This page features a video of the poem “The paint box”, 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
Cobalt and amber and ultramarine
Ivory black and emerald green,
What shall I paint to give pleasure
to you?
Paint for me something utterly new,
I have painted you tigers in crimson and white,
The colours were good and you
painted them right.
I have painted the cock and a camel,
And painted them true.
Now mix me a colour that nobody
knows,
And paint me a country where nobody goes,
And put in it people-a little like you,
Watching a unicorn drinking the dew.
Ivory black and emerald green,
What shall I paint to give pleasure
to you?
Paint for me something utterly new,
I have painted you tigers in crimson and white,
The colours were good and you
painted them right.
I have painted the cock and a camel,
And painted them true.
Now mix me a colour that nobody
knows,
And paint me a country where nobody goes,
And put in it people-a little like you,
Watching a unicorn drinking the dew.
Summary
The poem invites us to imagine painting with unusual colors. It asks for
something completely new that can give pleasure. Tigers, a cock, and a
camel have already been painted realistically. The speaker then asks for
an unknown color and an imaginary country where nobody goes. The final
scene includes people like the listener watching a unicorn drink dew.
something completely new that can give pleasure. Tigers, a cock, and a
camel have already been painted realistically. The speaker then asks for
an unknown color and an imaginary country where nobody goes. The final
scene includes people like the listener watching a unicorn drink dew.
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