This page features a video of the poem “The Comet and the Moon”, prescribed under the Karnataka State Syllabus for 6th 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
“Tell me” said the comet,
As it whooshed past the moon's pale face,
“Why do you look so sulky
As you make your way through space?”
“You will sulk as well,” the moon said,
if you were doomed like me,
To always plod the same path
In chains of gravity.
You are free to flare and sizzle,
You roam like rockets do,
While I am stuck here in the orbit
Of the Earth ........... I envy you.
Once things were better - spacemen
Came up to float and walk
And scratch my back.
Now life’s too dull
“So, comet, stay and talk.”
The comet didn't answer,
Already it had gone
To wag its tail round Venus
While the moon trudged on.
As it whooshed past the moon's pale face,
“Why do you look so sulky
As you make your way through space?”
“You will sulk as well,” the moon said,
if you were doomed like me,
To always plod the same path
In chains of gravity.
You are free to flare and sizzle,
You roam like rockets do,
While I am stuck here in the orbit
Of the Earth ........... I envy you.
Once things were better - spacemen
Came up to float and walk
And scratch my back.
Now life’s too dull
“So, comet, stay and talk.”
The comet didn't answer,
Already it had gone
To wag its tail round Venus
While the moon trudged on.
Summary
The poem imagines a conversation between the comet and the moon. The moon feels unhappy because it must always follow the same path around the Earth under the force of gravity. It envies the comet because the comet can roam freely through space like a rocket. The moon remembers the exciting days when spacemen visited and walked on its surface. The comet leaves without answering, while the moon continues trudging along its orbit, showing the contrast between freedom and confinement.
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