This page features a video of the poem “The Patriot”, prescribed under the Karnataka State Syllabus for 5th Standard English First 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
Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
“This is my own, my native land!”
Whose heart hath ne’er within him burn’d
As home his footsteps he hath turn’d
From wandering on a foreign strand!
If such there breathe, go, mark him well;
For him no minstrel raptures swell;
High though his titles, proud his name,
Boundless his wealth as wish can claim;
Despite those titles, power, and pelf,
The wretch, concentred all in self,
Living, shall forfeit fair renown,
And, doubly dying, shall go down,
To the vile dust, from whence he sprung,
Unwept, unhonour’d, and unsung.
Who never to himself hath said,
“This is my own, my native land!”
Whose heart hath ne’er within him burn’d
As home his footsteps he hath turn’d
From wandering on a foreign strand!
If such there breathe, go, mark him well;
For him no minstrel raptures swell;
High though his titles, proud his name,
Boundless his wealth as wish can claim;
Despite those titles, power, and pelf,
The wretch, concentred all in self,
Living, shall forfeit fair renown,
And, doubly dying, shall go down,
To the vile dust, from whence he sprung,
Unwept, unhonour’d, and unsung.
Summary
The poem asks whether a person can truly have a dead soul without ever
loving their native land. It describes the deep feeling of returning
home after wandering in a foreign country. A person may possess titles,
fame, power, and great wealth, but selfishness can make all of these
meaningless. Such a person loses lasting honor and the respect of
others. The poem strongly celebrates love for one’s homeland as an
important part of a meaningful life.
loving their native land. It describes the deep feeling of returning
home after wandering in a foreign country. A person may possess titles,
fame, power, and great wealth, but selfishness can make all of these
meaningless. Such a person loses lasting honor and the respect of
others. The poem strongly celebrates love for one’s homeland as an
important part of a meaningful life.
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