This page features a video of the poem “Papa’s Spectacles”, prescribed under the Karnataka State Syllabus for 5th Standard English Santoor. 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
Today our papa
Is searching everywhere,
He has lost his spectacles,
It was his only pair!
He can’t read the newspaper,
He can’t watch TV,
He can’t cut the vegetables,
Oh! Where can it be?
He checked inside his pockets,
He glanced under his chair,
He searched near the window,
He looked everywhere.
I told him, “Stop, Papa!”
I went up close, and said!
“Papa, your spectacles
Are right there on your head!”
Is searching everywhere,
He has lost his spectacles,
It was his only pair!
He can’t read the newspaper,
He can’t watch TV,
He can’t cut the vegetables,
Oh! Where can it be?
He checked inside his pockets,
He glanced under his chair,
He searched near the window,
He looked everywhere.
I told him, “Stop, Papa!”
I went up close, and said!
“Papa, your spectacles
Are right there on your head!”
Summary
This playful poem tells of a father who cannot find his only pair of
spectacles. Without them he cannot read the newspaper, watch television,
or cut vegetables. He searches his pockets, under his chair, near the
window, and everywhere else. The child finally notices that the
spectacles are already on his father’s head. The poem creates humor
through a simple everyday situation.
spectacles. Without them he cannot read the newspaper, watch television,
or cut vegetables. He searches his pockets, under his chair, near the
window, and everywhere else. The child finally notices that the
spectacles are already on his father’s head. The poem creates humor
through a simple everyday situation.
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