This page features a video of the poem “The Rooks”, 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
The rooks are buildings on the trees;
They build there every spring:
“Caw, caw,” is all they say,
For none of them can sing.
They’re up before the break of day,
And up till late at night;
For they must labour busily
As long as it is light.
And many a crooked stick they bring,
And many a slender twig,
And many a tuft of moss, until
Their nests are round and big.
“Caw, caw.” oh, what a noise
They make in rainy weather!
Good children always speak by turns,
But rooks all talk together.
They build there every spring:
“Caw, caw,” is all they say,
For none of them can sing.
They’re up before the break of day,
And up till late at night;
For they must labour busily
As long as it is light.
And many a crooked stick they bring,
And many a slender twig,
And many a tuft of moss, until
Their nests are round and big.
“Caw, caw.” oh, what a noise
They make in rainy weather!
Good children always speak by turns,
But rooks all talk together.
Summary
The poem describes rooks building nests in trees every spring. They work
from before dawn until late at night while there is light. They collect
crooked sticks, slender twigs, and moss to make large round nests. Their
cawing becomes very noisy in rainy weather. The poem humorously
contrasts their habit of speaking together with children speaking by
turns.
from before dawn until late at night while there is light. They collect
crooked sticks, slender twigs, and moss to make large round nests. Their
cawing becomes very noisy in rainy weather. The poem humorously
contrasts their habit of speaking together with children speaking by
turns.
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