In an Instagram live M.I.A. said Puththi is intelligence in Tamil, and it’s a song to incite girls to use their intelligence. Puththi can be homophonic with pu$$y, when said with a lisp, but instead of singing about her sex appeal M.I.A. songs about her mental ability.
She also expressed similar id...
[Intro: Vijay Sethupathi]
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Naalu pondaati katti aandu avubhavichitu poyirukkaple
Santhoshama paadu nimmathiya povaple
[Verse 1: M.I.A.]
Pathi ni, pathi ni
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Ruthumani, Rajni, Shalini, Malini
Nalla pottu athu ni, vattam potta suttu ni
Cini potta tea tenir, nellaniya vettu ni
Thali pottu katti ni
Irantu pilla petti ni velai vitu illai ni
Enna ni kanda ni, kanmani, kanmani, ayyye!
Enna ni ceytāy ni, kanmani
Rah Rah!
[Chorus]
Tanga mari
Puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni
Puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni
Where my girls at?
Puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni
Puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni
Puththi ni on me
Tanga mari
Puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni
Puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni
Puththi ni on me
[Bridge: M.I.A.]
Puththi be like alien
Tanga mari, tanga mari
I.Q. a million
Tanga mari, tanga mari
We be the billion
Tanga mari, tanga mari
Be my rebellion
Tanga mari
Tanga mari!
[Verse 2: Navz-47]
Pathini sindhini puththiye theetuni
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Penn puthi pin puthi solludhu [?]
Neevaadi thangachi veerkonda thamizhachi
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Pengalin aachi ini vanthachi
Puram pesum vaai ellam punn aachi
Ini parakkum kodi ellam nam katchi
[Verse 3: M.I.A.]
Put it in a satti, throw it in a roti
Straight or sotti, fork or a kathi
Sivan or sakti, manassula patti
Fold it like a petti
Sean Paul, Dutty
Visa a priority
Trying to get litty
Yarrikku sathi
I'm not needy
This spice not nippy
Friends in Ooty
Vadivaana beauty
Trying to do my duty and throw a
A Thamilan party (Thamilan party)
It's Thamilan party
[Chorus]
Tanga mari
Puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni
Puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni
Where my girls at?
Puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni
Puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni
Puththi ni on me
Tanga mari
Puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni
Puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni puththi ni
Puththi ni on me