Explaining ‘ahlelele ahlelas’ TikTok sound people are using to make Dejon Love Island memes

TikTok is currently full of the haunting sound “ahlelele ahlelas” – and it’s being used to make many memes, but if your feed is anything like mine those memes will mostly be weird edits of Dejon from Love Island. It’s one of the most random sounds in ages and now it’s just absolutely dominating thanks to its connection to Dejon – and everyone asking if he’s heard the sound or seen the edits. The videos are all mostly used to show Dejon being confused or fuming that his “plan” to win with Meg has failed and he had to say goodbye to that Love Island £50K – but here’s the origin of the “ahlelele ahlelas” TikTok sound and what it actually means.

Here’s where that sound comes from

@amzinuryard Vid creds:@randomclipsdaily15 #loveisland #dejon #dejonandmeg #mugandmustard #mustard #dejondebt #wereboyfriendngirlfriendnow #loveisland25 ♬ Ahlelele Ahlelas Scary – bariszortik

If you’ve been on TikTok in the past few weeks, you’ve probably heard someone (or something) going “ahlelele ahlelas” while a fish with massive bug eyes flaps about on screen. The nonsense phrase has taken over people’s FYP, usually slapped over clips of fish swimming weirdly, pulling bizarre faces, or … Dejon. It’s become associated with brainrot content.

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The phrase actually comes from Ma Tnsani by VANCO featuring AYA, an Afro House track with melodic vocals and electronic beats. In the original song, the line is sung with a rhythmic, Arabic-influenced flair that clearly lodged itself in people’s heads. But TikTok being TikTok, someone isolated the snippet, slapped a distorted male voice over it, and re-uploaded it as a standalone sound in July 2025. That cursed version, the one you’ve been hearing non-stop.

What’s Dejon got to do with it?

@colacool67 just dejons daily thoughts #aheleahelas #dejon #mustarddejon #dejonmustard #fyp #loveisland #trending #dejononlywantingmoney ♬ Ahlelele Ahlelas Scary – bariszortik

There are basically now loads of videos of Dejon looking over it on Love Island, with the ahlelele ahlelas TikTok sound edited over the top.

@jack.sglt Genius whoever sat Dejon here 😂😂😂😂 #loveisland #loveislanduk ♬ Ahlelele Ahlelas Scary – bariszortik

It’s all extremely chaotic, as you might expect.

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