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Lyrics & meaning

Indiran Alle

From V.I.P · 1997

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Anupama Dominic, Sipra Bose
Music director
Ranjit Barot
Details
V.I.P1997

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Indhiran allaHe is not Lord Indra
Manmadhan allaHe is not Lord Manmatha
Chandhiran allaHe is not the Moon god
Ivan antha aan ena sollaHow do I describe this ultimate man?
Female
En vetkam vaanavil aanathuMy shyness transformed into a colorful rainbow
En arumbugal malaraal aanadhuMy unblown buds bloomed into flowers
YaarivanWho is this man?
En peyarae kavidhaiyaagaAs my very name turned into poetry
En ilamai nanaithu pogaWhile my youth gets thoroughly drenched
Chorus :Intha boomikku vanthaChorus: The one who came to this earth
Female :Oru murai orae oru muraiFemale: Just once, only once
Evan ennai paarthaalIf he looks at me
Chorus
Yeh yeh yehhhhhYeh yeh yehhhhh
Yeh yehhhhYeh yehhhh
Chorus
Ivan paarthaalIf he looks at me
Nenjam miss miss aagumMy heart misses a beat
Love graphics odumGraphics of love run through my mind
Ivan vaarthaiHis spoken word
Pudhu dhesiya geethamIs like a new national anthem
Teen age-in paadamA lesson for the teenage years
Female
Hostelil ellaamIn every hostel room
Ivanathu padangalae irukkumOnly his pictures will hang
Nenaikkum bothaeJust by thinking of him
Ragasiya vaasam adikkumA secret fragrance wafts around
Raathiri ellaamThroughout the whole night
Ada ilamai pasikkumAh, youthful desire craves
Ilamai pasikkumYouthful desire craves
Ivanathu ninaivae thinamumHis memory every single day
Unavaai irukkumBecomes my nourishment
Female
Malar penmaiA woman's tender, blossoming self
Adhai mella theerkum naalThe day that gently fulfills her
Vidinthathum kalaippaalAt dawn, exhausted with fatigue
Nooru mutham nidhamA hundred kisses every day
Tharugida vandhaanHe came to bestow upon me
Engengoo nadanthaanHe wandered all over
Female
Aaa…..aaa….aaa…Aaa...aaa...aaa...
Aaa….aaa….aaa….Aaa...aaa...aaa...
Aaa….aaa….aa….Aaa...aaa...aa...
Chorus
Malarthottam adhilInto the flower garden
Puyalaaga vandhaanHe entered like a storm
Pala pookkal koithaanAnd plucked many flowers
Iravellaam avanAll through the night, he
Kanavaaga vandhaanAppeared in my dreams
Suga leelai seidhaan……And indulged in blissful romantic play...
Female :Aaa…aaa…aa….Female: Aaa...aaa...aa...
Aaa…aaa…..aa….aaa…aa….Aaa...aaa...aa...aaa...aa...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Indhiran Alla from the movie V.I.P (1997) is a sensual and youth-centric track expressing a young woman's passionate infatuation and idealization of her lover. She asserts that he surpasses legendary figures like Indra, Manmatha, and Chandran, depicting his charm as something capable of transforming her emotions into rainbows and blooming flowers. His mere presence makes her heart skip a beat and fills her imagination with modern visions of romance. The lyrics combine classical Tamil romantic tropes—such as flower gardens, secret fragrances, and storm metaphors—with trendy 90s youth references like teenage lessons and hostel posters. Overall, it captures the heady, intoxicating rush of youthful desire and fantasy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Rhyme (இயைபு அணி)

Indhiran alla / Manmadhan alla / Chandhiran alla

Repetition of 'alla' at the end of consecutive opening lines creates a rhythmic refrain.

Metaphor (உருவகம்)

En vetkam vaanavil aanathu

Compares female shyness directly to a colorful rainbow.

Hyperbole (உயர்வுநவற்சி அணி)

Ivan vaarthai Pudhu dhesiya geetham

Exaggerates the hero's charisma by stating his word is like a national anthem and his posters fill every hostel.

Metaphor (உருவகம்)

Malarthottam adhil Puyalaaga vandhaan

Compares the hero entering her romantic life to a storm sweeping through a garden of flowers.

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Trivia

V.I.P (1997) featured music composed by Ranjit Barot, a prominent Indian drummer and composer, marking a rare full soundtrack contribution by him in Tamil cinema. Lyricist Vairamuthu cleverly blended traditional Tamil poetry imagery (blooming flowers, night dreams) with 90s modern pop-culture slang like 'love graphics' and 'hostel posters'.

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