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Ale Ale

From Boys · 2003

Lyricist: Kabilan
Singers: Karthik, Chitra Sivaraman
Music director: A. R. Rahman
Movie name: Boys
Movie release year: 2003
Lyrics added on: 3 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Hoo oooh oooh … hoo ooh oooh

Egiri kudhithen vaanam idithadhu

Paadhangal irandum paravaiyanadhu

Viralgalin kaambil pookal muzhaithadhu

Puruvangal irangi meesai aanadhu

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

Ovvoru parkalilum sirithen

Karkandai thooki kondu nadandhen

Oru erumbaai

Naan thanneeril mella mella nadandhen

Oru ilaiyaai

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Ale ale ale ale ale ale

Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale

Kaadhal sonna kanamae

Adhu kadavulai kanda kanamae

Kaatraai parakudhu manamae oh oh ooooh

Kaatraai parakudhu manamae oh oh ooooh

Narambugalil minnal nuzhaigiradhae

Udal muzhudhum nila udhikiradhae

Vennilavai ivan varudiyadhum

Vinmeenaai naan sidharivitten

Oru vidhai idhayathil vizhundhadhu

Adhu thalai varai kilaigalaai mulaikiradhae

Ale ale ale ale ale ale

Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale

Kalangaadha kulam ena irundhaval

Oru thavalai dhan kudhithadhum vatri vitten

Kaadhal sonna kanamae

Adhu kadavulai kanda kanamae

Kaatraai parakudhu manamae oh oh ooooh

Kaatraai parakudhu manamae oh oh ooooh

Egiri kudhithen

Vaanam idithadhu

Paadhangal irandum

Paravaiyanadhu

Viralgalin kaambil

Pookal mulaithadhu

Puruvangal irangi

Meesai aanadhu

Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale

Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale

Manal muzhudhum indru sarkaraiyaa

Kadal muzhudhum indru kudineeraa

Karai muzhudhum undhan suvadugalaa

Azhai muzhudhum undhan punnagaiyaa

Aaa kaagidham en mel parandhadhum

Adhu kavidhai nool ena maariyadhae

Ale ale ale ale ale ale

Ale ale ale ale ale ale

Vaanavil urasiyae parandhadhum

Indha kaakaiyum mayil ena maariyadhae

Male : Kaadhal sonna kanamae

Adhu kadavulai kanda kanamae

Kaatraai parakudhu manamae oh oh ooooh

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Hoo oo-oh oo-oh... hoo ooh oo-oh

I jumped up high and hit the sky

Both my feet turned into birds

Flowers blossomed at the tips of my fingers

My eyebrows slid down and became a mustache

Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale

Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale

Hey, I scooped up water of joy and bathed in it

I smiled with every single tooth

I carried a crystal of sugar and walked

like an ant

I drifted softly across the water

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

The moment love was confessed,

was the moment I saw God

My heart flies free like the wind, oh oh oh-oh

My heart flies free like the wind, oh oh oh-oh

Lightning courses through my veins

Moonlight showers all over my body

When he gently caressed the pale moon,

I scattered into shining stars

A seed fell into my heart,

and branches sprouted all the way to my head

Ale ale ale ale ale ale

Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale

I used to be like a calm, undisturbed pond,

but the moment a frog leaped in, I dried up completely

The moment love was confessed,

was the moment I saw God

My heart flies free like the wind, oh oh oh-oh

My heart flies free like the wind, oh oh oh-oh

I jumped up high,

and hit the sky

Both my feet

turned into birds

At the tips of my fingers,

flowers blossomed

My eyebrows slid down,

and became a mustache

Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale

Ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale ale

Has all the sand turned to sugar today?

Has the whole ocean turned into sweet drinking water today?

Is the entire shore covered in your footprints?

Does every crashing wave carry your smile?

Ah, when a scrap of paper drifted onto me,

it turned into a book of poetry!

Ale ale ale ale ale ale

Ale ale ale ale ale ale

Brushing against the rainbow as it flew,

even this crow turned into a peacock!

The moment love was confessed,

was the moment I saw God

My heart flies free like the wind, oh oh oh-oh

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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.

Did you know?

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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