Sarojini Naidu was an Indian independence activist and poet who lived from 1879 to 1949. Some key facts about her life and work include: she was born in Hyderabad, India and her first collection of poems titled "Golden Threshold" was published in 1905. Her poems were written in English but contained an Indian soul. After India's independence, she became the first woman governor of Uttar Pradesh.
Sarojini Naidu was an Indian independence activist and poet who lived from 1879 to 1949. Some key facts about her life and work include: she was born in Hyderabad, India and her first collection of poems titled "Golden Threshold" was published in 1905. Her poems were written in English but contained an Indian soul. After India's independence, she became the first woman governor of Uttar Pradesh.
Sarojini Naidu was an Indian independence activist and poet who lived from 1879 to 1949. Some key facts about her life and work include: she was born in Hyderabad, India and her first collection of poems titled "Golden Threshold" was published in 1905. Her poems were written in English but contained an Indian soul. After India's independence, she became the first woman governor of Uttar Pradesh.
Sarojini Naidu was born in February 1879 in Hyderabad
Her first collection of poem titled GOLDEN THRESHOLD, was published in 1905 Her poems are in English , but have Indian soul After he independence she became the first woman governor of Uttar Pradesh She passed away in March 1949 COROMANDAL FISHERS Rise , brothers ,rise , he wakening skies pray to the morning light, The wind lies asleep in the arms of the dawn like a child that has cried all night
Come , let us gather our nets from the shore , and set our catamarans free, To capture the leaping wealth of the tide, for we are the sons of the sea!
No longer delay , let us hasten away in the track of the seagulls call, The sea is our mother, the cloud is our brother, the waves are our comrades all
What though we toss at the fall of the sun where the hand of the sea- god drives? He who holds the storm by the hair, will hide in his breast our lives
Sweet is the shade of the coconut glade, and the scent of the mango grove, And sweet are the sands at the full o the moon with the sound of the voices we love
But sweeter , O brothers , the kiss of the spray and the dance of the wild foams glee; Row ,brothers , row to the blue of the verge where the low sky mates with the sea SUMMARY OF THE POEM The early and daily morning song that is inculcated in the hearts and minds of the simple fishing community in the eastern coast of India. It calls them all at each and every early dawn to tell the men folk to rise, brothers, rise; the wakening skies pray to the morning light for the great catch throughout the day. The wind lies asleep in the arms of the dawn like a child that has cried all night. They should leave immediately and let them gather their nets from the shore and set their catamarans; a yacht or other boat with twin hulls in parallel free. To capture the leaping wealth of the tide, the innumerable and immeasurable shoal of fish that moves with the warm ocean current; for these simple fishing folks are the kings of the sea! No longer had delay let them hasten away in the track of the sea gull's call. The sea is their mother, the cloud is their brother, and the waves are their comrades all. What though they toss at the fall of the sun where the hand of the sea-god drives? He, who holds the storm by the hair, will hide in his breast their lives. Sweet is the shade of the cocoanut glade; an open space in a wood or forest; and the scent of the mango grove; a small wood, orchard, or group of trees. And sweet are the sands at the full of the moon; the light of the full moon lightens the surface water of the sea; with the sound of the voices they love; while returning to the shore they sing in rejoice to close each triumphant day. As the endlessly moving waves washes the sores of the land, they create very thick foam at the boundary of the water and the land. But sweeter, are the brothers, the kiss of the spray and the dance of the wild foam's glee; great delight: a song for mens voices in three or more parts, usually unaccompanied. Row, brothers, row to the edge of the verge; an edge or border; where the low sky mates with the sea; the point over the horizon where the sea appears to touch the sky.
WORD STUDY Wakening skies
CATAMARANS LEAPING WEALTH OF TIDE SEAGULL STORM COCONUT GLADE MANGO GROVE FULL MOON LOW SKY MATES WITH THE SEA RHYMING WORDS
Light-night Free-sea Call-all Drives-lives Grove-love Glee-sea QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1 Who is the speaker of the poem? Who does he address? A fisherman is the speaker. He address his friends. 2 What does the speaker ask his friends to do? To gather their nets from the shore and set their catamarans free. 3 Speaker has other friends than his fellow fishermen. Who are they? Waves 4 What is the leaping wealth of the tide? Fish is the leaping wealth of the tide. 5 What is the wind compared to? Wind is compared to a child that has cried all night. 6 Which is sweeter for the fishermen the land or the sea ? why? Sea. Because he believes that the kiss of the spray and the dance of the wild foams glee are sweeter than the things on land .