind, oh oh ooooh |
| Male | |
| Kaatraai parakudhu manamae oh oh ooooh | The mind flies like the wind, oh oh ooooh |
| Male | |
| Egiri kudhithen | I jumped high |
| Female | |
| Vaanam idithadhu | The sky thundered |
| Male | |
| Paadhangal irandum | Both feet |
| Female | |
| Paravaiyanadhu | Became birds |
| Male | |
| Viralgalin kaambil | At the tips of my fingers |
| Female | |
| Pookal mulaithadhu | Flowers sprouted |
| Male | |
| Puruvangal irangi | Eyebrows descended |
| Female | |
| Meesai aanadhu | And became a mustache |
| Male | |
| Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale | Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale |
| Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale | Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale |
| Female | |
| Manal muzhudhum indru sarkaraiyaa | Is all the sand turned into sugar today? |
| Kadal muzhudhum indru kudineeraa | Is the entire sea turned into drinking water today? |
| Male | |
| Karai muzhudhum undhan suvadugalaa | Is the whole shore filled with your footprints? |
| Azhai muzhudhum undhan punnagaiyaa | Are all the ocean waves your smile? |
| Female | |
| Aaa kaagidham en mel parandhadhum | Ah, when a paper flew over me |
| Adhu kavidhai nool ena maariyadhae | It transformed into a book of poetry |
| Male | |
| Ale ale ale ale ale ale | Ale ale ale ale ale ale |
| Female | |
| Ale ale ale ale ale ale | Ale ale ale ale ale ale |
| Male | |
| Vaanavil urasiyae parandhadhum | Brushing against a rainbow as it flew |
| Indha kaakaiyum mayil ena maariyadhae | Even this crow transformed into a peacock |
| Male : Kaadhal sonna kanamae | Male : The moment love was expressed |
| Adhu kadavulai kanda kanamae | Was the moment of beholding God |
| Kaatraai parakudhu manamae oh oh ooooh | The mind flies like the wind, oh oh ooooh |
| Female | |
| ……………………………………… | ... |
ஹோ ஓஓஓஓ
ஓஓஓஓ ஹோ ஓஓஓஓ
ஓஓஓஓ
Hoo oooh oooh … hoo ooh oooh
எகிறி குதித்தேன்
வானம் இடித்தது பாதங்கள்
இரண்டும் பறவையானது
விரல்களின் காம்பில் பூக்கள்
முளைத்தது புருவங்கள்
இறங்கி மீசையானது
I jumped high, and the sky thundered
Both my feet became birds
Flowers sprouted from the tips of my fingers
Eyebrows descended and became a mustache
அலே அலே அலே
அலே அலே அலே அலே
அலே அலே அலே அலே
அலே அலே அலே அலே
அலே அலே அலே அலே
அலே
Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale
Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale
ஹே ஆனந்த
தண்ணீர் மொண்டு
குளித்தேன்
Hey, I drew water of bliss and bathed
ஒவ்வொரு
பற்களிலும் சிரித்தேன்
I smiled through every single tooth
கற்கண்டைத்
தூக்கிக் கொண்டு
நடந்தேன் ஒரு எறும்பாய்
I carried rock candy and walked
Like an ant
நான் தண்ணீரில்
மெல்ல மெல்ல நடந்தேன்
ஒரு இலையாய்
I walked gently upon the water
Like a leaf
அலே அலே அலே
அலே அலே அலே அலே
அலே அலே அலே
Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale
அலே அலே அலே
அலே அலே அலே
Ale ale ale ale ale ale
அலே அலே அலே
அலே அலே அலே அலே
அலே காதல் சொன்ன கணமே
அது கடவுளைக் கண்ட கணமே
காற்றாய் பறக்குது மனமே ஓ
ஓ ஓ
Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale
The moment love was expressed
Was the moment of beholding God
The mind flies like the wind, oh oh ooooh
ஆண் & பெண் :
காதல்
சொன்ன கணமே
அது கடவுளைக்
கண்ட கணமே
The mind flies like the wind, oh oh ooooh
காற்றாய் பறக்குது
மனமே ஓ ஓ ஓ
Lightning enters through my veins
Moons shed all over my body
............................
