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Lyrics & meaning

Bale Bale Bale

From Baahubali 2 : The Conclusion · 2017

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Mounima, M. M. Keeravani, Daler Mehndi
Music director
M. M. Keeravani
Details
Baahubali 2 : The Conclusion2017

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Balae balae balae baahubaliBravo, bravo, bravo, Baahubali!
Bayam indri paayum puliA pouncing tiger without fear!
Chorus
Hey..hey ..hey…heyHey..hey..hey...hey!
Male
Balae balae balae baahubaliBravo, bravo, bravo, Baahubali!
Bayam indri paayum puliA pouncing tiger without fear!
Adi idi vedi melathai kizhiStrike and tear open the drums like thunder and fireworks!
Koottaali…My comrade...
Thuyaram ellaam uthirattumaeMay all sorrows fall away,
Dhisai ettum athirattumaeMay all eight directions tremble!
Chorus
Seesaa neppikkoFill up the bottle!
Bothaiya manasula appikkoSmear the excitement onto your mind!
Kaasaa allikkoScoop up the money!
Vaanatha udachida thullikkoJump high enough to shatter the sky!
Dhoosaa thattikkoBrush off the dust!
Megatha thalappaa kattikkoTie the clouds as a turban!
Raasa vanthaachaeThe King has arrived!
Avaraiyum aada sethukkoInclude him too in the dance!
Female
Veroruthi vazhiyae vandhaaiYou came through another woman's womb,
En uyir nee… aanaaiYet you became my very life...
Maarbu naan kondathaeI have this chest,
Undu nee thuyilavooFor you to eat and sleep upon,
Kandu naan magizhavaeFor my eyes to watch and rejoice...
Vizhigalooo….These eyes...
Chorus
Malai ena thottu paarthorThose who touched and felt him like a mountain,
SolvaaraeWill speak of it!
Puyal ena kandorThose who saw him like a storm,
ThigaippaaraeWill be stunned!
Idi ena kaathil kettorThose who heard his name like thunder in their ears,
SolvaaraeWill speak of it!
Arinthavar baahubaliThose who truly know him,
EnbaaraeWill call him Baahubali!
Male
Porkalathil theeyaavaanOn the battlefield, he becomes fire!
Thaai madiyil poovaavaanIn his mother's lap, he becomes a flower!
Aandavanae aanaiyittumEven if God Himself commands,
Thaai itta kottaiThe line drawn by his mother,
Thaandida maattaanHe will never cross!
Chorus
Seesaa neppikkoFill up the bottle!
Bothaiya manasula appikkoSmear the excitement onto your mind!
Kaasaa allikkoScoop up the money!
Vaanatha udachida thullikkoJump high enough to shatter the sky!
Seesaa neppikkoFill up the bottle!
Neruppena nee pathikkoCatch fire like a flame!
Bothaiya manasula appikkoSmear the excitement onto your mind!
Muzhu nelava nee ethikkoAccept yourself as the full moon!
Chorus
Seesaa neppikkoFill up the bottle!
Bothaiya manasula appikkoSmear the excitement onto your mind!
Kaasaa allikkoScoop up the money!
Vaanatha udachida thullikkoJump high enough to shatter the sky!
Dhoosaa thattikkoBrush off the dust!
Megatha thalappaa kattikkoTie the clouds as a turban!
Raasa vanthaachaeThe King has arrived!
Avaraiyum aada sethukkoInclude him too in the dance!
Chorus
Seesaa neppikkoFill up the bottle!
Bothaiya manasula appikkoSmear the excitement onto your mind!
Male
Balae balae balae baahubaliBravo, bravo, bravo, Baahubali!
Bayam indri paayum puliA pouncing tiger without fear!
Adi idi vedi melathai kizhiStrike and tear open the drums like thunder and fireworks!
Male
Balae balae balae baahubaliBravo, bravo, bravo, Baahubali!
Bayam indri paayum puliA pouncing tiger without fear!
Adi idi vedi melathai kizhiStrike and tear open the drums like thunder and fireworks!
Koottaali…My comrade...
Thuyaram ellaam uthirattumaeMay all sorrows fall away,
Dhisai ettum athirattumaeMay all eight directions tremble!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Bale Bale Bale Baahubali (the Tamil version of Saaho Re Baahubali) is a grand celebratory anthem praising the heroic qualities, supreme power, and noble character of Amarendra Baahubali. The people of Mahishmati celebrate his arrival with intense music and dance, comparing his strength to mountains, thunder, and storms, and his bravery to a pouncing tiger. Beyond his physical prowess, the song highlights his profound devotion to his mother figure, Queen Sivagami. Though not born from her womb, Baahubali is cherished as her own life. In turn, his loyalty is absolute; he is described as fierce as fire on the battlefield yet soft as a flower in his mother's lap, sworn never to cross any boundary set by her word.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Bayam indri paayum puli

Compares Baahubali's fearless charge to a pouncing tiger.

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Porkalathil theeyaavaan / Thaai madiyil poovaavaan

Contrasts his dual nature—a raging fire on the battlefield and a gentle flower in his mother's lap.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Vaanatha udachida thullikko / Megatha thalappaa kattikko

Exaggerates celebratory joy by asking people to jump high enough to break the sky and wear clouds as turbans.

Emonai / Monai (Alliteration)

Seesaa neppikko / Bothaiya manasula appikko

Rhythmic repetition of 'Seesaa', 'Bothaiya', 'Kaasaa' driving the high-energy chorus cadence.

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Trivia

Composed by M. M. Keeravani with Tamil lyrics written by Madhan Karky, this song serves as the epic opening track of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017). Sung by Daler Mehndi, M. M. Keeravani, and Sunitha, the sequence visually captures Queen Sivagami walking barefoot carrying a sacred fire pot during the festival while Amarendra Baahubali protects her step-by-step.

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