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Lyrics & meaning

En Peru Enna Kelu

From Katteri · 2020

Lyricist
Srikanth Varadan
Singers
Jonita Gandhi, Maria Roe Vincent
Music director
Prasad S. N
Movie name
Katteri
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
3 May 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
En peru enna kelu
Illai kekkatti poo
En kooda vandhu paaru
Illai paakkatti poo
Naan kettathukku badhil sollu
Sariyo thappo
Inga kenaru vetta bhoodham kelabum
Mavanae sethu poo
En peru enna kelu
Illai kekkatti poo
En kooda vandhu paaru
Illai paakkatti poo
Naan kettathukku badhil sollu
Sariyo thappo
Inga kenaru vetta bhoodham kelabum
Mavanae sethu poo
Hoo oo oo oo hoo ooo
Female :Hell-u neeyum etti paathukko…
Chorus :Hoo oo oo oo hoo ooo
Allu vitta sangu thaan ippo…
Hoii…(4)
Hoii…(4)
Female :En peru enna kelu
Illai kekkatti poo
En kooda vandhu paaru
Illai paakkatti poo
Hoii…(4)
Hot-ah sexy senorita
Konjam naan aasaiya thoondataa
Cute-ah spooky margarita
Unakku naan sollava tataa
Indha ponnu onnu fun-ah
Unnai follow panna sonna
Anga neeyum poyi ninna
Adutha second unakku maranamaa
En peru enna kelu
Illai
Female & Chorus :Kekkatti poo
Female :En kooda vandhu paaru
Illai
Female & Chorus :Paakkatti poo
Naan kettathukku badhil sollu
Female & Chorus :Sariyo thappo
Female :Inga kenaru vetta bhoodham kelabum
Female & Chorus :Mavanae sethu poo
Hoo oo oo oo hoo ooo
Female :Hell-u neeyum etti paathukko…
Chorus :Hell-u neeyum etti paathukko…
Chorus :Hoo oo oo oo hoo ooo
Female :Allu vitta sangu thaan ippo…
Chorus :Allu vitta sangu thaan ippo…
Maappu …vechitaandaa aaapppuuu
Hoo oo oo oo hoo ooo
Hell-u neeyum etti paathukko…
Hoo oo oo oo hoo ooo
Allu vitta sangu thaan ippo…
Hoi ….(6)
Hoi ….(6)
Yeri kuththu…
Katteri kuththu…
Yeri kuththu…
Katteri kuththu…
Ask me what my name is,
Or if you don't care, go away!
Come along with me and see,
Or if you don't want to, go away!
Answer what I asked,
Right or wrong!
Dig a well here, and a monster will pop up,
Dude, you're dead!
Ask me what my name is,
Or if you don't care, go away!
Come along with me and see,
Or if you don't want to, go away!
Answer what I asked,
Right or wrong!
Dig a well here, and a monster will pop up,
Dude, you're dead!
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Female: Go ahead and take a peek into hell...
Chorus: Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Shivering in fear, your time is up now...
Hoy, hoy, hoy, hoy!
Hoy, hoy, hoy, hoy!
Female: Ask me what my name is,
Or if you don't care, go away!
Come along with me and see,
Or if you don't want to, go away!
Hoy, hoy, hoy, hoy!
A hot and sexy señorita,
Shall I tease and spark your desire?
A cute and spooky margarita,
Shall I wave and say goodbye?
If this girl, just for fun,
Tells you to follow her along,
And you go and stand right there,
The very next second, you're dead!
Ask me what my name is,
Or else...
Female & Chorus: If you don't care, go away!
Female: Come along with me and see,
Or else...
Female & Chorus: If you don't want to, go away!
Answer what I asked,
Female & Chorus: Right or wrong!
Female: Dig a well here, and a monster will pop up,
Female & Chorus: Dude, you're dead!
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Female: Go ahead and take a peek into hell...
Chorus: Go ahead and take a peek into hell...
Chorus: Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Female: Shivering in fear, your time is up now...
Chorus: Shivering in fear, your time is up now...
Dude... you are completely trapped now!
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Go ahead and take a peek into hell...
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Shivering in fear, your time is up now...
Hoy, hoy, hoy, hoy, hoy, hoy!
Hoy, hoy, hoy, hoy, hoy, hoy!
Jump and hit the folk beat...
The wild Katteri dance...
Jump and hit the folk beat...
The wild Katteri dance...
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song is a playful yet spooky track from the horror-comedy movie 'Katteri'. It serves as a warning from a seductive ghost or female spirit who tempts unsuspecting men into following her, only to lead them to their demise. The lyrics mix modern street slang with cheeky threats, emphasizing how fatal curiosity can be.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (Rhyme)

Illai kekkatti poo / Illai paakkatti poo

The usage of matching end-rhymes like 'kekkatti poo' and 'paakkatti poo' creates a rhythmic cadence in the chorus.

Proverbial Metaphor

Inga kenaru vetta bhoodham kelabum

The line uses the popular Tamil idiom 'kenaru vetta bhoodham kelabum' (digging a well brings up a ghost) to metaphorically warn against poking around where one shouldn't.

Code-Mixing

Cute-ah spooky margarita

Seamless blend of English words ('sexy senorita', 'spooky margarita', 'Hell-u') with Tamil colloquialisms to give the horror song an upbeat contemporary style.

Did you know?

Trivia

'Katteri' is a Tamil horror-comedy film directed by Deekay, starring Vaibhav and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar. The term 'Katteri' refers to a bloodthirsty vampire/vampiric spirit in Tamil folklore.

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