When he caressed the full moon
I scattered as stars
நரம்புகளில் மின்னல்
நுழைகிறதே உடல்முழுதும்
நிலா உதிக்கிறதே
A seed fell into my heart
It sprouts branches all the way to my head
வெண்ணிலவை
இவன் வருடியதும்
விண்மீனாய் நான்
சிதறிவிட்டேன்
Ale ale ale ale ale ale
ஒரு விதை
இதயத்தில் விழுந்தது
அது தலை வரை
கிளைகளாய் முளைக்கிறதே
Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale
அலே அலே அலே
அலே அலே அலே
I who was like an undisturbed pond
Dried up completely as soon as a frog jumped in
அலே அலே அலே
அலே அலே அலே அலே
The moment love was expressed
Was the moment of beholding God
The mind flies like the wind, oh oh ooooh
கலங்காத குளமென
இருந்தவள் ஒரு தவளைதான்
குதித்ததும் வற்றிவிட்டேன்
The mind flies like the wind, oh oh ooooh
காதல் சொன்ன கணமே
அது கடவுளைக் கண்ட கணமே
காற்றாய் பறக்குது மனமே ஓ
ஓ ஓ
I jumped high
ஆண் & பெண் :
காதல்
சொன்ன கணமே
அது கடவுளைக்
கண்ட கணமே
The sky thundered
காற்றாய் பறக்குது
மனமே ஓ ஓ ஓ
Both feet
எகிறி குதித்தேன்
வானம் இடித்தது
பாதங்கள் இரண்டும்
பறவையானது
விரல்களின் காம்பில்
பூக்கள் முளைத்தது
புருவங்கள் இறங்கி
மீசையானது
Became birds
அலே அலே அலே
அலே அலே அலே அலே
அலே அலே அலே அலே
அலே அலே அலே அலே
அலே அலே அலே அலே
அலே
At the tips of my fingers
.............................
Flowers sprouted
மணல்முழுதும்
இன்று சர்க்கரையா
கடல்முழுதும் இன்று
குடிநீரா
Eyebrows descended
கரைமுழுதும்
உந்தன் சுவடுகளா
அலைமுழுதும் உந்தன்
புன்னகையா
And became a mustache
ஆஆ காகிதம்
என்மேல் பறந்ததும்
அது கவிதைநூல் என
மாறியதே
Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale
Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale
அலே அலே அலே
அலே அலே அலே
Is all the sand turned into sugar today?
Is the entire sea turned into drinking water today?
அலே அலே அலே
அலே அலே அலே
Is the whole shore filled with your footprints?
Are all the ocean waves your smile?
வானவில் உரசியே
பறந்ததும் இந்த காக்கையும்
மயில் என மாறியதே
Ah, when a paper flew over me
It transformed into a book of poetry
காதல் சொன்ன கணமே
அது கடவுளைக் கண்ட கணமே
காற்றாய் பறக்குது மனமே ஓ
ஓ ஓ
Ale ale ale ale ale ale
ஆண் & பெண் :
காதல்
சொன்ன கணமே
அது கடவுளைக்
கண்ட கணமே
காற்றாய் பறக்குது
மனமே ஆஆஆ
Ale ale ale ale ale ale
.............................
Brushing against a rainbow as it flew
Even this crow transformed into a peacock
Male : The moment love was expressed
Was the moment of beholding God
The mind flies like the wind, oh oh ooooh
...
