This page features a video of the poem “The Skylark”, 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
The earth was green, the sky was blue:
I saw and heard one sunny morn
A skylark hang between the two,
A singing speck above the corn;
A stage below, in gay accord,
White butterflies danced on the wing,
And still the singing skylark soared,
And silent sank, and soared to sing.
The cornfield stretched a tender green
To right and left beside my walks:
I knew he had a nest unseen
Somewhere among the million stalks.
And as I paused to hear his song,
While swift the sunny moments slid,
Perhaps his mate sat listening long,
And listened longer than I did.
I saw and heard one sunny morn
A skylark hang between the two,
A singing speck above the corn;
A stage below, in gay accord,
White butterflies danced on the wing,
And still the singing skylark soared,
And silent sank, and soared to sing.
The cornfield stretched a tender green
To right and left beside my walks:
I knew he had a nest unseen
Somewhere among the million stalks.
And as I paused to hear his song,
While swift the sunny moments slid,
Perhaps his mate sat listening long,
And listened longer than I did.
Summary
The poem describes a bright morning in a green field beneath a blue sky.
A skylark sings high above the corn while white butterflies dance below.
The skylark repeatedly rises, descends, and rises again as it sings. The
speaker knows that the bird has a hidden nest somewhere among the many
corn stalks. The poem ends by imagining that the bird’s mate may have
listened to its song even longer than the speaker did.
A skylark sings high above the corn while white butterflies dance below.
The skylark repeatedly rises, descends, and rises again as it sings. The
speaker knows that the bird has a hidden nest somewhere among the many
corn stalks. The poem ends by imagining that the bird’s mate may have
listened to its song even longer than the speaker did.
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