This page features a video of the poem “MACHINES”, 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
Norman liked to be phone,
His best friend was his mobile phone.
He preferred the glowing case
To any boring human face.
Changing clothes or changing gear,
He kept his phone pressed to his ear.
Each model was a blast,
And each was smarter than the last.
He took the phone to his bed one night,
Glowing by its tiny light.
But while he was deep in slumber
Someone tried to call his number.
In error, sleepy from his doze,
He held the phone up to his nose.
Then sniffing Norman felt a pain
The phone had lodged inside his brain.
Now this is what Norman does,
His eyes light up, his nostrils buzz
When people call he’s always home
A walking talking mobile phone.
His best friend was his mobile phone.
He preferred the glowing case
To any boring human face.
Changing clothes or changing gear,
He kept his phone pressed to his ear.
Each model was a blast,
And each was smarter than the last.
He took the phone to his bed one night,
Glowing by its tiny light.
But while he was deep in slumber
Someone tried to call his number.
In error, sleepy from his doze,
He held the phone up to his nose.
Then sniffing Norman felt a pain
The phone had lodged inside his brain.
Now this is what Norman does,
His eyes light up, his nostrils buzz
When people call he’s always home
A walking talking mobile phone.
Summary
The poem humorously describes Norman’s extreme love for his mobile
phone. He prefers his glowing phone to human company and keeps it close
almost all the time. A nighttime call leads to a comic misunderstanding.
The poem exaggerates the event by saying that the phone becomes lodged
in his brain. In the end, Norman is jokingly described as a walking and
talking mobile phone.
phone. He prefers his glowing phone to human company and keeps it close
almost all the time. A nighttime call leads to a comic misunderstanding.
The poem exaggerates the event by saying that the phone becomes lodged
in his brain. In the end, Norman is jokingly described as a walking and
talking mobile phone.
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