Hoo oooh oooh … hoo ooh oooh
Hoo oooh oooh … hoo ooh oooh
Egiri kudhithen vaanam idithadhu
I jumped high, and the sky thundered
Paadhangal irandum paravaiyanadhu
Both my feet became birds
Viralgalin kaambil pookal muzhaithadhu
Flowers sprouted from the tips of my fingers
Puruvangal irangi meesai aanadhu
Eyebrows descended and became a mustache
Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale
Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale
Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale
Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale
Hey aanandha thanneer mondu kuzhithen
Hey, I drew water of bliss and bathed
Ovvoru parkalilum sirithen
I smiled through every single tooth
Karkandai thooki kondu nadandhen
I carried rock candy and walked
Oru erumbaai
Like an ant
Naan thanneeril mella mella nadandhen
I walked gently upon the water
Oru ilaiyaai
Like a leaf
Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale
Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale
Ale ale ale ale ale ale
Ale ale ale ale ale ale
Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale
Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale
Kaadhal sonna kanamae
The moment love was expressed
Adhu kadavulai kanda kanamae
Was the moment of beholding God
Kaatraai parakudhu manamae oh oh ooooh
The mind flies like the wind, oh oh ooooh
Kaatraai parakudhu manamae oh oh ooooh
The mind flies like the wind, oh oh ooooh
Narambugalil minnal nuzhaigiradhae
Lightning enters through my veins
Udal muzhudhum nila udhikiradhae
Moons shed all over my body
Vennilavai ivan varudiyadhum
When he caressed the full moon
Vinmeenaai naan sidharivitten
I scattered as stars
Oru vidhai idhayathil vizhundhadhu
A seed fell into my heart
Adhu thalai varai kilaigalaai mulaikiradhae
It sprouts branches all the way to my head
Ale ale ale ale ale ale
Ale ale ale ale ale ale
Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale
Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale
Kalangaadha kulam ena irundhaval
I who was like an undisturbed pond
Oru thavalai dhan kudhithadhum vatri vitten
Dried up completely as soon as a frog jumped in
Kaadhal sonna kanamae
The moment love was expressed
Adhu kadavulai kanda kanamae
Was the moment of beholding God
Kaatraai parakudhu manamae oh oh ooooh
The mind flies like the wind, oh oh ooooh
Kaatraai parakudhu manamae oh oh ooooh
The mind flies like the wind, oh oh ooooh
Egiri kudhithen
I jumped high
Vaanam idithadhu
The sky thundered
Paadhangal irandum
Both feet
Paravaiyanadhu
Became birds
Viralgalin kaambil
At the tips of my fingers
Pookal mulaithadhu
Flowers sprouted
Puruvangal irangi
Eyebrows descended
Meesai aanadhu
And became a mustache
Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale
Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale
Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale
Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale
Manal muzhudhum indru sarkaraiyaa
Is all the sand turned into sugar today?
Kadal muzhudhum indru kudineeraa
Is the entire sea turned into drinking water today?
Karai muzhudhum undhan suvadugalaa
Is the whole shore filled with your footprints?
Azhai muzhudhum undhan punnagaiyaa
Are all the ocean waves your smile?
Aaa kaagidham en mel parandhadhum
Ah, when a paper flew over me
Adhu kavidhai nool ena maariyadhae
It transformed into a book of poetry
Ale ale ale ale ale ale
Ale ale ale ale ale ale
Ale ale ale ale ale ale
Ale ale ale ale ale ale
Vaanavil urasiyae parandhadhum
Brushing against a rainbow as it flew
Indha kaakaiyum mayil ena maariyadhae
Even this crow transformed into a peacock
Male : Kaadhal sonna kanamae
Male : The moment love was expressed
Adhu kadavulai kanda kanamae
Was the moment of beholding God
Kaatraai parakudhu manamae oh oh ooooh
The mind flies like the wind, oh oh ooooh
………………………………………
...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Ale Ale is an energetic duet from the 2003 Tamil movie Boys, capturing the euphoric, surreal feeling of adolescent love and confession. Through wild hyperbole and whimsical imagery—such as feet turning into birds, sand turning into sugar, and crows turning into peacocks—the lyrics convey how love transforms an ordinary world into a magical, divine experience. Both the male and female perspectives express the psychological and physical thrill of hearing 'I love you', equating the experience of love to encountering divinity itself.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Egiri kudhithen vaanam idithadhu / Paadhangal irandum paravaiyanadhu”
Exaggerated surreal imagery used to express overwhelming romantic excitement, such as feet turning into birds and the sky thundering upon jumping.
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Karkandai thooki kondu nadandhen / Oru erumbaai”
Explicit comparisons using 'oru erumbaai' (like an ant) and 'oru ilaiyaai' (like a leaf) to describe lightness and innocence.
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Kaadhal sonna kanamae / Adhu kadavulai kanda kanamae”
Tamil poetic rhyme where the second letter of consecutive lines match ('dha' in Kaadhal / Adhu).
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Indha kaakaiyum mayil ena maariyadhae”
Comparing a paper turning directly into a poetry book and a crow becoming a peacock upon touching a rainbow.
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Trivia
Composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics by Kabilan for Director Shankar's hit film 'Boys' (2003), this track featured youthful, experimental visuals matching Rahman's electronic pop-rock arrangements and vocal renditions by Karthik and Chitra Sivaraman.
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