Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Which is your favourite ‘Nature’ poem from your mother tongue? Write the poem and try to translate it into English. Your translation can be in the form of a poem or a paraphrase.
Advertisements
Solution
श्रावण मासी
श्रावण मासी हर्षमानसी हिरवळ दाटे चोहिकडे
क्षणात येती सरसर शिरवे क्षणात फिरुनी ऊन पडे
वरती बघता इंद्रधनुचा गोफ दुहेरी विणलासे
मंगल तोरण काय बांधले नभोमंडपी कुणी भासे
झालासा सूर्यास्त वाटतो, सांज -अहाहा तो उघडे
तरुशिखरांवर उंच घरांवर पिवळे पिवळे ऊन पडे
उठती वरती जलदांवरती अनंत संध्याराग पहा
सर्व नभावर होय रोखिले सुंदरतेचे रुप महा
बलाकमाला उडता भासे कल्पसुमांची माळचि ते
उतरुनि येती अवनीवरती ग्रहगोलचि की एकमते
फडफड करुनि भिजले अपुले पंख पाखरे सावरती
सुंदर हरिणी हिरव्या कुरणी निजबाळांसह बागडती
खिल्लारे ही चरती रानी गोपही गाणी गात फिरे
मंजूळ पावा गाई तयांचा श्रावण महिमा एकसुरे
सुवर्ण चंपक फुलला विपिनी रम्य केवडा दरवळला
पारिजातही बघता भामा रोष मनीचा मावळला
सुंदर परडी घेऊनि हाती पुरोपकंठी शुध्दमती
सुंदर बाला या फुलमाला रम्य फुले पत्री खुडती
देवदर्शना निघती ललना हर्ष मावे ना हृदयात
वदनी त्यांच्या वाचून घ्यावे श्रावण महिन्याचे गीत
कवी – बालकवी
Explanation of Poem in English
Shraavan has arrived, I feel elated, it's green everywhere.
In a moment it brings a dash of rains, and in a split second there's bright sunshine everywhere.
Shraavan has arrived, I feel elated, it's green everywhere
I see up, above in the sky, and see a doubled weave of rainbow.
And it looks like the arch of the sky has been decorated with holy flowers and their glow.
In a moment it feels like the sun is setting and in another it shines again brightly.
The tall tree tops and high risen houses get drenched in this sunshine completely.
And the clouds bear infinite colors of the evening.
The universe draws the boundless beauty into a picturesque painting.
Shraavan has arrived, I feel elated, it's green everywhere.
The flock of herons looks like a garland of white flowers.
It looks like a string of planets is unanimously ascending to the Earth, its beauty it devours.
The birds flap their wet wings and tidy up their sheen.
Radiant does with their children, gallivant in the meadows green.
The cattle enjoy their green meals, the shepherd hum and wander.
Their flutes, in union sing the songs of praise of the month's wonder.
Shraavan has arrived, I feel elated, it's green everywhere.
The golden Champak blooms, the forest is filled with the fragrance of Kewra all around.
The beaming of flowering of the night-jasmine, does calm me down.
Carrying a pretty basket, the innocent
Little girls, married women, pluck the flowers (for God) full of scent.
And as they leave, (carry all the positivity with them) I cannot conceal this bliss of heaven.
I must hear from them ,this poetic grandeur of Shraavan.
Shraavan has arrived, I feel elated, it's green everywhere.
Notes
This is just a sample answer. Students can write answers of their own if they have any.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Here is some information downloaded from the Internet on Ile Amsterdam. You can view images of the isle if you go online.
| Location | South Indian Ocean, between southern most parts of Australia and South Africa |
| Latitude and longitude | 37 92 S, 77 67 E |
| Sovereignty | France |
| Political status notes | Part of French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
| Population | 35 |
| Census notes | Meteorological station staff |
| Land area in square kilometers | 86 |
Which local bird is like the goldfinch.
Below is a topic for essay writing. Follow the steps listed above to write on these topics.
Public Health In Transition
Look at these sentences.
- The tree was older than Grandfather.
- Grandfather was sixty-five years old. How old was the tree? Can you guess?
How old was the tree? Can you guess?
- The tree was as old as Dehra Dun itself.
Suppose Dehra Dun is 300 years old. How old is the tree?
When two things are the same in some way, we use as … as. Here is another set of examples.
- Mr Sinha is 160 centimetres tall.
- Mr Gupta is 180 centimetres tall.
- Mrs Gupta is 160 centimetres tall.
Mrs Gupta is as tall as Mr Sinha.
Use the words in the box to speak about the people and the things below, using as … as or er than
| tall – taller | cold – colder | hot – hotter |
| strong – stronger | short – shorter |
(Notice that in the word ‘hot’, the letter ‘t’ is doubled when -er is added.)
1. Heights
_______________________________
2. Weight Lifters
_________________________________
3. City Temperatures
______________________________
4. Lengths
_______________________________
5. City Temperatures
_______________________________
Discuss the following elements of a detective or mystery story.
- a mystery
- strange happenings
- a smart detective who investigates the happenings
- a crime/possibility of a crime
- preventing the crime and catching the criminal.
- characteristics of the victim
- characteristics of the criminal
- characteristics of the detective
Use the elements to prepare outlines of detective stories using your imagination. Write a story using any one of the outlines.
What is the name of her diary?
What does the poet say about the crocodile? Write in your own words. (in about fifty words)
Correct the use of the describing word in the following sentence.
The flood became badder as the rain increased.
What was her first impression of America?
Divide the students into groups of five. They sit in a circle. They choose one object of daily use such as a bag, wallet, box, etc. The group leader writes four sentences about it.
- I have found a ______
- It’s (colour)
- It’s (shape)
- It has a ______
- I found it (place where it was found)
Others, too, write four sentences each.
- • I’ve lost a ______
- It’s (colour)
- It’s (shape)
- It has a ______
- • I lost it (place where it was lost)
They all open read their lines, beginning with the group leader. The player whose description matches the group leader’s the most gets the object.
