This page features a video of the poem “IF A TREE COULD TALK”, prescribed under the Karnataka State Syllabus for 4th Standard English Second Language. Along with its summary in three languages and transliterated songs. It serves as a valuable learning resource for students and parents, with each song accompanied by its respective lyrics for easy sing-along. The synchronized lyrics help learners follow and recite the song as it progresses, making memorization and learning by heart easier, more effective, and enjoyable.
Lyrics
English
If a tree could talk, what would it say?
“Don’t chop me down, just walk away.”
If a river could talk, what would it say?
“Don’t dump in trash, throw it away.”
If the air could talk, what would it say?
“The factories must learn to keep smoke away.”
If the animals could talk, what would they say?
“Help us to live, we wish to stay.”
If the Earth could talk, what would it say?
“Protect me by making everyday Earth-Day.”
“Don’t chop me down, just walk away.”
If a river could talk, what would it say?
“Don’t dump in trash, throw it away.”
If the air could talk, what would it say?
“The factories must learn to keep smoke away.”
If the animals could talk, what would they say?
“Help us to live, we wish to stay.”
If the Earth could talk, what would it say?
“Protect me by making everyday Earth-Day.”
Summary
The poem imagines what nature would say if it could speak. The tree asks
people not to cut it down and the river asks them not to throw rubbish
into it. The air asks factories to control smoke and pollution. The
animals ask humans to help them live safely. The Earth asks everyone to
protect it by treating every day as Earth-Day.
people not to cut it down and the river asks them not to throw rubbish
into it. The air asks factories to control smoke and pollution. The
animals ask humans to help them live safely. The Earth asks everyone to
protect it by treating every day as Earth-Day.
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