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Ayalaa Ayalaa

From Ayalaan · 2020

Lyricist
Vivek
Singers
Naresh Iyer, Hriday Gattani
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Ayalaan
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
22 Nov 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ayalaa nee ayalaa
Hei ayalaa ayalaa
Ayalaa nee ayalaa
Hei ayalaa ayalaa
Ayalaa nee ayalaa
Hei ayalaa ayalaa
Chikki bikki petu kutti
Planet thaaviye vandhaan
Paavam indha alien vasi
Namma kitta maattikkittaan
Saturn oda ring thaandi
Style la bhoomikku vandhaan
Namm oru speedu breaker
Thandubothu nattukkitttaan
Oora suththi paarthaan
Vappaththil trouser verthaan
Idhu sooryana bhoomiya nu
Doubtu aaguraan
Population paarthaan
Evala nu enni serthaan
Avan mathsil number illa
Shock aaguraan
Inga trafficil
Rendu vandi muttikkittaa
Ninnu bad wordsah
Notes eduththaan…
Manusa kuttiya satunu paarthaa
Nee tappunu olinjikkanum
Un neckula sangili maatti
Viththai kaattiduvaan purunjukkanum
Nee kannai moodi
Sky ai paarthu ukkaarndhinna
Poye pochu
Alienaar kovil katti
Kaasey podum ooru
Inge yaarukkume friendey illa
Kooda varum phoneu tholla
Akkam pakkam veedu kooda
Other planet paaru
Therdhal varumbodhu
Thalai kaatti apeetaagum
Karai vetti ellaarum alien thaan
Neeye betteru
Vera mozhi heroine
Vettrulaga alieno
Vandhavarai vaazha vaippom
Bambil nilluppa…
Voter id illaamale
Vote kooda podalaame
Engalil nee
Oruththanthan paarapaa
Twitter dp onnu podalaam
Social message
Solli trend aalaam
En vazhkai azhaagaachu
Unnaala colour aachu
Hey sutti payala nee ayalan
Oril evlo planets yen
Vinnaithaandi vandhu
Inga gudicha neeye
Vera yendha grahaththilum
Namma tamizha pola
Mozhiye illaiyaame…
Ayala, you are Ayala!
Hey Ayala, Ayala!
Ayala, you are Ayala!
Hey Ayala, Ayala!
Ayala, you are Ayala!
Hey Ayala, Ayala!
A cute, tiny little creature,
He came hopping across planets!
Poor alien fellow,
He got stuck with us!
Crossing the rings of Saturn,
He landed in style on Earth!
When crossing one of our speed bumps,
He tripped and fell flat on his face!
He looked around the town,
And sweat through his pants in the heat!
Wondering if this was the Sun or the Earth,
He got totally confused!
He looked at our population,
And tried counting how many we are,
But his math ran out of numbers,
And he went into shock!
Here in our traffic,
When two vehicles bumped into each other,
He stood there taking notes
On all the curse words!
The moment you spot a human,
You must quickly run and hide!
They will chain your neck
And make you do street tricks, understand!
If you close your eyes
And sit staring at the sky,
That is it, game over!
They will build a temple for 'Lord Alien'
And toss money at you—that is this town!
Nobody here has real friends anymore,
Just an annoying phone tagging along!
Even the house next door
Looks like another planet!
When elections come around,
Those who show their faces and vanish—
All those politicians in bordered dhotis are aliens too!
You are way better than them!
Whether it is an actress from another state,
Or an alien from another world,
We welcome everyone and let them thrive!
Come on, stand in line at the water pump!
Even without a voter ID,
You can easily cast a vote here!
Look, you are
Just one of us!
We can put your photo as our Twitter profile picture,
Share a social message,
And make it trend!
My life has turned beautiful,
It has become colorful because of you!
Hey naughty little boy, you are an alien!
With so many planets in the universe,
Why did you cross the skies
And come settle down right here?
Because on no other planet,
Is there a language
Quite like our Tamil, they say!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Ayalaa' from the movie 'Ayalaan' is a lighthearted and satirical song composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics by Vivek. It marks the arrival of an extra-terrestrial visitor on Earth and explores his humorous encounters with daily life in Tamil Nadu. The song contrasts the alien's advanced cosmic background with human oddities—ranging from extreme weather and chaotic traffic to smartphone addiction, political hypocrisy, and social media obsession. Through playful warmth, the lyrics highlight the famous Tamil hospitality ('Vandhavarai Vaazha Vaippom'), welcoming the alien into the human fold as one of their own, while boasting about the unparalleled uniqueness of the Tamil language across all planets.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Satire / Irony

“Karai vetti ellaarum alien thaan / Neeye betteru”

Compares corrupt politicians who disappear after elections to real aliens, humorously declaring that the actual alien is far better than them.

Iyai bu (Rhyme)

“Manusa kuttiya satunu paarthaa / Nee tappunu olinjikkanum”

Uses rhyming rhythmic sound words like 'satunu' and 'tappunu' to create a catchy, fast-paced cadence suitable for a comic sci-fi tone.

Hyperbole

“Alienaar kovil katti / Kaasey podum ooru”

Exaggerates the local tendency to build temples and collect money for virtually anything unusual that falls from the sky.

Personification

“Kooda varum phoneu tholla”

Treats smartphones as annoying living companions that follow people everywhere instead of real human friends.

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Trivia

'Ayalaan' features one of Indian cinema's first full-length CGI alien lead characters. A. R. Rahman crafted a quirky synth-pop soundtrack blending futuristic soundscapes with local Tamil folk rhythms.

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