Ithayam Pollathathu Lyrics Translation – Andru Kanda Mugam | P. Susheela
“Ithayam Pollathathu” by P. Susheela is from the album Andru Kanda Mugam, with lyrics by Kannadasan and music by K. V. Mahadevan. The song introduces its main idea immediately. It states that the heart is mischievous and that the rush of youth cannot be contained.
Ithayam Pollathathu
P. Susheela • From “Andru Kanda Mugam”
Lyricist
Kannadasan
Composer
K. V. Mahadevan
Andru Kanda Mugam’s Ithayam Pollathathu Lyrics Translation
The verses expand on this idea by claiming desire is the reason even great sages return home from the forest. The lyrics also assert that this impulse is not denied by law or scorned by virtue. This frames a natural feeling as a universal and accepted truth.
Idhayam PolladhadhuThe heart is a mischievous thing
Idhayam PolladhadhuThe heart is a mischievous thing
Kann Edhire Pennazhagai Kanda PinneWhen a woman’s beauty appears before your eyes
Ilamai Vegam Kollamal NilladhadhuThe rush of youth just cannot be stopped
Idhayam PolladhadhuThe heart is a mischievous thing
Kann Edhire Pennazhagai Kanda PinneWhen a woman’s beauty appears before your eyes
Ilamai Vegam Kollamal NilladhadhuThe rush of youth just cannot be stopped
Kattukku Odiya MunivargalumEven the great sages who fled to the forest
Veetukku Thirumbhiya VishayamidhuThis is the very reason they returned home
Kattukku Odiya MunivargalumEven the great sages who fled to the forest
Veetukku Thirumbhiya VishayamidhuThis is the very reason they returned home
Kavalai Meeriya BodhaiyidhuIt’s an ecstasy that goes beyond worry
Kavalai Meeriya BodhaiyidhuIt’s an ecstasy that goes beyond worry
Kann Moodi Nadakkindra Padhai IdhuIt’s a path you walk with your eyes closed
Aha Oho Mm HumAha Oho Mm Hum
Idhayam PolladhadhuThe heart is a mischievous thing
Kann Edhire Pennazhagai Kanda PinneWhen a woman’s beauty appears before your eyes
Ilamai Vegam Kollamal NilladhadhuThe rush of youth just cannot be stopped
Sattamum Idhanai MaruthathillaiThe law has never denied this
Dharumamum Idhanai VeruthathillaiAnd virtue has never scorned it
Pattangal Vanghiyum Payanum IllaiEarning degrees is pointless
Payir Seiyavidil Nilamum IllaiIf you don’t cultivate the land
Sattamum Idhanai MaruthathillaiThe law has never denied this
Dharumamum Idhanai VeruthathillaiAnd virtue has never scorned it
Pattangal Vanghiyum Payanum IllaiEarning degrees is pointless
Payir Seiyavidil Nilamum IllaiIf you don’t cultivate the land
Kann Edhire Pennazhagai Kanda PinneWhen a woman’s beauty appears before your eyes
Ilamai Vegam Kollamal NilladhadhuThe rush of youth just cannot be stopped
Idhayam PolladhadhuThe heart is a mischievous thing
Kann Edhire Pennazhagai Kanda PinneWhen a woman’s beauty appears before your eyes
Ilamai Vegam Kollamal NilladhadhuThe rush of youth just cannot be stopped
Asaiyil Idhayam KanindhirukkumWith desire, the heart will ripen
Sandhosam Kannil MalarnthirukkumAnd happiness will blossom in the eyes
Asaiyil Idhayam KanindhirukkumWith desire, the heart will ripen
Sandhosam Kannil MalarnthirukkumAnd happiness will blossom in the eyes
Ninaivukkul Ninaivu ValarnthirukkumWithin memory, another memory grows
Ninaivukkul Ninaivu ValarnthirukkumWithin memory, another memory grows
Illaiyendral Edhu PirandhirukkumOtherwise, what would ever have been born?
Aha Oho Mm HumAha Oho Mm Hum
Idhayam PolladhadhuThe heart is a mischievous thing
Kann Edhire Pennazhagai Kanda PinneWhen a woman’s beauty appears before your eyes
Ilamai Vegam Kollamal NilladhadhuThe rush of youth just cannot be stopped
The track develops as a logical argument with supporting examples. It uses rhetorical questions to strengthen its point, connecting desire directly to the cycle of life. This positions a human feeling as the essential engine for creation itself.
