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Lyrics & meaning

I’m So Cool

From Kaaki Sattai · 2015

Lyricist
Arunraja Kamaraj
Singers
Sivakarthikeyan, Anirudh Ravichander
Music director
Anirudh Ravichander
Movie name
Kaaki Sattai
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
26 Aug 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Anbae anbae… kaadhal varudhae
Siren kooda song-ah varudhae
Un pinnae heart-u varudhae
Adhu kooda beatum varudhu
Tubelighta pola pechum
Thikki varudhae
One way-la beauty varudhae
Run way-la scooty varudhae
No entry pottu
Oru heart-u
Strictaa varudhae
Yeah… wow
What a music ..
Aaaaahhhhhh
I am so cool..
{Baby honey sweet pie
Never wanna see u cry
If that happens I will die
Baby honey sweet pie} (2)
Kokki potuthaan
Sikka vachchitaa
Sokki thavikkuren baby
6th sense-la sticker otti nee
Katti podura lady
Chokka paakkura
Nekka pesura
Taekka kodukkura baby
Taakka pottu thaan
Kaakkaa pudikkura
Confirm pannu en baby
Yeah… wow
What a music ..
Aaaaahhhhhh
I am so cool…
I am so cool…
I am so cool…
………………………………….
Let us discuss
The problem
Faced by youth of the nation
Nation …nation nation nation nation
Youth of the nation
Youth of the nation
La la la laalaa
La la la laalaaa
La la la laalaaa
La la la laalaaa…..
Looku viduveeenga
Chorus :La la la laalaa
Male :Lighta sirippeenga
Chorus :La la la laalaa
Male :Aasa kaattiyae
Chorus :La la la laalaa
Male :Pesi kolluveenga
Chorus :La la la laa
Close-u aanadhum
Chorus :La la la laalaa
Male :Love a sollitaa
Chorus :La la la laalaa
Male :Best friend-nu
Chorus :La la la laalaa
Male :Bulty adippeenga
Chorus :La la la laa
Aiyyo ayyayyoo
Kaadhal poiyoo
Therinjae adha
Thiruppithaan pannura
Boysu haiyyoo….
Looku viduveeenga
Lighta sirippeenga
Funnu koduppeenga…aaahhaa….
Kokki potuthaan…kokki potuthaan
Sikka vachchitaa…sikka vachchitaa
Taakkaa pottuthaan …taakkaa pottuthaan
Kokki potuthaan
Sikka vachchitaa
Sokki thavikkuren baby
6th sense-la sticker otti nee
Katti podura lady
Chokka paakkura
Nekka pesura
Taekka kodukkura baby
Taakka pottu thaan
Kaakkaa pudikkura
Confirm pannu en baby…eee….
Baby …baby
Am so cool…..
{Baby honey sweet pie
Never wanna see u cry
If that happens I will die
Baby honey sweet pie} (2)
My love, my love... love is arriving
Even a siren sounds like a song
My heart follows behind you
Along with it, a heartbeat follows too
Like a flickering tubelight,
my words stutter and stumble out
A beauty comes down a one-way street
A Scooty rides along the runway
Putting up a 'No Entry' sign,
a heart
approaches so strictly!
Yeah... wow
What music...
Aaaaaahhhh
I am so cool...
Baby honey sweet pie
Never wanna see you cry
If that happens I will die
Baby honey sweet pie
She threw a hook
and trapped me tight
I am entranced and longing, baby
Sticking a badge onto my sixth sense,
you tie me down, lady
You look at me so captivatingly,
you talk so smoothly,
and you give me the slip, baby
Striking a stylish pose,
you butter me up
Make it official, my baby
Yeah... wow
What music...
Aaaaaahhhh
I am so cool...
I am so cool...
I am so cool...
...
Let us discuss
the problem
faced by the youth of the nation
Nation... nation nation nation nation
Youth of the nation
Youth of the nation
La la la lalla
La la la lalaa
La la la lalaa
La la la lalaa...
You girls give us a look,
Chorus: La la la lalla
Male: you give a subtle smile,
Chorus: La la la lalla
Male: raising our hopes,
Chorus: La la la lalla
Male: you talk and kill us inside!
Chorus: La la la la
Once we get so close,
Chorus: La la la lalla
Male: and if we confess our love,
Chorus: La la la lalla
Male: saying we are just best friends,
Chorus: La la la lalla
Male: you do a complete flip!
Chorus: La la la la
Oh no, oh dear,
is love just a lie?
Even knowing that full well,
falling for it all over again,
oh, these boys!
You girls give us a look,
you give a subtle smile,
you show us a fun time... ah-ha...
She threw a hook... she threw a hook...
She trapped me... she trapped me...
Striking a stylish pose... striking a stylish pose...
She threw a hook
and trapped me tight
I am entranced and longing, baby
Sticking a badge onto my sixth sense,
you tie me down, lady
You look at me so captivatingly,
you talk so smoothly,
and you give me the slip, baby
Striking a stylish pose,
you butter me up
Make it official, my baby... ee...
Baby... baby
I'm so cool...
Baby honey sweet pie
Never wanna see you cry
If that happens I will die
Baby honey sweet pie
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'I Am So Cool' is a humorous, energetic, youth-centric song from the Tamil movie Kaaki Sattai (2015). The protagonist playfully sings about falling in love and the modern dating dilemmas faced by young men. He describes the dizzying feeling of romance where ordinary sounds turn into music, while lightheartedly complaining about girls flirty behavior, friend-zoning, and emotional games. Throughout the track, the lyrics combine contemporary Tamil street slang with English phrases to create an upbeat, colloquial anthem. Despite the protagonist's comical struggles with romance, he cheekily asserts his self-confidence, repeating the catchphrase 'I am so cool' to keep his composure.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Tubelighta pola pechum / Thikki varudhae

Compares speech stuttering due to nervousness in love to a flickering tubelight.

Rhyme & Parallelism (Edukai / Monai)

One way-la beauty varudhae / Run way-la scooty varudhae

Use of matching rhythmic words across adjacent lines like 'beauty'/'scooty' and 'One way'/'Run way'.

Rhyming Vernacular Slang

Kokki potuthaan / Sikka vachchitaa / Sokki thavikkuren baby

Rhyming Tamil slang verbs ('Kokki', 'Sikka', 'Sokki', 'Taekka', 'Kaakkaa') to build a rhythmic cadence.

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Trivia

Trivia: This fun song was sung by actor Sivakarthikeyan himself along with composer Anirudh Ravichander, featuring lyrics written by Arunraja Kamaraj. It became a huge chartbuster among young audiences due to its trendy Tanglish lyrics.

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