Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Lyrics & meaning

Cool Dude

From Driver Jamuna · 2022

Lyricist
A. Pa. Raja
Singer
Vishnupriya Ravi
Music director
Ghibran
Details
Driver Jamuna2022

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Bhimbili bhikka bhikka peepiBhimbili bhikka bhikka peepi (playful brass/horn sounds)
Life-la tension yaendi cool dudeWhy tension in life, cool dude?
Female
Bucket chicken konjam coffeeA bucket of chicken and a little coffee,
Sappittu sleep-pa podu cool dudeEat up and go to sleep, cool dude!
Female
Boybestie intro tharum poodhuWhen introducing your male bestie,
Chat panna paiyan vandha cool dudeIf the boy you are chatting with turns up, cool dude!
Female
Interval-la light-a podum podhuWhen lights turn on during movie interval,
“Ex”-oda face-a paartha cool dudeIf you spot your ex-partner's face, cool dude!
Female
Romance scene-a deep-pa parthaIf you watch a romantic scene intensely,
Family unnai muraikkumYour family will glare at you!
History delete pannum podhuWhen you are deleting browser history,
Sister vanthu midhikkumYour sister comes and kicks you!
Female
Iyaiyoo iyaiyooOh dear! Oh dear!
Haiyo haiyop haiyoOh my! Oh my god!
Matittu nikkuraenI'm stuck in a mess!
Haiyo haiyop haiyoOh my! Oh my god!
Iyaiyoo iyaiyooOh dear! Oh dear!
Haiyo haiyop haiyoOh my! Oh my god!
Heart-la thikkuraenMy heart is stuttering!
Haiyo haiyop haiyoOh my! Oh my god!
Female
Iyaiyoo iyaiyooOh dear! Oh dear!
Haiyo haiyop haiyoOh my! Oh my god!
Matittu nikkuraenI'm stuck in a mess!
Haiyo haiyop haiyoOh my! Oh my god!
Iyaiyoo iyaiyooOh dear! Oh dear!
Haiyo haiyop haiyoOh my! Oh my god!
Heart-la thikkuraenMy heart is stuttering!
Haiyo haiyop haiyoOh my! Oh my god!
Female
Cuckoo cuckoo engeyo oduraenCuckoo cuckoo, I'm running somewhere!
Ippo ippo kannula kalangurenNow, now my eyes are welling up with tears!
Eththo eththo kaalaala thavurenStruggling somehow on my feet!
Yei yei yei yeahHey, hey, hey, yeah!
Female
Cuckoo cuckoo engeyo oduraenCuckoo cuckoo, I'm running somewhere!
Ippo ippo kannula kalangurenNow, now my eyes are welling up with tears!
Eththo eththo kaalaala thavurennStruggling somehow on my feet!
Yei yei yei yeahHey, hey, hey, yeah!
Female
Mokkaiya podum lecture parthaWhen you see a boring lecture happening,
Doubt-nu book-a kaattu cool dudePretend to ask a doubt and show your book, cool dude!
Female
Family group-il advice pottaWhen someone posts advice in the family group,
Takkunnu mema neettu cool dudeInstantly send a meme, cool dude!
Female
Examil bit adikkum neramJust as you cheat using a bit paper in the exam,
Speedaga kaaththadikkum cool dudeA strong gust of wind blows it away, cool dude!
Female
Midnight-il chatting odumpodhuWhile chatting late at midnight,
Appa-vin message varum cool dudeA message from dad pops up, cool dude!
Female
Neighbour-u paiyan sight-ta pottaIf the neighbour boy checks you out,
Kumuru kanji unakkuYou get hit with trouble!
Female
Phone-oda gallery-a parthaIf anyone checks your phone gallery,
Jinjinnu jinu jinukkuEverything glitters and shivers with shock!
Female
Iyaiyoo iyaiyooOh dear! Oh dear!
Haiyo haiyop haiyoOh my! Oh my god!
Matittu nikkuraenI'm stuck in a mess!
Haiyo haiyop haiyoOh my! Oh my god!
Iyaiyoo iyaiyooOh dear! Oh dear!
Haiyo haiyop haiyoOh my! Oh my god!
Heart-la thikkuraenMy heart is stuttering!
Haiyo haiyop haiyoOh my! Oh my god!
Female
Cuckoo cuckoo engeyo oduraenCuckoo cuckoo, I'm running somewhere!
Ippo ippo kannula kalangurenNow, now my eyes are welling up with tears!
Eththo eththo kaalaala thavurenStruggling somehow on my feet!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This upbeat and humorous track captures the relatable, chaotic everyday moments faced by modern youth. From awkward encounters with exes in movie theaters and getting caught deleting phone history, to midnight family group advice and exam cheating disasters, the song lightheartedly counsels the listener to stay 'cool' despite life's silly traps and panics.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Repetition / Chorus Refrain

Life-la tension yaendi cool dude

The repeated catchphrase 'cool dude' and exclamations 'Haiyo haiyop haiyo' create a rhythmic, catchy refrain representing comic panic.

Onomatopoeia

Bhimbili bhikka bhikka peepi

Use of playful sound words like 'Bhimbili bhikka bhikka peepi' and 'Jinjinnu jinu jinukku' to evoke lighthearted chaos and brassy sound effects.

Tanglish / Code-Mixing

Boybestie intro tharum poodhu

Blending Tamil grammar with modern English slang (cool dude, boybestie, gallery, lecture, bit) to reflect youth culture.

Did you know?

Trivia

Composed by Ghibran for the Aishwarya Rajesh starrer 'Driver Jamuna' (2022), this song playfully captures Gen-Z lifestyle anxieties using contemporary Tanglish lyrics by A. Pa. Raja and energetic vocals by Vishnupriya Ravi.

Keep listening

More from Driver Jamuna